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Wellness booms and so does the share price of pharmaceutical retailers

Inside Retail

Wellness has become a priority for people in the wake of the pandemic as evidenced by the surge in demand for health and well-being products, which is projected to reach $5.2 trillion in managed assets. billion by 2030. Chemist Warehouse recently opened its first Irish superstore earlier this month.

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The Body Shop: What went wrong for the pioneering beauty chain?

Retail Gazette

The ethical beauty retailer’s former chief executive David Boynton described the news on LinkedIn as a “totally avoidable tragedy”, while others labelled it as “disappointing” and another “blow for the high street”. Retail Gazette takes a look at how one of the sector’s most pioneering beauty retailers ended up in this position.

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BREAKING: The Body Shop snapped up by Aurelius in cut-price deal

Retail Gazette

After posting six consecutive quarters of losses, executives at Natura revealed in September that The Body Shop was weighing on the its bottom line as consumers had shifted spending following the pandemic.

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How beauty brand Glossier went from social media darling to social outcast

Inside Retail

Beauty’s first unicorn, a digital pioneer, the first Millennial-focused brand…five years ago, these were all buzzwords associated with the beauty lifestyle brand Glossier. The brand began as a spinoff from founder Emily Weiss’s notable beauty blog ‘Into The Gloss’. More than 30 products later and with a valuation of US$1.8

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Can Amazon blow out the hair care market?

Inside Retail

The Amazon Salon, located on Brushfield Street in London’s East End, will offer a full range of hair styling services by independent salon Neville Hair & Beauty and will range an extensive selection of professional hair care products – but being Amazon, it’s got a high-tech approach. Image: Amazon. Driven by data.

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Chemist Warehouse founder Jack Gance shares the secrets to success

Inside Retail

“When I went back to the business we had 35 stores, all with different names, which were fundamentally run by the wholesalers who did it for their benefit, not for the benefit of the retailer,” Jack explains. Everyone in his management team has come through the ranks, starting off as students, trainees or pharmacists.

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Winning With General Merchandise

Independent Retailer

For both wholesalers and retailers, the ability to offer a wide range of merchandise can be the means to successful sales, especially in today’s economy. Here are some general merchandise wholesale suppliers whose products can make you a profit: Bargain Max, Inc. R&M Wholesale USA. Health & Beauty Products.