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How Hydra Health is Transforming the Hospital Gift Shop

Retail TouchPoints

That translates into gift shops and cafeteria spaces that are often sterile environments featuring the same mediocre-quality products and pre-packaged foods. Marie Kloor and her firm, Hydra Health , are focused on changing that. and Penn Medicine’s Hospital in Philadelphia, with plans for further expansion in 2024 and beyond.

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The Body Shop plans to slash tax bill if it exits administration

Retail Gazette

The Body Shop administrators have been working on a deal to cut its tax bill in order to boost cash for creditors facing losses following its collapse. The creditors will benefit from a proposal to protect tax losses, which may be used to lower corporation tax due in the future, if The Body Shop can be rescued and continue solvent training.

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Inside Ikkari’s first physical store – and its plans for more

Inside Retail

After only six months of operations, Aje Collective’s beauty brand, Ikkari, launched its first physical location, with the promise of more to come. The business uses all-natural ingredients across a slew of products, ranging from skincare and ingestibles, to beauty and diffusers. But when they do, they’re like, ‘Wow, what is this? “I

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The Body Shop to be auctioned after CVA plans fail

Retail Gazette

The Body Shop administrators are set to launch an auction of the vegan beauty chain after plans for a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) fell through. “The joint administrators have therefore decided to commence a sale process for the underlying business and assets of TBSI [The Body Shop International].” .

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How US start-up Subtl Beauty stacks up in a hypercompetitive beauty market

Inside Retail

Launched in 2018, Subtl Beauty is built around the idea of having all your makeup essentials — like concealer, blush, and powder — in one easy-to-use stack, or ‘stak’, as the brand dubs its hero product, rather than carrying around a bulky slew of items. Though not my ultimate calling, it sparked my passion for beauty.

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Fleeting beauty: Inside the downward spiral of BWX

Inside Retail

To say health and beauty conglomerate BWX has had a difficult few years could be an understatement. After purchasing hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of successful beauty brands and platforms, the business, which was valued at $860 million five years ago, is now worth about $36 million. It’s a long story. What went wrong?

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How Olive Young dominates K-beauty by boosting small brands

Inside Retail

In the past decade, Korean cosmetic companies have become formidable players in the beauty industry. Famed for the latest in product development and cutting-edge formulations that can rival the West, K-beauty products are now renowned worldwide. Here’s why Olive Young is the one to watch for the beauty industry.