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“It’s the next frontier”: Creating Australia’s fastest-growing hair care brand

Inside Retail

Hair care, previously the step-sister to makeup and skincare, is starting to take centre stage as a major beauty category. Consumers are driving this shift by applying the same standards they have for their makeup, skincare, sunscreen and tanning products to hair care. I think it’s just the next frontier.”

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Chemist Warehouse launches ‘disruptor’ optometry chain

Inside Retail

Chemist Warehouse is entering a new retail category, launching its first Optometrist Warehouse in Malvern, Victoria. Through a partnership with Chemist Warehouse the new chain will “revolutionise the optical sector” the company said, bringing consumers high-quality, easily accessible, and reasonably-priced eye care.

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Why Best Buy, Walmart, other major US retailers are touting health services

Inside Retail

Major US retailers including Best Buy, Walmart and Amazon are increasing their offerings of healthcare and health-related products as inflation-wary Americans shift more of their budgets to services and away from goods. billion acquisition of primary care provider One Medical in February as it too expands aggressively into the sector.

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Petco Combines Two Loyalty Programs to Better Support Pets’ Health and Wellness

Retail TouchPoints

Petco is merging its two membership programs into one combined offering under the Vital Care banner. In 2020 the retailer debuted its Vital Care subscription membership with a focus on animal health and wellness offerings. The pet retailer’s Pals Rewards loyalty program debuted in 1997. per month depending on type of animal).

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Walgreens Joins the Price-Cutting Club by Lowering Prices on 1,300 Items

Retail TouchPoints

Walgreens is the latest maj o r retailer to announce it is reducing prices as high inflation continues to batter consumers and dampen spending.

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Dollar General Takes Next Steps Into Medtail With 4 New Healthcare Panel Appointments

Retail TouchPoints

The new panel members are healthcare industry veterans who will work with Dollar General as the company develops its investment strategies in the health and wellness category. Dr. Yolanda Hill Wimberly, SVP and Chief Health Equity Officer at Grady Health Systems and Professor of Pediatrics at Morehouse School of Medicine.

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How Gem successfully created the go-to oral care brand for a new generation

Inside Retail

My mission with Gem has always been to redefine the entire oral care experience,” Georgia Geminder, Gem’s founder, told Inside Retail. Instead, Gem has built a customer base by positioning oral care as part of their beauty routine. Traditionally, oral care brands have been clinical, archaic and boring.