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Boots reveal biggest beauty trends of 2024

K-beauty, blusher, hyaluronic acid and bespoke haircare are among the most in-demand products across beauty and wellness in 2024, according to British retailer Boots. As the UK’s leading health and beauty retailer, Boots stocks more than 600 healthcare brands and over 500 beauty brands, and it has analysed search and sales data from across the...

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Watch: From hero gnomes to stylish goats, all the festive fashion films to know for 2024

It’s that time of the year, again. Brands and retailers across the globe have begun unveiling their always highly anticipated festive campaigns. This season, trends seem to revolve around flipping the script on the stress usually associated with the season; incorporating well-known (animated) figures into the storyline; and proposing new...

Fashion|Beauty

Ariana Grande unveils new region-specific fragrance collection

Grammy-winning artist and actress Ariana Grande has unveiled a new international multi-fragrance collection in partnership with prestige beauty company Luxe Brands. The new fragrance line called ‘Lovenotes’ has been developed in collaboration with esteemed fragrance houses Robertet and International Flavors and Fragrances and will offer...

Retail|Beauty

Boots boosts premium cosmetics line-up with Prada

Beauty and health retailer Boots has expanded its luxury beauty range by adding Prada Beauty into select stores and online. The Italian fashion house is launching in Boots with a curated collection of more than 140 luxury cosmetic lines, including complexion, eye and lip products. Highlights include Prada Beauty’s best-selling Skin Optimising...

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Boots CEO reportedly quits after sales process comes to halt

Sebastian James, the chief executive officer of British pharmacy chain Boots, is understood to have stepped down from his role after plans to sell the company came to a halt. James, who first entered Boots in 2018, is understood to be leaving in November after which he will move on to a new position in the healthcare industry, Sky News reported....

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Walgreens Boots Alliance lowers FY24 EPS outlook

Third quarter earnings per share (EPS) at Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) were 40 cents compared to 14 cents in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EPS was 63 cents, down 36.6 percent on a constant currency basis. Third quarter sales increased 2.6 percent or 2.5percent on a constant currency basis to 36.4 billion dollars. The company is lowering...

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Walgreens presses pause on plans for Boots IPO

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA.O) has reportedly shelved its plans for a potential initial public offering (IPO) of UK-based drugstore chain Boots as it continues to explore other opportunities. On Friday afternoon, Bloomberg News reported that Walgreens Boots Alliance was continuing “informal talks with potential buyers” for Boots, which...

Retail|Beauty

Boots own-brand becomes biggest Leaping Bunny-approved beauty range in the UK

Beauty and health retailer Boots has been named as having the biggest range of Leaping Bunny-approved own-brand beauty products on the UK high street. The Leaping Bunny programme from Cruelty Free International, the leading organisation working to end animal testing, is a globally recognised standard for assessing cruelty-free cosmetics and...

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Boots posts strong digital and retail sales growth

Boots continued its strong performance for the second quarter, reporting retail sales growth of 5.9 percent, on top of a 16 percent increase in the prior year second quarter. Digital sales through Boots.com and the Boots app were up 16.8 percent, driven by strong sales of beauty and personal care products. The company said, in-store sales growth...

Fashion|Beauty

Mustela launches in the UK

French, family-owned babycare brand Mustela has launched in the UK in Boots stores nationwide and online at Boots.com. Known for its commitment to protecting babies’ delicate skin, Mustela is the number one brand in Europe for baby skincare products sold in pharmacies and offers products made with an average of 95 percent natural origin...

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Boots appoints strategy & transformation director

Cosmetics and healthcare retailer Boots has appointed a former Asda exec as its new strategy and transformation director. Preyash Thakrar joined the company on March 1 from accounting services provider KPMG UK, where he most recently served as partner for consumer and retail. Prior to this, he was a senior advisor to the CEO of Picadeli and had...

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Boots reveals beauty trends and bestsellers of 2023

The UK’s leading beauty retailer Boots has unveiled that smart skincare, advanced hair health, and a renewed love affair with cosmetics were among the top beauty trends of 2023. Grace Vernon, head of global trends and cultural insights at Boots and No7 Beauty Company, said in a statement: “What a year for beauty! From revolutionary skincare...