Boots agrees $8.9bn sale to Wittington Investments
Weston family-backed group to acquire Boots UK and Ireland retail operations and No7 Beauty from Sycamore Partners
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Boots sold to Weston family in £6.7bn deal
Boots is set to change hands again after the Canadian arm of the billionaire Weston family agreed to acquire the health and beauty retailer for $8.9bn (£6.7bn), including debt…
Boots Christmas Showcase 2026: New brands, wellness gifts and fragrance wardrobe
Boots used its Christmas Showcase 2026 to set out a broad gifting proposition built around exclusivity, new brand launches, convenience and value. Hosted by broadcaster Steph…
Superdrug to offer 24/7 delivery in London with Just Eat
Superdrug will enable customers in Brixton and Kingston to order from a selection of 8,000 products for 24/7 delivery, as it expands its partnership with Just Eat UK. As part of…
Just Eat and Superdrug team up for 24/7 delivery offering
Superdrug has become the first health and beauty retailer to offer 24 hours a day, seven days a week delivery through the Just Eat UK platform. Initially only available in…
Jo Malone expands into Space NK stores and website
Jo Malone London will be available in 26 Space NK stores, just over a month since the Estée Lauder-owned brand made its Boots debut. The fragrance company is now available in…
The Very Group appoints Beckie Crane-Stanion as marketing director
Crane-Stanion brings over a decade of experience in the brand and retail sector, spanning fashion, sport and beauty
M&S partners with Sephora for beauty counter rollout
The retailer expands its beauty offer through the new shop-in-shop deal with the cosmetic brand
Sephora to open 100 beauty stores within Marks & Spencer stores across the UK
Sephora is teaming up with Marks & Spencer in the British market. Starting in the spring of 2027, the beauty brand will have shop-in-shops in 100 M&S stores and its own product…
Sephora furthers UK ambitions via M&S shop-in-shops
The tie-up resembles the beauty retailer’s partnership with Kohl’s in the U.S., which was a sales and traffic driver until this year.
Sephora at M&S to launch in-store and online in 2027
M&S has partnered with Sephora to create a new beauty destination in selected M&S stores, and on M&S.com, from spring 2027. M&S stressed the partnership is an important next step…
Walmart consolidates merchant teams with focus on style
Nearly 20 years after embarking on its ill-fated, fashion-oriented “Project Impact,” the retail giant is merging its fashion, home and beauty businesses.