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Chemist Warehouse is eying the beauty sector. Should Priceline be worried?

Inside Retail

Additionally, Chemist Warehouse unveiled its store-within-a-store luxe beauty concept Ultra Beauty in June, indicating a much larger focus on the beauty sector and potentially a more competitive environment for both retailers in the future. . Priceline is very much centred around beauty,” Mortimer told Inside Retail.

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Target’s wellness wave: Blume hit shelves amidst global health market surge

Inside Retail

It’s not a secret at this point that increased health-related concerns brought on by the pandemic and recent lifestyle trends have led to a heightened focus on the wellness market in the retail industry, especially within the food and beverage category. billion by 2030 at a compound annual growth rate of 10.5

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How the beauty and sexual wellness industries became so intertwined

Inside Retail

When you walk into a beauty store, you expect to find a wide array of makeup powders, hair curlers, and setting sprays. In recent years, these and other sexual wellness products have been popping up on the physical and virtual shelves of many mainstream beauty retailers, such as Sephora and Ulta Beauty.

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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 Priceline is another Australian pharmacy that has increased its foothold in the beauty and wellness space under the ownership of retail conglomerate Wesfarmers.

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A tasty combo: When food and beauty collide

Inside Retail

The Asian beauty industry has always been ahead of the curve. From introducing the 10-step skincare routine to animal-themed sheet masks, micro beauty trends that started in South Korea, China and Thailand are now influencing beauty trends all over the world. The latest Asian beauty trend taking over the international sphere?

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Analysis: Inside the greatness that lies behind the Supergreat beauty app

Inside Retail

Beauty lovers around the world are seeking alternative ways to learn about new products, reviews and beauty routines from trusted sources. They can find all that at beauty e-commerce app Supergreat. Live-streamed beauty routines enable others to find content creators with similar skin types and preferences.

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Analysis: Why all retailers need a jab of health and wellness

Inside Retail

Consumers don’t neatly collect and categorise their experiences into separate buckets. And I was recently reminded (while presenting to TerryWhite Chemmart) that one of the best areas for inspiration today is health and wellness. Health and wellness is a $2 trillion-plus category, growing at 5-10 per cent annually.

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