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Breaking down the clever approach to Chemist Warehouse’s public listing

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A benefit of this strategy is the ability to bypass regulatory filings, or the funding to go public. In the case of Chemist Warehouse, the acquisition would position it as a superpower in the Australian pharmaceutical market, dominating the wholesale and retail markets through vertical acquisitions across the value chain.

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Why it’s good to be a mall operator in the Philippines right now

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SM Investments, the holding company for separate business units involved in retail, property and banking, has given investors an encouraging update on its business performance and strategy, along with its annual report released on April 8. per cent, led by fashion apparel and accessories, and health and beauty.

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What Rite Aid’s collapse reveals about the challenges of pharmacy retail

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Since filing for bankruptcy last week, pharmaceutical retail chain Rite Aid has received interim approval to access up to US$3.45 The fall of the pharmaceutical retail chain Rite Aid isn’t the only pharmaceutical retailer in the US that is facing financial challenges.

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Retail appointments of the week

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Restaurant Brands is a corporate franchisee and specialises in managing multi-site branded food retail chains. Global beauty firm The Estée Lauder Companies, which owns and operates health and beauty products across 150 markets, has announced it will split the business’ leadership across two larger portfolios.

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India set to revamp its retail landscape with policy overhaul

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Over the past decade, the retail sector has consistently achieved a CAGR above 10 per cent. Sanjiv Singh, Joint Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), recently stated, “This strategy [policy overhaul] will assist traders in obtaining additional loans and improved infrastructure.