Inside Retail

AUGUST 2, 2022

billion, a massive expansion of its nascent step into healthcare, as it seeks to dominate another industry. So, what is it that makes healthcare such an attractive secondary market for retailers? Amazon’s dive into healthcare follows a push into grocery, with the US$13.7 It’s already massive, and it’s still growing.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 2, 2023

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. That puts retailers in a business rife with challenges.

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Inside Retail

APRIL 29, 2024

The nation’s consumers reported the highest level of satisfaction with digital commerce in healthcare at 43 per cent, above the global average of 33.4 Plea for personalisation Across all sectors, from banking and insurance to healthcare and retail, the one thing all consumers are expressing is that they want more personalisation.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 9, 2021

Nano-gifting app Shouta is giving away $5 ‘Shouts’ for hospitality, retail and healthcare workers this August, hoping to help Aussies that have been helping the country get through the pandemic. Through its ‘Shout a Workers’ campaign, the app is giving away 50 $5 coupons that go toward a recipient of an eligible industry.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 25, 2023

Wesfarmers’ wholly-owned subsidiary Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) is set to acquire 100 per cent of specialist skincare clinic chain Silk Laser Clinics as part of a Scheme Implementation Deed. According to an ASX filing, the deal represents an “implied equity value for Silk of approximately $180 million, based on 53.76

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2023

King Living’s former CEO Anna Carrabs takes up new role By Celene Ignacio Anna Carrabs, who stepped down as CEO of King Living last year, is now a co-founder of Ecovital Group, a startup that sells healthcare products and eco-friendly alternatives. Goldberger onboarded Lamps Plus following Nexus Capital Management’s investment in the company.

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Inside Retail

JANUARY 13, 2022

The National Cabinet has relaxed isolation rules for several key industries in order to curb the growing workforce shortages. Critical industries like transport and logistics, food supply and distribution networks, healthcare, emergency services, childcare are covered under this new rule.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Some of these brands –likeBonds andCountry Road – are well established and well-known, but this article takes a look at five emerging businesses that are on the rise, bringing new products and ideas to the retail industry, and worth keeping an eye on. Single Use Ain’t Sexy: making soap more sustainable. Sneaker Laundry: caring for your kicks.

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Inside Retail

JULY 20, 2022

The project aims to understand the physical strain that doctors, nurses and healthcare workers face in the workplace, such as being on their feet for long hours and lifting heavy loads, and give them feedback, so they can take steps to reduce the impact.

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Inside Retail

JULY 11, 2021

Retail conglomerate Wesfarmers has made a $687 million bid at buying up Priceline’s parent company Australian Pharmaceutical Industries – an offer which will net API’s shareholders a 21 per cent premium.

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Inside Retail

MAY 24, 2022

The company cites an independent survey of more than 1000 Australian workers in the retail, healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality and mining sectors and found that 81 per cent would like the opportunity to access earned pay before their regular payday. Supabarn partnered with payroll software company Paytime to implement the program.

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JULY 18, 2021

Wesfarmers’ left-field bid for Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) is a somewhat risky investment move for the Perth-based conglomerate. Wesfarmers has previously shown interest in API, just as Metcash some years ago canvassed the acquisition of Sigma Healthcare, while API itself proposed a merger with Sigma Healthcare in 2018.

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Inside Retail

MARCH 25, 2024

per cent of the Australian pharmacy sector, making the new entity more than double the next largest, EBOS, which is currently the largest and most diversified Australasian marketer, wholesaler and distributor of healthcare, medical and pharmaceutical products. A combined Chemist Warehouse and Sigma would have a market share of 26.2

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The planned acquisition of Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) will not be opposed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) effectively clearing the way for the deal to proceed.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Wesfarmers will acquire 100 per cent of Priceline Pharmacy-owner Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, signaling the retail conglomerate’s entrance into the wellness space. According to Wesfarmers, the aim of the buy-up is to enable the conglomerate to enter the “growing health, wellbeing and beauty sector”.

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Inside Retail

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Moving forward, he will lead the strategy for WBA’s IT function and the implementation of its technology and digital innovation, with an emphasis on improving the digital experience for customers and patients, as WBA continues its next phase of growth into a customer-centric healthcare company.

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Inside Retail

JULY 28, 2021

Wesfarmers $687 million bid to pick up Priceline-owner Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) has been shot down by its board, stating it undervalues the business. Inside Retail has contacted Wesfarmers for clarification on what its next step is, or whether it will increase its offer.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The barcode was initially developed to improve the checkout experience and inventory management in the grocery sector and it is now used in almost every industry and sector. In the pharmaceutical industry, the barcode is used to prevent medication errors and ensure that patients receive the right medication at the right time.

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Trade Show Booth Companies - Trade Group

DECEMBER 28, 2023

This event is tailored for those looking to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving sales industry. This event brings together experts, policymakers, and industry leaders to discuss innovative technologies, sustainable practices, and water conservation and management policies.

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Frank Mayer

APRIL 13, 2022

Editor’s Note : This blog post was originally published in 2020 and has been recently updated to reflect the most current industry news. The pandemic had a massive impact on our healthcare system, exposing vulnerabilities in safety, staffing, and operations. Healthcare kiosks streamline patient check-in.

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Retail Focus

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Recognised as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Hyperice has applied its technology and know-how to industries including fitness, hospitality, healthcare, massage, physical therapy, sports performance, and workplace wellness on a global scale.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

With Rebecca’s knowledge and experience and the twins’ experience in the health and veterinary industry, 21 Scrubs was born. Traditional scrubs have been the uniform in many healthcare industries. Scrubs have become the uniform for a range of industries spanning from medical to beauty.

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Retail Times

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A health industry stalwart from North Yorkshire has launched a new supplements brand with a trio of products aimed at younger consumers who live a plant based lifestyle. Retail Times publishes international & UK retail news covering products, data, tech, packaging, people, research, comment and more besides!

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Inside Retail

APRIL 3, 2023

“Investors can play the online and digital consumption boom in India directly via the tech companies enabling this space, or indirectly via supported industries such as logistics or fintech,” said Kunjal Gala, head of global emerging markets at Federated Hermes.

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Inside Retail

JULY 3, 2023

Originally conceived as a universal standard for product identification in retail, a joint effort among grocery industry leaders, paved the way for the formation of the GS1 global organisation we know today. The GS1 barcode, born on April 3, 1973, has been an indispensable force in shaping the world over the past 50 years.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 21, 2022

Instead, they have what are called ‘liquid expectations’ that are ‘fluid across industries’. Why then should we just navel-gaze at our own category or even our specific industry? That means offering employees the dignity of access to reproductive healthcare. OK, so the category is big and broad, but so what?

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Trade Show Booth Companies - Trade Group

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Each year, seventeen judges meet together on a panel and review a diverse portfolio of stands to select the best exhibits for various events, including: Digital events Defense & Security Food & Drink Gaming Healthcare Construction Retail Automotive Aviation And many more!

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Inside Retail

JUNE 12, 2022

Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries has reportedly partnered with US private equity fund Apollo Global Management to buy a majority stake in UK-headquartered health & beauty retail chain Boots. Reliance Industries is owned by Mukesh Ambani, an Indian millionaire and Asia’s richest man.

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 17, 2023

A joint £5 billion bid from Reliance Industries and Apollo Global Management was rejected, with other interest from Asda, brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa, CVC and Bain Capital. This growth is largely attributed to an ageing population, rising health concerns, and a shift towards preventive healthcare.”

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Covid wasn’t kind to wedding planners in China, where marriages are traditionally elaborate, expensive affairs , but the industry estimated at almost US$500 billion ($775 billion) is now facing a bigger threat: a plunge in the number of couples willing to tie the knot. “The future of this industry doesn’t look promising.”

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Healthcare arm just a vote away. Additionally, Wesfarmers’ buy-up of health business Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API) is almost complete, subject only to an investor vote, and Scott outlined the potential benefits this acquisition will have for the business.

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VMS

JANUARY 23, 2023

That situation was uncovered by a new study that was commissioned by WorkJam, which it said is the first global survey covering the frontline employee experience across industries that include retail, hospitality, restaurants, travel, manufacturing and healthcare.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Wesfarmers has made its second proposal to buy up Priceline-owner Australian Pharmaceutical Industries for $1.55 According to Wesfarmers managing director Rob Scott, API will serve as the basis of a new Healthcare division of Wesfarmers, and a platform from which it could spread into the health, wellbeing and beauty sectors.

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Retail Times

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

National healthcare charity, Sue Ryder has won Retail Employer of the Year at the People in Retail Awards, which took place at the Marriott Hotel in London’s Grosvenor Square on 21st September 2023. The judges included 19 industry experts. […] If you want more information Retail Times get in touch!

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Drytac

MARCH 29, 2021

Applications in medical and healthcare environments require antimicrobial films that are both reliable and steadfast. Perhaps the most important use of Drytac Protac AMP is in medical and healthcare settings, which have faced unprecedented levels of pressure during the pandemic as staff work day and night to treat people around the world.

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 6, 2021

stake in Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (API), in an attempt to block Sigma Healthcare Ltd’s rival proposed offer. Australian retail conglomerate Wesfarmers Ltd said on Thursday it bought a 19.3% API shareholding in favour of the Sigma proposal,” the company said in a statement.

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MARCH 2, 2022

Its dominant sectors are property, finance, insurance, and banking industries. Its dominant sector is electronics manufacturing, and its sunrise sector is healthcare. Its main areas are in electronics manufacturing, and healthcare is on the rise. Over 200 senior executives in the industry were surveyed in 2021.

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