Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers

The legal environment of the major channel in health and beauty specialist retailers – chemists/pharmacies – changes in 2020. The main point which is set to impact performance of the whole channel is related to the ownership rights of pharmacies. As...

Health and beauty specialist retailer sales tend to concentrate around large chains. In a difficult economic situation, only those chains that can offer their customers big discounts and promotions, thus adjusting their profit margins, are those that...

The overall decline of Bulgaria’s population impacts the consumer base for all retailers. However, while the shifting demographic profile exacerbates the threat to several areas of non-grocery specialist retailing, it is a potentially positive ...

Beauty specialist retailers and vitamins and dietary supplements specialist retailers drove current value growth in health and beauty specialist retailers in 2019. Vitamins and dietary supplements specialist retailers also led growth in terms of ...

Shufersal Ltd acquired pharmacy brand New-Pharm in April 2017 and since then the New-Pharm chain—since rebranded as Be—has recorded the fastest growth in the health and beauty specialist retailers channel, ranking second in value share in the channel...

Multibrand beauty specialist retailers such as Fedco and La Riviera are suffering from the rise of specialised chains, such as Cromantic and Blind in colour cosmetics, Bella Piel in skin care and L’Occitane in bath products. These brands are ramping ...

A multi-channel marketing approach is increasingly being seen within health and beauty specialist retailers. Companies are combining social media marketing and store-based marketing to help reach a wider audience. The increased use of social media ...

The health and beauty specialist retailers channel in Saudi Arabia saw continued negative growth in 2019, as economic conditions at the end of the review period resulted in consumers reigning in non-essential purchases. The country has one of the ...

Health and beauty specialist retailers is expected to see strong current value growth over the forecast period. The channel benefits from the key healthy lifestyle trend, as consumers seek to improve their diet with healthy and organic products and ...

With the internet transforming retailing in South Africa, an increasing number of international brands are expected to directly tap into the South African market through online stores rather than going through physical stores. The trend was already ...

After many years of steady development, further moderate positive growth is expected to be seen in health and beauty specialist retailers over the forecast period. This steady performance is set to be fuelled by ever increasing consumer awareness of ...

Beauty specialist retailers recorded modest current value growth in 2019, with further growth expected over the forecast period. This is in line with the slow recovery of the economy and in consumer confidence in what can be seen as a “non-essential”...

The positive economic landscape has continued to fuel expenditure amongst consumers on beauty and personal care products through health and beauty specialist retailers in 2019, either to enhance their appearance or help to prevent health issues. ...

Due to the ageing population and the tightening health insurance subsidies, demand for consumer health products, including OTC drugs and dietary supplements, continues to rise in Taiwan. Many modern chained chemists/pharmacies are looking to expand ...

Growing disposable incomes and an increasing focus on appearance among consumers supported health and beauty specialist retailers as the channel continued to record double-digit value growth in 2019. The improving economic situation and stable ...

Health and beauty specialist retailers recorded positive growth in Switzerland in 2019 with this progression set to continue during the forecast period. Consumers enjoy coming into the store as they appreciate the experience combined with treatments ...

Health and beauty specialist retailers saw strong current value growth in Peru in 2019, despite only seeing a small rise in outlet numbers. There is still a low level of penetration for beauty and personal care products in the country, as well as of ...

During 2019, health and beauty specialist retailers registered strong value growth despite weakening consumer sentiment. This positive performance was driven mainly by the general improvements in health awareness seen across all consumer ...

In order to take advantage of an ongoing rise in consumer health-awareness, chained health and beauty specialist retailers’ brands are making significant efforts to expand their store networks. Medicare and Guardian are amongst the expanding chains ...

Health and beauty specialist retailer growth during 2019 was limited by the growing popularity of shopping for cosmetics and health products in Czech e-shops. Value growth was mostly driven by beauty specialist retailers such as Sephora, Yves Rocher ...