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How the Chemist Warehouse-Sigma merger could disrupt Australian pharmacy retail

Inside Retail

There are two key areas of healthcare that the merger has the potential to disrupt; prescriptions and allied health services, such as optometry and audiology. Together they will account for an estimated 16 per cent of the 6000 pharmacy stores in Australia, an estimated 40 per cent of which are independently owned.

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The core objective of Lowe’s loyalty program? Drive one more trip

Retail Dive

A loyalty program should be designed around the customer and take their needs into account from sign-up to any potential future shopping trips. The key is to look at loyalty as more than a transactional set of rewards or a marketing program, according to Bailey.

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Chemist Warehouse and Sigma, Myer and Premier: How shareholders hold the power

Inside Retail

The Chemist Warehouse and Sigma merger looks to be a win-win for shareholders in both entities and a review of the proposal by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has determined it is not detrimental to consumers or independent pharmacies supplied by Sigmas wholesale division.

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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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After tackling oral care, here’s how Gem is seeking to ‘elevate’ body care

Inside Retail

I have an obsession with going into outdated boring categories and making them beautiful and perform better,” Georgia Geminder, founder of Gem, told Inside Retail. Dedicated to wellness, Vitality Brands acquired New Zealand-based clean-beauty brand Essano earlier this year and similarly purchased Tribe Skincare in August last year. “But

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How beauty brand Glossier went from social media darling to social outcast

Inside Retail

Beauty’s first unicorn, a digital pioneer, the first Millennial-focused brand…five years ago, these were all buzzwords associated with the beauty lifestyle brand Glossier. The brand began as a spinoff from founder Emily Weiss’s notable beauty blog ‘Into The Gloss’. More than 30 products later and with a valuation of US$1.8

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Why Costco isn’t worried about cannibalisation of sales

Inside Retail

Prospects in Asia Prospects for store openings in Asia would seem to be huge, particularly considering the membership-based retail/wholesale concept is still not deeply embedded into the culture. Executive memberships now comprise 46 per cent of the total and account for 73 per cent of sales.