Health & beauty and drugstores store visits

Presentations

How Sainsbury’s is aiming to become a beauty destination

24/06/2022

In 2018, Sainsbury's looked to take on Boots and Superdrug and become a beauty destination through its beauty transformation programme.

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Le Samaritaine, Paris, France

21/09/2021

The iconic French departmental store, La Samaritaine, opened its redesigned store in summer 2021 and dedicated a whole floor to beauty and wellness, making it the largest beauty space in Europe. In this report, we highlight six standout features of the beauty and wellness section, and how it is a ‘must-visit’ retail destination.

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Boots, Edinburgh, UK

30/07/2021

We visited three inspirational Boots stores in Edinburgh, UK. Boots recently unveiled new stores in Edinburgh Airport and St James Quarter and revamped its store in the Gyle Shopping Centre. In this report, we highlight 10 standout features that are in line with three of our post-pandemic health and beauty trends for 2021.

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H Beauty, Milton Keynes, UK

15/06/2021

We explore six ways the new Harrods standalone beauty store engages and excites shoppers. We look at mechanics including, it showcasing the latest beauty trends, championing local brands and boosting social media engagement.

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Inside Holland & Barrett, Hemel Hempstead, UK

02/02/2021

In this first look report we explore key elements of Holland & Barrett’s newly transformed store design, which focuses on making wellness more accessible and showcases the latest trends. We saw these developments in action in its redesigned store in Hemel Hempstead, which was updated in December 2020, and comes after the launch of its first updated store concept in Chelmsford in July 2020 and a larger store in Angel Islington.

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Guardian, Takashimaya, Singapore

09/12/2020

Guardian, operated by Dairy Farm, has revamped its flagship store following its 48th anniversary this year. The store features the widest range of Korean beauty brands in Singapore, health-focused services with experts and value for money corners to meet the daily needs of shoppers.

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The top 50 stores you wish you could have visited in 2020

07/12/2020

Although the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed most of our travel plans in 2020, there has been no shortage of new store concepts. We highlight 50 new food retail and drugstore concepts that are set to inspire store developments in 2021 and beyond.

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First look: Next Beauty & Home, Watford

15/10/2020

In this first look report we explore key elements of the newly opened Next Beauty and Home store in Intu, Watford. The store opened on 2nd October and offers shoppers a range of premium beauty brands across skincare, fragrances and cosmetics. The launch of Next’s beauty halls comes after its successful online premium beauty business and it plans to roll out more stores before Christmas.

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