We review CVS Health’s performance for its fourth quarter and 2020 financial year for the year ending 31 December 2020. FY2020 and Q4 key numbers Total revenue for full year 2020 increased by 4.6% to US$268.7 bn (2019: US$256.8 bn) In the fourth quarter, revenue increased by 4% to US$69.6 bn (2019: US$66.9 bn) In the Retail / Long-Term Care segment, revenue increased by 6.6% to US$24.1 ...

In its first ever beauty trends report, Boots has set out predictions across skincare, makeup, and haircare for 2021. Focus on ‘ingredient-led skincare’ Boots reported the expert skincare category did extremely well in 2020, with brands, such as CeraVe, seeing sales increase by +321% . Active ingredients, like collagen, which is responsible for repairing skin, saw a ‘staggering’ +1,570% ...

The pandemic has triggered the decline of the beauty market in 2020, but key suppliers such as Procter & Gamble and L’Oréal are now expecting growth to return, through their online sales. L’Oréal: ecommerce to aid return to growth of cosmetics Although the total sales of L’Oréal has dropped for the full year of 2020, APAC is the only region that reported growth during the year.  This is mai...