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Simone Gannon share the tanning staples she keeps coming back to, and what they say about how we use fake tan in 2025
Woman allegedly suffered stroke after taking migraine medication bought from Boots pharmacy
Sigrid O’Meara (63), from Co Longford, alleged she was not advised product contraindicated with an anti-antidepressant she was taking
Woman who allegedly suffered stroke after taking migraine medication sues Boots
Sigrid O’Meara (63) alleges medication inappropriately sold and failure to advise her that medication was contraindicated for anti-depressant
Boots Ireland books €2.4m property charge amid rising costs
Sales revenue growth eased at pharmacy chain’s Irish arm last year
Boots ‘extremely remorseful’ after pleading guilty over misleading Black Friday prices
Breach was identified by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Credit union movement named most reputable organisation in Ireland
Meta, X (formerly Twitter), RTÉ, FAI and Uisce Éireann were the organisations with worst reputations
BP’s low-carbon team axed as company returns to oil and gas
Staff told it is not ‘commercially viable’ to keep unit dedicated to low-emissions vehicles
Go with the flow: How lateral flow tests are becoming a diagnostic game changer
We use LFTs to detect Covid, but they could also be used to detect cholesterol, stroke and sepsis
High-profile retailers admit breaches of rules on sale prices
Consume protection watchdog prosecutes stores over advertised discounts in Black Friday and winter sales
Boots owner to be taken private in €22bn deal
Buyout of Walgreens Boots Alliance will bring to an end the drugstore chain’s century-long run as a public company
Lisa Eldridge revolutionised make-up routines over a decade ago. Now she’s doing it again
Eldridge’s latest launch may surprise you, but it makes perfect sense - and it’s now available in Ireland
Patrick Freyne: My favourite corporate psy-ops of the season – or Christmas ads, as they’re called in the suburbs
Patrick Freyne: here are my favourite corporate psy-ops of the season – or Christmas TV ads, as I believe you call them in the suburbs
Simone Gannon: Four of the best beauty advent calendars
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Dublin 4 investment for €1.5m offers buyer 7.05% yield
Number 20 Upper Baggot Street is occupied by restaurant and office tenants and is generating €116,400 in rent
Simone Gannon: The new beauty products I really rate
Cute pots of cream blush, a do-it-all face palette and more
An Post named most reputable organisation over last 15 years as RTÉ suffers greatest decline
Credit unions top the annual RepTrak study for 2024, with only X found to have a worse reputation than RTÉ
Christmas TV ads 2023: Patrick Freyne on Aldi, John Lewis, Boots and more
We rate this season’s advertisements for weepiness, capitalism, gluttony and liturgical correctness
Rise in customer footfall sees profits at Boots Ireland jump one fifth
Retail sales up 10.3% as Covid restrictions unwound
Boots to close ‘small number’ of Northern Ireland stores amid cuts
Retail pharmacy group announced plans to close 300 shop in the UK
Aer Lingus among victims of global cyberattack that has compromised employee data
It is understood the attack has affected eight customers of support services company Zellis in the UK and Ireland
Boots No7 skincare claims to produce ‘five years of wrinkle-reversal’. Just how revolutionary is it?
Glowing coverage suggests serum could replace Botox as thousands join waiting list to buy product
Tesco’s weird take on Irishness, Boots’ night-bus terror: The Christmas TV ads, 2022
Patrick Freyne: John Lewis’s skateboarding ad is moving. Aldi’s Kevin the Carrot is still theologically perplexing
Walgreens quarterly profit plunges on opioid settlement
Strong performance at Boots subsidiary helped group deliver better than expected figures before exceptional charges
Walgreens halts sale of Boots chain citing tougher financial conditions
Owner of UK pharmacy and beauty group blames market turmoil for bids below its expectations
Ambani’s Reliance teams up with Apollo to make binding bid for Boots
Offer values UK group at between £5bn and £6bn and will allow US parent to keep a minority stake
Meath investor pays €12.5m for High Street Ashbourne
Tenants at retail scheme include McDonald’s, Lifestyle Sports, Boots and the HSE
An Post ranked most reputable organisation in State
RepTrak study finds ‘Covid bounce’ in reputations has subsided
Róisín Ingle: Period knickers? A bloody great idea if you ask me
I can bang on about period underwear the way other people enjoy discussing the merits of certain lipsticks or football teams or air fryers
Apothecary cabinets, bottles and even a skeleton at upcoming sale
Auction to also feature pub memorabilia – ideal to furnish home pubs built in lockdown
US owner of Boots explores possible sale of pharmacy retail chain
Goldman Sachs to be lined up to advise on options
Sligo shopping centre on the market for €5.7m
Johnston Court in heart of the town is home to Boots, Elverys and H Samuel
Irishman targets €1m in sales with infant formula brand
Ross McMahon becomes a British Brexit success story with Kendamil brand
WFH, shopping local, posh takeaways: which Covid changes are here to stay?
Will queuing patiently, being nicer and improving the garden outlive the pandemic?
Bord Bia ranked the most reputable organisation in the State
Agency reclaims top spot from credit unions in annual RepTrak study, with An Post third
Retailers seek relief from pressure of lockdown rent bills
Many landlords are striking rent agreements with retailers, but institutions such as pension funds are seen as deal laggards
Retailers still carrying rent arrears from last year’s lockdowns
Gap and BB’s among traders embroiled in fresh legal actions with landlords
AmerisourceBergen agrees €5.3bn deal for Alliance Healthcare
Boots distributor split from US drugstore chain
50 people to watch in 2021: The best young talent in Ireland
The hottest talent in politics, fashion, food, sport, activism, culture, tech and entrepreneurship
Boots Ireland appoints Stephen Watkins as new MD
Qualified pharmacist with digital health background will lead network of 89 stores
Consolidation on the cards as retail pharmacy feels squeeze
Uniphar’s acquisition of Hickey’s is just one in a long line of big deals announced recently
Business beefs, algorithm chaos and a seemingly unstoppable Wall Street
Planet Business: Dystopias come round pretty fast these days
Boots stops paying some landlords as it seeks post-Covid rent deals
Company says deals with landlords will help sustain ‘long-term future’
Debenhams cuts 2,500 UK jobs in latest blow to retail sector
Move comes after chain entered administration and closed 11 stores in Ireland in April
Boots Ireland saw revenues and profits rise last year
Cost controls and product development cited as driving advances
Boots staff in Republic not affected by plan to shed 4,000 jobs
Retailer to restructure its UK head office and close optician stores amid Covid-19 fallout
Excited shoppers but few face masks as Dundrum Town Centre reopens
‘I know, I know, it is a bit further than 20km but it is our first trip anywhere for months’
Credit unions ranked most reputable organisation in the Republic
HSE and An Garda Síochána judged to have most purpose in Covid-19 crisis
Grafton Street in pandemic lockdown, where patience is wearing thin
Dublin shoppers and strollers more confused than comforted by Covid-19 shuttering
L’Oréal freezes payments from salons to help with cash flow
Cosmetics giant supplies more than 700 salons in the Republic
Coronavirus: UK vows to test 100,000 people a day by end of April
New target of 10 times current level amid mounting criticism as 569 more deaths recorded
Eason puts Blanchardstown store on market at €16m
Property comes for sale with benefit of new 25-year lease to Eason at annual rent of €1m
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