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19 January 2022
Unilever has said it “will not increase” its offer for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare above GBP50 billion (USD68 billion).
18 January 2022
Shop Apotheke Europe reported sales up by 9.5% to EUR1.06 billion (USD1.20 billion) in 2021 and said it planned to open a distribution facility in Italy.
17 January 2022
Australian conglomerate Wesfarmers looks set to acquire Australian Pharmaceutical Industries (API), including its Priceline Pharmacy chain, after the Woolworths Group withdrew a competing takeover proposal.
17 January 2022
Wellness retailer Holland & Barrett is entering Bulgaria, Greece and Romania through a strategic partnership with Fourlis Group.
17 January 2022
Unilever sees consumer health as an “attractive strategic option”, and says GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Consumer Healthcare would be a “strong strategic fit”.
17 January 2022
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has rejected three Unilever takeover offers for its Consumer Healthcare business, including one worth GBP50 billion (USD68 billion).
10 January 2022
Abbott is building on its diabetes sensing technology to develop a range of consumer wearables which can track glucose, ketones, lactate and alcohol.
7 January 2022
Wellbeam Consumer Health – the US company specialising in e-commerce-based wellness brands – has acquired vitamins, minerals and supplements (VMS) firm BioTRUST Nutrition for an undisclosed sum.
7 January 2022
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) reported sales from continuing operations up by 7.8% to USD33.9 billion in the three months ended 30 November 2021, as media reports suggested private-equity firm Bain Capital is interested in acquiring the Boots pharmacy chain.
5 January 2022
Swedish probiotic specialist BioGaia has acquired an 80% stake in Nutraceutics which owns all the shares in its exclusive US distributor Everidis.