Flu, hangovers and eternal youth drive healthy sales growth

摘要

The last few months have been busy for health and beauty retailers. A combination of the annual flu epidemic, increased alcohol intake, attempts by men to woo their other halves with a new perfume and increased television exposure to adverts where ageing is no longer obligatory if you use the right products, makes the run-up to Christmas and post-holiday slump a key time of year.Such factors have led many retailers to realise the value of this market as a weekly shopping essential, rather than a luxury, and therefore a big contributor to overall sales.