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Health and beauty retailers outgrew their review period average with 4% growth in 2014 compared to a historic CAGR of 3% as the industries benefitted from a combination of macro-economic and consumer trends. An aging population aided the drugstore/parapharmacies and chemist/pharmacies categories where sales of prescription drugs outpaced the front end of the store. Meanwhile, beauty specialists, optical goods stores and other healthcare specialists all benefitted from a variety of consumer trends ranging from fashion to a desire for a healthier lifestyle.

Competitive Landscape

Drugstores/parapharmacies dominates the health and beauty landscape as the channel makes up 74% of sales in the category. The top three players ??" Walgreens, CVS and Rite Aid ??" are all drugstores and together accounted for 57% of value sales despite operating just 22% of total outlets in the health and beauty specialist retailers channel. The drugstore chains are followed by Luxottica Group (the GBO), courtesy of its strength in optical goods, though it only controls 1% of the total market through Lenscrafters.

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Industry Prospects

The overall health and beauty space is expected to rise by a strong 3% CAGR at constant 2014 prices, and when converted to current terms the growth is expected to outpace its review period CAGR. The growth will be likely be led by drugstores/parapharmacies, already the largest channel within the category and one that is best poised to experience success as a result of the aging US population, but all channels are expected to contribute to the overall growth of the health and beauty specialist retailers channel.

Report Overview

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* Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
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* Historic number of stores, selling space and values, company and brand market shares
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