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Retail

Wellness Retailing: The Modern Apothecary

With physical and emotional wellbeing now high on consumers' agendas, retailers must recalibrate their strategies, including reshaping store experiences with concepts as attuned to exploration and advice as they are cures. From holistic lifestyle hubs to stores-turned-clinics design, we track the key tactics.

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31 Oct 2014
BY: Susie Bearne & Katie Baron
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