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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Market Definition

MARKET DEFINITION

PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

MARKET POSITION

MARKET TRENDS

Market Size

RETAIL CHEMISTS

MARKET SECTORS

Table1: Number of Registered Retail Pharmacies in Great Britain, 1986-1995

Table 2: Segmentation of Multiple and Independent Pharmacies With Family Health Service Authorities Contracts in England ( percent), March 1994 and 1995

Table 3: Prescriptions Dispensed Within the General Medical and Pharmaceutical Services in the UK, 1961-1993

Table 4: Market Size of OTC Pharmaceutical Products in the UK (£m at rsp), 1991-1995

Table 5: Distribution of OTC Pharmaceutical Products by Value ( percent), 1995

Table 6: Sales of Cosmetics Through Retail Pharmacies, Drugstores and Other Outlets (£m), Year End June 1994 and 1995

Table 7: Sales of Female and Male Fragrances Through Retail Pharmacies, Drugstores and Other Outlets, Year End June 1994 and 1995

Industry Background

RECENT HISTORY

INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

MARKET LEADERS

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION

Table 8: Leading Players in the Retail Chemists and/or Drugstores'/Health and Beauty Stores' Markets by Number of Outlets, 1995

Table 9: The Boots Company PLC's Financial Results: Overall Group Results and Results for Boots The Chemists (£m), Year End April 1993-1995

Table 10: Lloyds Chemists PLC's Financial Results by Group and Chemist and Drugstore Divisions (£m), Year End June 1994 and 1995

Table 11: Superdrug Stores PLC's Financial Results (£m), Year End January 1995 and 6 Months Ended July 1995

Table 12: Unichem PLC's Financial Results (£m), Year to End 1994 and 6 Months Ended 30th June 1995

Table 13: AAH PLC's Financial Results: Group and Retail Pharmacy Results (£m), Year End March 1993 and 1994

Table 14: Main Media Advertising Expenditure on Chemists and Drugstores/Health and Beauty Stores (£000), Year End June 1994 and 1995

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

OUTLETS

Buying Behaviour

TOILETRIES AND COSMETICS

OTC PHARMACEUTICALS

Table 15: Average Monthly Expenditure on Cosmetics ( percent), 1995

Table 16: Toiletry Products Purchased by Women for Men ( percent of females), 1995

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

DISTRIBUTION

Current Issues

ASDA AND OTC MEDICINES

SUPERDRUG SCRATCHCARD

STERLING HEALTH SURVEY

Forecasts

AGEING POPULATION

HEALTH AND BEAUTY STORES

SPECIALIST SALES

OFT INVESTIGATION

Table 17: Projected UK Population and Age Structure, 1991-2021

Table 18: Forecast Market Size of OTC Pharmaceutical Products (£m at rsp), 1996-1998

Figure 1: Forecast Market Size of OTC Pharmaceutical Products (£m at rsp), 1996-1998

Company Profiles

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Sources

ASSOCIATIONS

PERIODICALS

DIRECTORIES

GENERAL SOURCES

ICC INFORMATION SOURCES

GOVERNMENT SOURCES

OTHER SOURCES

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