Holland & Barrett
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| Subsidiary | |
| Genre | retail |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Headquarters | Nuneaton, United Kingdom |
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Number of locations
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Burton on Trent ,Dublin Amsterdam |
| Products | Vitamins, Minerals, ethical beauty Enzymes, Herbal medicinesVegetarian food |
| Revenue | £640m |
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Number of employees
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7000 |
| Parent | NBTY |
| Website | www.hollandandbarrett.com |
Holland & Barrett is a chain of health food shops with over 1110 stores in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, UAE, China, Singapore, Spain, Malta, Cyprus and Gibraltar, Georgia, India
Holland & Barrett was formed in 1870 by Alfred Slapps Barrett and Major William Holland, who bought a grocery store, selling groceries and clothing.
They developed their business into two shops – a grocery store and a clothing store. It is also evident that in 1900 they occupied a store in the High Street of Epsom. In the 1920s, Alfred Button & Sons bought the business and kept the name Holland & Barrett.
Holland and Barrett has since changed hands a number of times. In 1970, Booker McConnell acquired Holland and Barrett, also acquiring Heath & Heather stores which they later renamed Holland & Barrett. Lloydspharmacy later purchased Holland and Barrett in 1992, after which NBTY acquired Holland & Barrett in 1997. NBTY was bought by American private equity firm The Carlyle Group in 2010.
The brand has become synonymous with the sale of vitamins, supplements and homeopathy, to the point that pro-homeopathy MP David Tredinnick has been dubbed "The Hon. Member for Holland and Barrett".
Singer Kim Wilde featured in Holland & Barrett TV advertising between 2004/05. Former Blue Peter presenter Gethin Jones and actor David Jason have also voiced them.
A number of Holland & Barrett's advertisements and point of sale displays have been adjudicated as misleading, making unfair comparisons or claims that are unsupported by robust evidence.
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