| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1920 |
| Founder(s) | Samuel Ryder |
| Headquarters | Nuneaton, United Kingdom |
| Number of locations | Holland & Barrett: 638 De Tuinen: 98 Nature’s Way: 39 (March 2011)[1] |
| Products | Vitamins, Minerals |
| Parent | NBTY |
| Website | www.hollandandbarrett.com |
Holland & Barrett is a chain of health food shops with over 600 stores in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, Singapore and Malta. The company also has stores in The Netherlands, where they trade as "De Tuinen".
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1870 Holland & Barrett was formed by Alfred Slapps Barrett and Major William Holland, who bought a grocery store and sold groceries and clothing. [2]
1900's Alfred Slapps Barrett and Major William Holland developed their business into two shops – a grocery store and a clothing store.[2]
1920's Alfred Button & Sons bought the grocery business of Holland and Barrett and kept the name Holland & Barrett.[2]
1970 Booker McConnell, formerly "Booker", a large cash and carry business, acquired Holland and Barrett. (Booker also acquired Heath & Heather stores and renamed them to Holland and Barrett.)
1992 Lloydspharmacy acquired Holland and Barrett.
1997 NBTY acquired Holland & Barrett. Before they were bought out by The Carlyle Group, NBTY owned many well known brands including: Solgar, Nature’s Bounty and Ester-C.
2010 The Carlyle Group, the US private equity group, agreed to buy NBTY in July 2010 for $55 a share, estimated to be about $3.4bn to $3.8bn. The Carlyle Group's owns Alliance Boots, which includes Boots The Chemists in the UK and Alliance Pharmacies in the UK.
GNC stores (UK stores only). In 2003 Holland and Barrett bought the UK chain of stores, GNC, which they still own, although their North American holdings still compete with GNC in the USA.
Julian Graves health food chain.
Boots the Chemists.
Alliance Phamacies.
Nature's Way. The company also has nineteen "Nature's Way" stores in the Republic of Ireland, although some of these shops have been converted to Holland and Barrett but still trade under the existing "Nature's Way" brand.
All of Holland and Barretts's own brand vitamin and mineral supplements are made by the company itself.
80's singer Kim Wilde featured on Holland and Barrett TV adverting between 2004/05. Ex Blue Peter presenter Gethin Jones has featured in the 2010-11 TV adverts.
They are often used by the vegan and vegetarian communities for their range of products, such as the Linda McCartney and Redwood ranges. Other communities with specific dietary needs, those who are lactose intolerant or gluten intolerant also buy from Holland and Barrett as they have a wide 'free-from' range including soya milk and gluten-free bread.
The company recently started its international expansion with franchising. The first three franchise stores opened in October 2008 in Durban, South Africa and the company currently has nine franchise stores operating in South Africa, all by the same franchisee. Singapore where the company currently has five franchise stores open and Malta with one store were added in 2009. The plan is to expand the Holland & Barrett brand globally with bigger country franchise partners and 2010 will see several country additions to the franchise business.
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