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Expanding Hims & Hers in Europe
Hims & Hers has announced that it will be acquiring ZAVA, a leading digital health platform in Europe, which will expand its presence in the UK and bring the Hims & Hers platform to customers in Germany, France and Ireland. It will establish its own branded presence, leveraging the robust ZAVA platform, in each of these European markets in the coming quarters.
ZAVA serves more than 1.3 million active customers and delivered nearly 2.3 million consultations in 2024 across the UK, Germany, France and Ireland. ZAVA has been a leader in introducing simple, accessible, digital-first access to highquality healthcare across Europe, and it understands the region’ s needs. To ensure a world-class and localised experience, customers will have access to British, German and French healthcare providers in local languages.
Europe is establishing itself as forwardthinkers in how technology can transform healthcare. By acquiring ZAVA, Hims & Hers will be building on this framework, bringing the strength of Hims & Hers to a continent that values the transformative potential of digital health.
Hims & Hers provides prescription medications, over-the-counter medications and personal care products. Consumers consult licensed healthcare professionals and access treatments and products through the company’ s platform.
Proctor & Gamble announce 7,000 job cuts in growth strategy plan
Proctor & Gamble( P & G) has revealed it expects to reduce up to 7,000 non-manufacturing roles, or approximately 15 % of its current non-manufacturing workforce over the next two years.
The plans are part of the company’ s growth strategy, and it said:“ As always, employee separations will be managed with support and respect, and in line with our principles and values and local laws. Specific impacts by region or site are not available at this time.”
The company, which owns Pampers, Ariel and Pantene, to name a few, said it if focusing on three main areas; portfolio choices, supply chain and organisation design.
It plans to exit some categories, brands and product forms which will be announced in the months ahead, and these moves will enable the business to make related interventions in its supply chain to drive efficiencies, faster innovation and cost reduction.
The organisation design relates to the job losses and also to digitisation and automation.
The update was presented by Andre Schulten, Chief Financial Officer, and Shailesh Jejurikar, Chief Operating Officer, from P & G at the 2025 Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference.
They said that consumers face greater uncertainty, competition is fierce, the geopolitical environment is unpredictable and technology is rapidly transforming nearly every aspect of daily life. x
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