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‘We’ll never forget what he did for our family’: Amar Aslam of Boots Opticians wins Pride of Retail Award

By Ellis Hawthorne2026-03-19T23:00:00+00:00

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Amar Aslam, an optometrist at Boots Opticians Braehead, has won the Pride of Retail Award at the Retail Week Awards 2026. Discover the extraordinary story of how he how changed the life of a four-month-old patient and their family. “People come to us not just because of the products and the service. It’s because we put a little bit more extra care into it,” says Amar.

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