All Alliance Boots articles – Page 2
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NewsBoots pharmacy staff raise patient safety fears
Some Boots pharmacy staff claim they are under too much pressure and that mistakes could be made as a result.
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AnalysisWho will be retail’s winners and losers in 2018?
Who will thrive in 2018 and who will flounder? Retail experts share their tips for the year ahead.
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NewsBoots sales slip in ‘challenging’ first quarter
Boots has recorded a drop in its first-quarter UK retail sales as Walgreen’s Boots Alliance’s US arm shored up sales.
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NewsToday in retail: French Connection flies in fresh faces
French Connection has parachuted in two new non-execs including Shop Direct alumna Sarah Curran as it shaved down its interim losses.
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NewsWalgreens Boots Alliance wins Rite Aid deal approval
Walgreens Boots Alliance has won regulatory approval to take over a clutch of Rite Aid’s stores and warehouses after scaling back its planned acquisition.
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AnalysisBig break or big mistake? The best and worst retail M&A
There were deals galore in last week as B&M snapped up Heron Foods and DFS bought Sofology. We look back at some of retail’s landmark deals.
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AnalysisRoadtrip: Why retail is resurgent in the Midlands
In the third instalment of this year’s retail road trip, Retail Week heads to the resurgent Midlands and uncovers a wealth of retail opportunities.
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OpinionOpinion: How Superdrug made up ground in beauty
Superdrug’s stellar full-year results were driven by strong sales in its cosmetics division as the retailer contours its business for a younger shopper.
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NewsRetail diary: How Iceland keeps its competitive cool
Colley’s not sticking to his knitting, Boots staff are fabulous at 50 and Iceland is blowing an ill wind.
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NewsWalgreens Boots sales up as Rite Aid merger scrapped
Walgreens Boots Alliance’s domestic sales edged up in its third-quarter but the pharmacy giant was hit by currency fluctuations and scaled back its proposed takeover of Rite Aid.
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NewsRetail job numbers hit 12 months of consecutive decline
The number of full-time retail jobs posted a year of continuous decline last quarter as rising store numbers failed to offset sliding employment in the sector.
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NewsBoots retail sales edge up as pharmacy division falters
Walgreens Boots Alliance posted a drop in its second-quarter sales as a poor international performance and currency fluctuations offset rising domestic sales.
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DataMarket monitor: Boots grows sales by £13m
Boots continues to lead and shows to be the biggest contributor having grown their sales by £13 million, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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DataData: Retail job cuts gather pace in 2017
The number of job cuts, natural attrition and, in some cases, redeployment over the past year, has been heavily clustered in the last three months.
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VideoWatch: Walgreens Boots Alliance's Gourlay on US lessons
Walgreens Boots Alliance co-chief operating officer Alex Gourlay shares some of the lessons learned between Walgreens in the US and Boots in the UK.
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NewsBoots reinstates boarding pass checks at airports
Boots has reintroduced boarding pass checks at its airport stores to assess whether shoppers qualify for VAT savings based on where they are travelling to.
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DataData: The UK’s top 30 retailers by productivity
Retail Week Prospect ranks the top 30 most productive retailers in the UK, measured by sales per employee.
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AnalysisInfographic: Sir Philip’s apology and Zalando on the up
The week in words and numbers, March 10, 2017: Sir Philip apologises to BHS pensioners and Joe Corre slams Agent Provocateur sale to Sport Direct’s Mike Ashley.
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NewsBoots to bring Walgreens engagement tech to the UK
Walgreens Boots Alliance co-chief operating officer Alex Gourlay has revealed Boots will bring Walgreens tech innovations such as an Uber-style telemedicine service to the UK in the next few years.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Can Boots bring its photo offer into focus?
Boots is shuttering the bulk of its in-store photo labs in response to changing shopper habits. Can the retailer get its photo division back on track?