All Boots articles – Page 6
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NewsMarks & Spencer to roll out in-store opticians branches
Marks & Spencer is to take on health retail giants such as Boots and Specsavers by opening opticians branches across its estate.
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DataRanking: From M&S to Iceland – UK consumers’ favourite brands
Marks & Spencer has been crowned the best retail brand according to shoppers in YouGov’s UK Retail Rankings 2021.
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NewsBoots' sales climb driven by post-lockdown online surge
Boots recorded an increase in sales in its fourth quarter as lockdown restrictions eased and demand for pharmacy services rose.
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AnalysisGame on: How Tesco, Shein and The North Face are transforming loyalty
Following a pandemic that transformed shopping habits forever, retailers are now mulling over the best methods of maintaining a connection with their customers – including revamping their loyalty schemes.
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AnalysisHow are Boots, M&S and Kingfisher meeting the demands of the new consumer?
Consumer Week saw leaders from across the sector providing an inside look into how they are meeting evolving consumer needs and building out their offerings, from leading with data to prioritising sustainability. Retail Week looks at four learnings from the event: watch all sessions for free on-demand here.
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AnalysisAnalysis: From hairspray to hammers – could rapid delivery be a game-changer beyond grocery?
The rapid delivery revolution is gathering pace and where grocers have led non-food retailers are starting to follow, writes Nick Hughes.
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NewsBoots launches marketing agency to supercharge brand partners’ campaigns
Boots has launched a new media and marketing service to help third-party brands deliver personalised campaigns to customers.
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AnalysisThe changing face of beauty: How brands are setting the foundations for success
As the old saying goes ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’ and for consumers looking to purchase beauty products today their eyes are more likely than ever to be fixed on a screen.
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NewsBoots rolls out 30 new smaller format beauty halls across the UK and Ireland
Boots’ smaller format beauty hall concept will open in 30 stores as it rolls out its beauty offering to more customers.
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NewsBoots and Deliveroo to pilot on-demand beauty delivery
Boots has launched a trial partnership with Deliveroo to offer rapid delivery on a range of more than 400 health and beauty products to customers.
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NewsITV to trial shoppable TV with Love Island and Boots
ITV has partnered with Boots to launch its first foray into shoppable television, starting with reality show Love Island.
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NewsBoots sales rise as Walgreens upgrades profit forecast following strong third quarter
Boots has had a jump in third-quarter sales while parent group Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has upgraded its profit forecast, buoyed by pharmacy sales and administrating Covid-19 vaccinations.
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NewsBoots launches new Online Doctor service
Boots has launched an online consultation service for customers that will address 45 non-urgent health conditions.
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AnalysisRevealed: The secrets of successful store managers
Retail Week’s latest report delves into what makes an exceptional store manager and the role they play in empowering frontline staff to deliver outstanding service.
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OpinionMove of the Week: Marks & Spencer takes big leap forward in its leadership team
The promotions of Stuart Machin and Katie Bickerstaffe announced this week mark a significant step in the evolution of the M&S leadership team.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Boots (Overview)
Boots remains the UK’s largest chemist chain by some margin, trading through around 2,200 pharmacy-led health and beauty outlets, and is part of global healthcare, pharmacy and retail behemoth Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA).
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Retail Navigator AnalysisBoots (Financials)
Boots forms the core of the International division within the enlarged Walgreens Boots Alliance group. However, the UK business is not broken out as part of the US group’s financial reporting and continues to file its own accounts at Companies House.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisBoots (SWOT)
Boots’ merger with Walgreens, the largest drugstore operator in the US, provided huge scale and Boots UK has benefited from the group’s technological investment and other synergies. In the UK, Boots is the largest chemist chain.
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Retail Navigator AnalysisBoots (Strategy)
Boots UK boss Sebastian James is laser-focused on modernisation – rejuvenating the retailers’ expansive store estate, ramping up its digital game and boosting its beauty credentials.
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OpinionFran Minogue: ‘2020 could be seen as the lost year – but look what we found’
A year ago almost to the day, I wrote an article exploring how retail chief executives were grappling with the challenges of Covid-19 and starting to plan for a post-pandemic world.
