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Founded by John Boots, the pharmacy, beauty and health retailer has been a mainstay of the British high street for 175 years. Boots’ pharmacy-led outlets provide optician and hearing care services and digital photo printing. It sells clothing, food and drink, alongside its many beauty and health products. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Boots and the health and beauty sector.

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Latest news and insight on Boots from Retail-Week.com

News
P.Louise teams up with Boots for high street debut
2026-05-15T06:23:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Viral beauty brand P.Louise has joined forces with Boots to bring its makeup range to the high street for the first time.
Analysis
What’s next for Boots under new CEO Alex Baldock?
2026-05-14T15:13:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
The owner of Boots confirmed this morning that outgoing Currys boss Alex Baldock would be joining the health and beauty chain in the autumn as its new chief executive.
News
Boots confirms appointment of outgoing Currys boss Baldock as new CEO
2026-05-13T14:03:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Boots has confirmed that it has tapped outgoing Currys boss Alex Baldock to be its next CEO.

More on Boots

Boots Opticians opens ‘cutting-edge’ premium store

2026-04-02T14:46:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

Boots Opticians has opened a store in London designed for a luxury customer experience.

Boots to evolve Advantage Card scheme for better personalisation

2026-04-02T06:26:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

Boots has further developed its Advantage Card loyalty scheme as customers demand more personalisation.

Partnership update: Waitrose leverages AI for delivery, Sephora launches app on ChatGPT, and more
2026-03-31T06:00:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Boots overhauls baby food range to meet new government standards
2026-03-30T23:01:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
In pictures: Retail Week Awards 2026 winners gallery
2026-03-20T11:29:00+00:00
Retail Week Awards 2026 winners revealed
2026-03-19T23:00:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev

‘We’ll never forget what he did for our family’: Amar Aslam of Boots Opticians wins Pride of Retail Award
2026-03-19T23:00:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Boots strikes logistics deal to support online growth
2026-03-17T16:16:00+00:00By George MacDonald
Lessons in loyalty: New Look, Boots and Kingfisher’s digital leaders on driving lifetime spend
2026-03-05T07:00:00+00:00In paid partnership with SheerID, By Rebecca Taylor
Boots to launch second beauty-only store in the South West
2026-03-04T10:36:00+00:00By Megan Robinson

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