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.
Boots has been granted a royal warrant by the Queen, in recognition of its services as manufacturers and retailers of health and beauty products to the royal household.
Boots has debuted an “on the go” store at Belfast International Airport, which the group has called the “first of its kind”.
The Australian pharmacy group said the deal would “not currently meet its strategic and capital investment objectives”.
As Alex Baldock prepares to take the helm of the famous retailer, it could be all change on the ownership front; and that will be up to wily entrepreneur Stefano Pessina, says George MacDonald
Health and beauty giant Boots has held talks with potential suitors over a sale which could value the retailer at as much as $10bn.
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