• Skip to main content
  • Skip to navigation
  • hot-topicsESSENTIAL DATA
  • AI Investment Tracker
  • Staff Benefits Index 2026
  • Retail Pay Index
  • Digital Capability Index 2026
  • Christmas 2025 league table
Retail Week Retail Week
Retail Week
Retail Week
Mast navigation
  • Sign in
  • Subscribe
  • Register
  • Team Access
Search Retail Week
Menu
Close menu
  • Home
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • Home
    • JOIN TODAY
    • Subscribe now
  • News
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • News
    • Company A-Z
    • Sectors
    • Store galleries
  • Analysis
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • Analysis
    • Features
    • Opinion
    • Solutions Spotlight
    • Technology
    • Supply chain
    • Stores
  • Data
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • Data
    • Chart of the Week
    • Forecasts & rankings
    • Industry data
  • People
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • People
    • Interviews
    • Retail 100
    • The Tech List
  • Reports
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • Reports
    • Industry Insight
    • Advertising opportunities
  • Events
    • Back to parent navigation item
    • Events
    • All upcoming events
    • LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer
    • Retail Week Awards
    • On demand virtual events
    • Event sponsorship
  • Newsletters
  • Ask iA
  • Subscribe now
  • Home
      • JOIN TODAY
      • Subscribe now
  • News
      • Company A-Z
      • Sectors
      • Store galleries
    • Liberty London
      Liberty to open expanded jewellery department in September
    • Platter John Lewis - barista coffee 002
      First look: John Lewis unveils new restaurant concept Platter
    • Meadowhall at sunset
      Sheffield’s Meadowhall sees footfall and sales uplift after introducing AI style suite
  • Analysis
      • Features
      • Opinion
      • Solutions Spotlight
      • Technology
      • Supply chain
      • Stores
    • Lefties Liverpool One
      Lefties’ first UK store: Xavier Ruz Riera shows off new shop and discusses expansion plans
    • AI style suite at Meadowhall shopping centre
      Test Drive: Meadowhall centre’s AI shopping style suite
    • Blackheath July 30 2026 heatwave
      What lessons can retail learn from 2026’s heatwave summer?
  • Data
      • Chart of the Week
      • Forecasts & rankings
      • Industry data
    • Primark pink sweater
      Charts: Primark cuts gap with Shein on prices
    • vape shops turnpike lane
      Government likely undercounting number of vape shops. That’s a problem
    • Lefties clothing store interior, menswear department
      How do Lefties’ prices compare with its UK rivals?
  • People
      • Interviews
      • Retail 100
      • The Tech List
    • Retail 100 logo 2026
      Retail 100 2026 – the industry’s most influential leaders
    • Elena Martínez Ortiz
      Q&A: Asos EVP of product on driving relevance with Test & React
    • Many faces of AI robots
      Human resources – How AI has transformed retail work
  • Reports
      • Industry Insight
      • Advertising opportunities
    • RWCONN370_ECOMM_REPORT-WEBSITE
      The UK’s Top Ecommerce RetailersIn paid partnership with Feedonomics
    • RWCONN368-CX-ORACLE-REPORT-WEBSITE
      The CX ReportIn collaboration with Oracle
    • RWCONN363-Xpedition-REPORT-WEBSITE
      Traceability, Trust, TransformationIn paid partnership with Transparity
  • Events
      • All upcoming events
      • LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer
      • Retail Week Awards
      • On demand virtual events
      • Event sponsorship
    • LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer 2027 logo
      LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer 2027
    • All winners Retail Week Awards 2025 2
      Retail Week Awards 2027 entries now open
    • Retail Week AI Summit 2026
      Retail Week AI Summit
  • Newsletters
  • Ask iA
  • Subscribe now
  • More from navigation items
People

Related video

  • Alan Wrigley Pride of Retail video pic

    Watch: ‘National treasure’ Alan Wrigley wins Pride of Retail Award

  • Rami Batieh speaking on camera at LIVE 2026

    Watch: Retail leaders reveal 2026’s biggest challenges and opportunities

  • Let's Respect Retail campaign materials

    Retail Trust launches new Let’s Respect Retail campaign amid surge of abuse

  • Stuart Machin Leader of the Year video

    Watch: M&S CEO Stuart Machin wins Retail Leader of the Year

  • Boots Christmas Advert 2024

    Boots launches Christmas campaign with Bridgerton star

‘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

  • No comments

Retail Week Awards logo

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.

Advertisement

Topics

  • Boots
  • People
  • Retail Week Awards
  • Scotland

No comments yet

You're not signed in.

Only subscribers can comment on this article.

Sign in

Related articles

  • Main stage at LIVE 2026
    News

    Save the date - LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer returns in 2027

    2026-06-23T05:00:00Z

  • Boots Beauty store front
    News

    ​Boots reveals launch date for second beauty-only store

    2026-05-21T13:08:00Z

  • Alex Baldock
    News

    Boots confirms appointment of outgoing Currys boss Baldock as new CEO

    2026-05-13T14:03:00Z

  • Glasses on display at Boots Opticians
    News

    Boots Opticians opens ‘cutting-edge’ premium store

    2026-04-02T14:46:00Z

  • Boots Advantage Card image
    News

    Boots to evolve Advantage Card scheme for better personalisation

    2026-04-02T06:26:00Z

  • Boots Edinburgh store
    News

    Boots overhauls baby food range to meet new government standards

    2026-03-30T23:01:00Z

Advertisement

  • FAQs
  • Contact us
  • Report store
  • Advertising opportunities
  • Retail Voice
  • Events & awards
  • LIVE: Retail Week x The Grocer
Join the conversation
  • Cookie Preferences
  • Archive (by date)
  • A-Z of contributors
  • A-Z of subjects

Site powered by Webvision Cloud