All Walgreens Boots Alliance articles
The Walgreens Boots Alliance empire was created through the combination of the US drugstore giant Walgreens and the UK’s leading pharmacy retailer Alliance Boots in late 2014. Its scale was given a boost a few years later, when it agreed a deal to acquire 1,932 stores from US pharmacy rival Rite Aid.
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What lies in store for leaderless Boots after its sale fail?
A day after Walgreens’ chief executive went on record to say Boots is no longer for sale, the high street giant’s chief executive, Seb James, called it quits. With doubts about its future ownership and no leadership replacement to steer the ship, Retail Week takes a look at what lies in store for the retailer.
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Boots CEO has quit to join a European eye surgery chain
Boots boss Sebastian James, who has been running the company for the last six years, will leave in November.
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Walgreens abandons Boots sale plan for a second time
The American owner of Boots, Walgreens Boots Alliance, has shelved plans for a potential sale for the second time.
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Boots maintains 'positive momentum' as UK sales rise
Boots has reported growth in retail and pharmacy sales as its market share improved for the 13th consecutive quarter, in the three months to May 2024.
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Boots to launch new global beauty brands in-store
Boots is set to launch 25 beauty brands across all its stores before the end of summer as it strengthens its hold on the beauty market in the UK.
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Walgreens scraps Boots IPO plans as sale talks continue
The American owner of Boots, Walgreens Boots Alliance, has reportedly scrapped plans for a potential IPO of the UK beauty retailer as sale talks around the business continue.
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Boots billionaire’s holding plummets by $2bn
The tycoon behind Walgreens Boots Alliance has seen more than $2bn wiped from his fortune.
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Do recent European beauty IPOs bode well for a Boots flotation?
As Spanish beauty group Puig gears up for an IPO in Madrid, it is poised to become Europe’s biggest float this year with a valuation of nearly €14bn (£11.96bn). Retail Week takes a look at the recent surge in beauty IPOs, their valuations and what that might mean for Boots, widely rumoured to be exploring a listing in London.
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Boots delivers biggest ever Black Friday sales
Boots has reported strong sales and an 11th consecutive quarter of market share growth after delivering its biggest-ever Black Friday to date.
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Potential Boots and Shein IPOs show ‘there is life’ in the City
As the week saw news of both Boots and Shein exploring a public listing in London, analysts told Retail Week that there may still be “life in the old dog yet”.
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Boots owner offloads £4.8bn pension scheme
Boots has agreed to transfer £4.8bn of pension obligations to insurer Legal & General in a deal that potentially paves the way for a sale by owner Walgreens Boots Alliance.
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Walgreens to pay £1bn to offload Boots pension scheme
Walgreens is considering a hefty payout to offload the Boots pension scheme and reinvigorate shelved plans to sell the retailer.
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Watch: Boots celebrates joy of giving with new Christmas advert
Boots has launched its Christmas marketing campaign, titled ‘Thank you, Santa’, which focuses on giving joy.
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Boots delivers growth in market share driven by beauty and skincare
Boots delivered 11.7% year-on-year growth in retail sales in the three months to August 31, 2023, as its market share grew for the 10th consecutive quarter.
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Exclusive: Boots shelves launch of marketplace
Boots has shelved plans to launch its own marketplace, Retail Week can reveal.
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Boots says rewards scheme delivers £50m savings for customers
Boots has reported that customers with an Advantage Card have saved almost £50m through Price Advantage deals since January last year.
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Boots delivers strong sales driven by success of own brands
Boots reported 13.4% year-on-year growth in retail sales in the three months to May 31, as market share grew for the ninth consecutive quarter.
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Boots owner mulls float or sale by end of 2023 to focus on US market
Walgreens, the US-based parent company of Boots, could either sell or float the UK retail favourite as the global pharmacy giant faces intense pressure to break up.
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Strategy spotlight: Can Boots win on the health and beauty battleground?
UK pharmacy and beauty chain Boots is being squeezed from all sides of the beauty battleground and this week’s opening of trendy global beauty retailer Sephora’s first UK store will apply extra pressure.
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Boots’ focus on value delivers strong Christmas performance
Boots’ focus on value has paid off this Christmas as it posted an 8.7% increase in like-for-like sales for the three months to November.