All Alliance Boots articles – Page 13
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NewsBoots faces legal action in Mini Mode fashion row
Health and beauty giant Boots is being sued for £5m in a legal case centred on changes to its childrenswear offer.
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Analysis10 ways to compete with Amazon
Amazon’s sales growth this week showed that the etailer continues to power on. It commands respect from retailers, but its relentless expansion also generates fear. We assess how retailers can best compete with the digital Goliath. Gemma Goldfingle and Alex Lawson report.
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NewsWaitrose and Boots pare back product partnership
Upmarket grocer to phase out health giant’s products and replace with own-brand.
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AnalysisChristmas adverts: Who are the winners and losers?
Retail’s latest batch of Christmas ads have both riled and delighted TV viewers in equal measure. Rebecca Thomson and Richard Huntington sort the crackers from the turkeys.
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NewsBoots tailors its offers at the tills
Boots is producing personalised messages and coupons at the till as part of a drive to improve its loyalty programme.
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NewsAlliance Boots in running to buy care firm
Health and beauty retailer and pharmaceuticals wholesaler Alliance Boots is in the running to buy Healthcare at Home, one of the UK’s largest providers of in-home medical care, it is understood.
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InterviewQ&A: Alliance Boots' Alex Gourlay
Retail Week speaks to Alliance Boots chief executive of health and beauty Alex Gourlay about how Boots’ retail strategy has ensured it is well-positioned to meet its targets.
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NewsFirst-half sales edge up at Boots
Health and beauty powerhouse Alliance Boots is on track to meet its financial targets this year despite tough trading conditions.
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NewsBoots CIO Andy Haywood leaves to join Co-op
Boots’ chief information officer (CIO) Andy Haywood is leaving to become group CIO at the Co-operative Group.
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NewsRetailers count the cost as looters attack stores
Retailers are weighing up their next steps after hundreds of stores were looted as the worst rioting in living memory swept through England.
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NewsBoots UK appoints joint chief operating officers
Alliance Boots health and beauty chief executive Alex Gourlay has appointed two chief operating officers to look after the day-to-day running of the Boots UK & Ireland business while he concentrates on future growth plans.
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NewsBoots chief Gourlay champions high street improvement drive
Alliance Boots health and beauty chief executive Alex Gourlay has thrown his weight behind a blueprint to breathe new life into town centres.
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NewsProfits climb at Alliance Boots
Retailer and wholesaler Alliance Boots has reported surging sales and profits.
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NewsSuperdrug launches loyalty card scheme
Superdrug is to go head-to-head with rival Boots with the launch of its own loyalty card next week.
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NewsAlliance Boots in no rush to replace departed CEO Hornby
Alliance Boots is unlikely to appoint a successor to departed group chief executive Andy Hornby in the near future, following his sudden exit last week.
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NewsUpdated: Alliance Boots boss Andy Hornby to step down from business
Updated: Alliance Boots group chief executive Andy Hornby is to step down from the business, Retail Week has learned.
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AnalysisWinning in tough times
This year’s Retail Week Conference showed how creatively UK retailers are tackling tough trading conditions. Charlotte Hardie and Rebecca Thomson report on the highlights.