All Alliance Boots articles – Page 16
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NewsRetailers raise prices before ‘VAT freeze’
Leading retailers have increased their prices on key lines just weeks ahead of announcing a VAT freeze, a report this morning claims.
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NewsBoots brand will span the globe, says Stefano Pessina
Alliance Boots executive chairman Stefano Pessina has vowed that the Boots brand will be sold in all the major countries in the world within five years.
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NewsBoots celebrates 160th anniversary
Alliance Boots has reiterated its ambitions to become a global brand as the health and beauty retailer celebrates its 160th anniversary.
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AnalysisInside the box: Christmas adverts
A couple of retailers stand out for their originality in this year’s crop of festive ads, but too many of them lack impact, Saatchi & Saatchi’s Richard Huntington tells Joanna Perry.
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NewsAlliance Boots loses out in Sweden
Alliance Boots is understood to have lost out in Sweden’s auction of part of its state-owned Apoteket pharmacy chain.
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NewsBoots awaits decision on bid for Swedish chain
Alliance Boots is expected to learn this week whether it has been successful in its bid to buy part of Sweden’s pharmacy monopoly.
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NewsAlliance Boots revenue up 11.6%
Health and beauty group Alliance Boots has reported revenue up 11.6% to £9bn for the six months to September 30 and said it is well positioned for the second half including the key Christmas trading period.
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Liverpool contactless payment push begins
Boots, Timpsons and Max Spielmann are all taking part in MasterCard’s initiative to drive adoption of its contactless payment technology in Liverpool.
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NewsWaitrose chases convenience market and signs deal with Boots UK
Waitrose is to make a major play for the convenience market, and has embarked on a partnership with Boots UK to sell select product ranges in each others’ stores.
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NewsRetail chiefs predict ‘flat’ Christmas
Andrew Higginson, chief executive of Tesco’s Retailing Services division, said the market will be “flat at best” for UK retailers over Christmas.
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AnalysisWhat it’s like to work at…Boots UK
The inside opinion from head of recruitment services Paul Stretton
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AnalysisTop 50 retailers: Retail’s premier league
It’s 18 months since Retail Week’s last look at the UK’s top retailers by sales and margins and much has changed in that time. Retail Knowledge Bank senior partner Robert Clark reports
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NewsBoots UK severs ties with ethical body
Boots UK has ended its membership of ethical trading standards body the Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI), prompting criticism from the organisation.
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NewsStefano Pessina defends Andy Hornby hiring as key to Alliance Boots progress
Stefano Pessina has said that Alliance Boots’ 115,000 staff should not be concerned at the appointment of Andy Hornby as group chief executive, despite his association with the HBoS shipwreck.
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NewsAndy Hornby set to earn more than £1m at Boots
Andy Hornby is set to earn more that £1m a year as Alliance Boots chief executive.
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NewsAlliance Boots hires former HBOS chief Andy Hornby
Updated: Alliance Boots has confirmed it will hire former HBOS boss Andy Hornby as its new chief executive.
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AnalysisScott Wheway is embracing the challenge at Best Buy
The former Boots man has taken his time to find the right role but is relishing the challenge of Best Buy. George MacDonald reports.
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Retailers are responding to obesity, claims BRC
Retailers are demonstrating the effectiveness of working with customers to help them make the lifestyle changes needed in the fight against obesity, according to the British Retail Consortium.
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Coles hires UK retail veteran Tony Buffin
Grocer Coles has hired another UK retail veteran, appointing former Boots group financial controller Tony Buffin as its finance director.Buffin was most recently European managing director of Groupe Aeroplan, an international loyalty management company. Previously, he headed Boots’ international healthcare strategy team.Buffin, who takes up his role in July, is ...