All Boots articles
Founded by John Boots, the pharmacy, beauty and health retailer has been a mainstay of the British high street since 1849. From its first family-run shop in Nottingham, Boots has expanded to around 2,500 outlets across the UK. Boots’ pharmacy-led outlets also provide optician and hearing care services and digital photo printing. It sells clothing, food and drink, alongside its many beauty and health products. Boots merged with American drugstore giant Walgreens in December 2014, leading to an empire that spans over 14,000 company-owned stores across 11 countries.
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Interview
Q&A: Google’s retail MD explains why retailers should take advantage of ‘fake Friday’
Retail Week spoke to Google’s managing director of retail, Sophie Neary, to delve into why customer search and AI is so important for retailers to utilise heading into golden quarter
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Analysis
Three retailers reveal the next steps in their retail media networks
Retail media networks continue to be a hot topic in the industry, and its growth shows no signs of slowing down.
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Boots (Financials)
Boots forms the core of the International division within the enlarged Walgreens Boots Alliance group. However, the UK business is not broken out as part of the US group’s financial reporting and continues to file its own accounts at Companies House.
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News
Boots has grown market share for 14th consecutive quarter as full-year sales rise
Boots has delivered its 14th consecutive quarter of market share growth in the UK as full-year sales grew, driven by beauty products.
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Analysis
Festive face-off: Who will win the health and beauty battle this golden quarter?
With high street giants like John Lewis, Marks & Spencer and Boots upping their beauty game in the run-up to Christmas, Retail Week looks at who is winning the health and beauty battle this golden quarter
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Interview
Q&A: Skin+Me CEO on partnering with John Lewis and Boots and cracking the skincare market
Retail Week catches up with Skin+Me’s co-founder and chief executive Horatio Cary on the brand’s first retail partnership with John Lewis and Boots, its interesting business model and the journey so far
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Analysis
The power of a strong retail slogan
As John Lewis reports a rise in visits following the reintroduction of ‘Never Knowingly Undersold’ earlier this month, we can see the power of a retail slogan. We asked some of retail’s best marketers for their favourite retail slogan and why it works
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Retail Navigator Analysis
Boots (Strategy)
Speedy delivery partnerships with Deliveroo, Uber Eats and now Just Eat help Boots compete on rapid delivery. Boots is partnering with Just Eat on speedy delivery of health and beauty products from an initial 50 UK sites.
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News
Boots adds 25 new beauty brands as it launches ‘biggest ever’ beauty campaign
Boots is introducing 25 new beauty brands in its stores as it launches its “biggest ever beauty marketing campaign”.
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News
Boots becomes latest Just Eat partner with rapid delivery launch
Boots has partnered with Just Eat to launch a rapid delivery service across 50 stores in the UK, including London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
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Analysis
LIVE 2025 Retail Week x The Grocer: Meet the key speakers
Here are just some of the speakers that will be taking to the LIVE stage on February 11, 2025.
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Analysis
Profile: Boots’ new boss Anthony Hemmerdinger – leader with ‘common touch’ who’s come up the ops route
Anthony Hemmerdinger, who is succeeding Seb James as chief executive of health and beauty giant Boots, is very different from his predecessor but shares some of his values.
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News
Boots has named its new managing director
The UK’s largest health and beauty retailer has announced that retail and operations director Anthony Hemmerdinger will take on the role of managing director when Seb James steps down.
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Analysis
As Nobody’s Child launches new beauty line, is now the right time for fashion players to branch out?
As Nobody’s Child becomes the latest fashion retailer to expand into beauty, Retail Week finds out if now is the right time to take a share of the beauty market and whether distribution is all it takes to break in.
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Analysis
Harnessing the power of content: The strategies setting Elemis, Boots and Nike apart from the competition
This deep dive is the third in our ‘Consumer 2025 – from acquisition to advocacy’ series.
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Analysis
Are Estée Lauder’s struggles a sign the good times might be over for UK beauty retail?
As global cosmetics giant Estée Lauder Companies reported a fall in sales marked by a slowdown in prestige beauty sales, Retail Week explores if this should be a cause of concern for beauty retailers in the UK
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Analysis
Shoppable TV ads: The next big thing in the retail media revolution?
Retailers are constantly looking for new ways to reach consumers, gain loyal customers and boost sales.
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Gallery
Boots has given its Edinburgh store a makeover to create 'the very best shopping experience'
Boots has unveiled its redesigned store on Princes Street, Edinburgh, featuring a brand new beauty hall and healthcare space with private consultation rooms.
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News
Boots Advantage Card data will be used to develop new disease treatments
Health and beauty giant Boots will use data gathered through its Advantage Card loyalty scheme to enable companies to seek new treatments for illnesses.
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News
Airport retailers could see a boost in sales if global IT outage continues
Retailers operating in airports could end up receiving a boost in sales and footfall if the IT outage causing havoc around the world continues.