All Boots articles – Page 4
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News
Boots appoints former Asda strategy head to lead transformation
Boots has appointed Preyash Thakrar as strategy and transformation director as it “embarks on a significant period of change”.
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Analysis
Tech List 2024: The definitive index of the world’s top 50 digital retail leaders
Retail Week’s annual celebration of the most influential leaders behind 50 businesses progressing digital retail has landed. Innovative minds from Boots, Tesco, EE, Sephora and Walmart are among those recognised in The Tech List
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Former Walmart boss McKenna co-chairs study to uncover secrets of successful retail teams
Former Walmart and Asda director Judith McKenna is to join rugby coaching legend Sir Clive Woodward to identify what makes a great store team.
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Boots rolls out NHS Pharmacy First in major change to patient care
Boots has launched the NHS Pharmacy First service across all its stores in England as it undergoes “one of the most significant changes” in its 175-year history.
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Analysis
Own-brand beauty: How ‘budget’ lines have disrupted the market
With beauty retailers enjoying a bumper Christmas trading period, the one thing they all had in common was the resounding success of their competitively-priced, own-brand products against the traditionally dominant branded offerings.
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Opinion
‘Retail updates so far offer reasons to be cheerful in the new year’
As the Christmas decorations start to come down, the retail trading statements have started to flood in.
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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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Opinion
Predictions: who will be retail’s winners and losers in 2024?
Who will fly and who will flop in 2024? Retail experts give their tips for the year ahead
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Gallery
The best new stores of 2023
From soaps on sushi belts at Lush Glasgow to in-house tea rooms at Uniqlo, Covent Garden here some of the most exciting stores that opened up in 2023.
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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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Gallery
Boots opens new beauty concept store at Battersea
Boots has opened its latest beauty concept store at Battersea Power Station as it looks to “solidify its position as the UK’s number one beauty destination”.
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Analysis
Reviewed: Retail’s best Christmas ads according to the experts
Who has nailed it and who has failed it? We assembled a panel of advertising experts to give their verdict on some of retail’s biggest Christmas ads this year
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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: The retail Christmas advert round-up
No sooner had the pumpkins and Halloween costumes been removed from the shelves, than several retailers launched their Christmas campaigns.
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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 expands beauty offering with 400 new premium products
Boots has introduced a new premium and professional haircare category on its website as it expands its beauty offering and grows its market share in premium beauty.
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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 extends Price Advantage scheme in new value campaign
Boots has launched new price-lowering campaign ‘best for less’ on more than 2,000 products as part of its support for customers during the cost-of-living crisis.