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    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Lex
      Boots: one step closer to the block Premium content

      The transfer of pension obligations fixes one of the parent company’s problems

      People walking in front of a Boots store
    • Friday, 24 November, 2023
      Boots offloads £4.8bn pension scheme to Legal & General

      Deal could pave way for sale of pharmacy chain and comes on same day as £4bn Co-op agreement

      A Boots store in London
    • Tuesday, 27 June, 2023
      Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc
      Boots and Walgreens to close 450 branches across UK and US

      Pharmacy group slashes earnings forecast as market softens and customers tighten belts

      A Boots store on Oxford street  in London
    • Monday, 5 June, 2023
      Cyber Security
      British Airways, Boots and BBC among companies hit by cyber security attack

      Tens of thousands of workers affected by breach of sensitive data in hack expected to spread to the US

      A branch of Boots in London
    • Thursday, 13 October, 2022
      Boots sales recover as customers return to shops and travel resumes

      Sales rise 15% in the three months to August despite slump in pharmacy services

      A man walks outside a Boots store in London
    • Friday, 1 July, 2022
      Boots left in limbo as bids fail to emerge

      UK pharmacy chain has increased market share but detractors say tired stores have dented its reputation

      Boots on Oxford Street:
    • Wednesday, 29 June, 2022
      Due Diligence
      Boots proves too bitter a pill to swallow Premium content

      Plus, European Spacs struggle to strike mergers and EY pays up for its cheating scandal

    • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
      Walgreens halts sale of Boots chain citing tougher financial conditions

      Owner of UK pharmacy and beauty group blames market turmoil for bids below its expectations

      A Boots sign outside a branch store
    • Thursday, 16 June, 2022
      Cat Rutter Pooley
      Boots is cautionary tale of how buyout boom went bad

      Chemist chain is not a business that can be fixed by some fancy financing

    • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
      Lex
      Boots/Reliance: Ambani could reinvigorate UK chemist chain Premium content

      A successful bid with Apollo could lead to Boots becoming a high street name in India

      A Boots store in London
    • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
      Ambani’s Reliance teams up with Apollo to make binding bid for Boots

      Offer values UK group at between £5bn and £6bn and will allow US parent to keep a minority stake

      A Boots shop in York, UK
    • Wednesday, 27 April, 2022
      Apollo and Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance plan joint bid for Boots

      Private equity group teams up with India’s largest company in attempt to buy UK pharmacy chain

      A branch of Boots on Oxford Street in London
    • Tuesday, 1 March, 2022
      UK retail industry
      Boots sale thrown off course by fewer buyers and market turmoil

      Bain Capital and CVC Capital failed to make bid ahead of deadline last week

    • Wednesday, 12 January, 2022
      Cat Rutter Pooley
      A Boots buyout might still be big, but rocket science isn’t needed

      Any buyer of the UK high street chain should quickly find ways to improve its fortunes

    • Tuesday, 11 January, 2022
      Buyout groups Bain and CVC team up for potential Boots bid

      Private equity companies are jointly considering an approach for UK chemist, say insiders

      A Boots storefront
    • Friday, 17 December, 2021
      News in-depthUK retail industry
      Beating the Christmas Grinch for UK retailers

      Dire warnings of empty shelves have failed to materialise as many companies successfully navigate logistical challenges

      A shopper wearing a face mask in an Asda supermarket in London, UK
    • Friday, 3 December, 2021
      Walgreens lines up Goldman Sachs to explore options for UK’s Boots chain

      Investment bank will weigh possible sale or spin-off of pharmacy chain

      People walk by a Boots store in the UK
    • Friday, 19 November, 2021
      UK retail industry
      Mode backtracks on bitcoin cashback plan after retailers deny partnership

      Boots and Ocado among UK brands denying they ‘approved’ fintech company’s affiliate bitcoin scheme

      Screen grab of the Mode website
    • Thursday, 10 June, 2021
      Property sector
      Frasers and Boots frustrate landlords with hardball rent talks

      British Property Federation says some tenants refuse to compromise over unpaid bills

      Shoppers in central Manchester
    • Thursday, 9 July, 2020
      UK retail industry
      Boots and John Lewis to cut 5,300 jobs and shut stores

      Fresh blow to UK high street as Sunak’s stimulus package comes under fire

      The John Lewis store above Birmingham’s New Street station is one of those that will close
    • Thursday, 9 July, 2020
      Boots to shed 4,000 jobs and close more stores

      Pharmacist reports far fewer shoppers even as most outlets stayed open during lockdown

    • Saturday, 11 April, 2020
      UK retail industry
      Boots and Poundstretcher face legal action over unpaid rent 

      Landlords angered by non-payment as stores remain open during lockdown

    • Wednesday, 8 January, 2020
      Boots launches business review as sales slide

      High-street pharmacy chain seeks to cut costs and automate processes

      Chester, UK: Aug 6, 2018: Boots is a chain of pharmacy stores in the UK which has shops in most town and city centres such as this one in Chester. They are advertising a double points promotion.
    • Sunday, 1 September, 2019
      News in-depth
      Boots prepares for makeover as challenges mount

      Walgreens-owned retailer seeks to revamp beauty business in face of tough competition 

      Jake Hicks works on a formulated serum for the Boots No7 beauty range at the retailer’s headquarters in Nottingham
    • Friday, 28 June, 2019
      Boots confirms plans to close 200 stores in the UK
      LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: Members of the public walk past a branch of Boots the chemist on Oxford Street on August 6, 2014 in London, England. US pharmacy chain 'Walgreens', who previously owned 45% of 'Alliance Boots' has announced a 9 billion GBP purchase of the remaining shares in the company. Boots currently have 2,487 stores across the UK and employ over 60,000 people. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
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