Boots
This coverage focuses on Boots’ operations and strategy within the UK retail and pharmacy landscape. Reporting highlights store developments, financial performance, leadership changes, healthcare initiatives, and marketing campaigns. With analysis of how Boots balances retail and health services, the insights support managers and executives evaluating its market position and strategic direction.
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Dec- 2025 -23 DecemberClothing & Shoes
Mothercare profits and revenues plummet in H1 FY26
Mothercare has seen a sharp fall in its profits and revenues in the first half of its 2026 financial year, as store closures in the Middle East and the planned exit from Boots weighed on performance. Its adjusted EBITDA fell to £0.8m from £1.7m in the 26 weeks to 27…
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16 DecemberHigh Street
Boots extends rapid deliveries as last-minute shopping surges
Boots is offering rapid Christmas gift deliveries from hundreds of UK stores, including services running until midnight on Christmas Eve in selected locations, as demand from last-minute shoppers continues to rise. The health and beauty retailer said customers can order items for delivery in as little as 30 minutes, following…
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2 DecemberDIY
Topps Tiles posts record FY sales as it returns to profitability
Topps Tiles has returned to profit in its full-year results, as statutory profits hit £8.3m, up from a £16.2m loss in 2024, with adjusted pre-tax profits soaring 46% to £9.2m.It comes as the group welcomed a “record” year of sales, as adjusted revenues rose by 6.8% to £295.8m, with each…
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1 DecemberPeople Moves
Topps Tiles appoints new chief financial officer
Topps Tiles has announced the appointment of Caroline Browne as its next chief financial officer, who is due to take up the role in spring 2026, as part of a planned leadership transition at the retail group. The move follows the resignation of current chief financial officer Stephen Hopson, which…
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Nov- 2025 -11 NovemberComment
Flexible working: the new norm retailers can’t afford to ignore
Flexible working changed during the pandemic and for many it offered a newfound sense of balance. But five years on, flexibility is under pressure. Across the sector, “return-to-office” mandates are on the rise. John Lewis is one example, now requiring its commercial teams to spend “at least three days a…
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7 NovemberPeople Moves
Boots names former John Lewis exec as customer and marketing head
Boots has announced the appointment of former John Lewis executive, Charlotte Lock, as its new senior vice president for customer and marketing. Lock joins the health and beauty retailer after serving as pan-partnership customer director at John Lewis from March 2022 to June 2025. Before that, she held several roles…
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Oct- 2025 -24 OctoberHealth & Beauty
Boots opens first standalone fragrance boutique
Boots has opened its first fragrance-only concept store in London and introduced more than 400 new perfume lines, including 20 brands new to its range. The Boots Fragrance boutique, located at Broadgate Central, features a curated selection of luxury and niche scents from international and independent perfume houses. The launch…
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13 OctoberHealth & Beauty
Unfabled raises £1.3m amid expansion into 737 Boots stores
Women’s health start-up Unfabled has raised £1.4m ($1.7m) in new funding and secured national distribution in 737 Boots stores. Founded in 2021 by chief executive Hannah Samano, a former Unilever innovator named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, Unfabled develops supplements addressing cycle-related symptoms such as fatigue, cramps and…
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7 OctoberHigh Street
Boots to recruit more than 6,000 seasonal staff ahead of Christmas
Boots is hiring over 6,000 temporary staff across the UK to help meet demand during the Christmas period. The retailer said roles are available in stores, warehouses and customer service operations, with flexible and part-time positions offered. Recruitment includes around 4,000 Christmas customer advisors to support in-store shoppers, 1,000 customer…
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Aug- 2025 -29 AugustHealth & Beauty
Boots ‘well positioned’ for future growth amid Sycamore acquisition
The Boots Group has claimed it is “well positioned” for future growth as a private standalone company following the acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance by Sycamore Partners, completed in partnership with Stefano Pessina and his family, who have reinvested their full stake. As part of the separation, Walgreens, Boots, Shields…
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