Walgreens Boots Alliance

Boots UK sees Q2 profits fall 9.2% as sales drop by almost a fifth

Boots UK has revealed that gross profits decreased 9.2% for the second fiscal quarter ended 28 February reflecting lower retail…

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Boots owner agrees £4.8bn sale of Alliance Healthcare

AmerisourceBergen Corporation has announced the acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance’s healthcare businesses for approximately $6.5bn (£4.77bn), comprising $6.275bn (£4.6bn) in…

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Sales at Boots’ retail sites drop 30%

Sales at Boots’ retail sites reportedly fell by almost 30% in the quarter up to August as consumers chose to…

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Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO to exit

Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Stefano Pessina has revealed plans to step down from the position. The board of directors said…

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Boots reports 18% decrease in operating income amid Covid-19 virus outbreak

Health and beauty retailer Boots has reported a 18.7% decrease in operating income to $1.2bn (£973m) as a result of…

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Wilko appoints Jerome Saint-Marc as its first CEO

Home and garden needs retailer Wilko appointed Jerome Saint-Marc as its first ever CEO to help “lead the business forward”.…

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KKR makes £70bn buyout proposal for Walgreens Boots Alliance 

Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of high street drug store chain Boots, has reportedly received a £70bn buyout offer…

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Shop Direct appoints ex-Clarks president as new CFO

Shop Direct has appointed former European president of Clarks Shoes, Ben Fletcher, as its new group chief financial officer. He…

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Boots Q4 sales slip amid ‘challenging’ retail market

Health and beauty retailer Boots has reported a 2.1% decrease in sales in its fourth-quarter results, ending 31 August 2019.…

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Tesco CEO Dave Lewis to step down next year

Tesco has announced its group CEO Dave Lewis is to step down from his role next year after five years…

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