Walgreens
This coverage explores Walgreens’ activities and influence within the UK retail and pharmacy landscape, with attention to its store operations, healthcare offerings, and corporate strategy. Reporting includes updates on store openings and closures, strategic partnerships, leadership appointments, financial results, and initiatives shaping customer experience — providing retail professionals with insights into its commercial and operational priorities.
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Oct- 2020 -16 OctoberHigh Street
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 carry out their shopping online. Walgreens Boots Alliance, Boots’ parent company, reported that despite an improvement from the 48% drop seen in the previous quarter, the UK retailer continued to…
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Jul- 2020 -28 JulyPeople Moves
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 they will begin a search for a new CEO, and at the time of this appointment, Pessina will assume the role of executive chairman. At the same time, James Skinner…
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Apr- 2020 -3 AprilHealth & Beauty
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 the Covid-19 virus pandemic. In its six months to 29 February, Boots reported its sales increased by 3.7% to $35.8bn (£29.1bn), as operating income decreased by 12% to $1.7bn (£1.38bn).…
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Feb- 2020 -5 FebruaryPeople Moves
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”. Wilko said Saint-Marc will deliver the “day to day leadership, energy and alignment” around Wilko’s strategic repositioning to reinvent the company’s customer proposition to take on a stronger product-focussed orientation…
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Nov- 2019 -12 NovemberHigh Street
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 from private equity group KKR. According to reports the potential deal comes just three years after KKR sold its final shares in Walgreens from a previous buyout. If it were…
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5 NovemberNews
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 will commence his role on 6 January 2020 and will report to CEO Henry Birch as a member of Shop Direct’s executive board. Fletcher, who is currently a non-executive board…
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Oct- 2019 -29 OctoberHigh Street
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. The retailer, which is owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance, also reported a 2.7% decrease in retail sales on a constant currency basis, attributing the decline to a retail market that…
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2 OctoberPeople Moves
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 at the supermarket giant. He will be replaced by Ken Murphy who has held a number of senior roles at Walgreens Boots Alliance, most recently as chief commercial officer. Lewis…
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Jul- 2019 -30 JulyHigh Street
Cath Kidston global commerce director joins Boots
Lynn Ritson, global commerce director at fashion and lifestyle brand Cath Kidston has left the company after five years, to join Walgreens Boots Alliance as its new global digital editor. Ritson previously worked at Karen Millen for three years as e-commerce director and then brand communications director from 2012-2014. Ritson…
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18 JulyPeople Moves
Shop Direct appoints Boots exec as group trading director
Shop Direct has appointed Guy Farmer as group trading director, and will join the business in September and report to managing director for retail Sam Perkins. Farmer is currently vice president and global retail own brand director at Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA). During eight years at WBA, Farmer has led…
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