All Boots articles – Page 26
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Selfridges, Boots and Sainsbury's
Retail news round-up November 6, 2013: Selfridges is vying for a stake in Irish department store Arnotts, Boots hires healthcare director from Walgreens and Sainsbury’s boss Justin King warns over Northern Irish planning process
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on business rates, Boots and HMV
Retail news round-up October 29, 2013: Business rates revaluation postponement hits smaller retailers hardest; Boots establishes Smokers Anonymous clinics at over 500 stores and HMV revamps online presence with new site launch
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NewsAlliance Boots' independent pharmacy aims to become a 'household name'
Alliance Boots’ Alphega Pharmacy chain is targeting UK and overseas growth as it aims to become a “household name”.
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NewsBoots' Leeds customers celebrate history with 100-year-old meal deal
Boots’ meal deal is famous for its value, and even its loyal customers from 100 years ago would have been fans of a sandwich, drink and snack offer at the price it was available for last week in Leeds.
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NewsBoots prepares for "convenience" Christmas as it ramps up multichannel offer
Boots is gearing up for a Christmas of convenience as it ramps up its multichannel offer, according to new UK managing director for health and beauty Simon Roberts.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Walgreens executive vice president Alex Gourlay profiled
Alex Gourlay, the Boots lifer is making the jump across the pond to take on customer service at US partner Walgreens as its executive vice-president. Retail Week profiles the former Alliance Boots chief executive of health and beauty.
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NewsAlliance Boots starts supplying British military bases through NAAFI agreement
Alliance Boots has begun supplying the Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes (NAAFI), enabling British troops to buy their health and beauty essentials on military bases around the world.
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InterviewQ&A: Boots boss Alex Gourlay on his new role at Walgreens
Alliance Boots chief executive of health and beauty Alex Gourlay will take up his new role at Walgreens as executive vice president and president of customer experience and daily living in October. Retail Week speaks to him about his move.
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NewsBoots launches new TV ad celebrating 'real' women
Boots today airs its new TV advert for its No7 own brand make up as part of a marketing campaign featuring “real” women selected through holding castings on the street.
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NewsControversial zero hours contracts 'more widespread' than first realised
Zero hours contracts are more widespread than first realised, as research suggests that more than a million UK workers are signed up to the contracts, four times official estimates.
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NewsArgos, Boots, House of Fraser and The Hut sign up to MasterCard's new e-wallet
Argos, Boots UK, House of Fraser and The Hut have signed up to a new e-wallet service that enables shoppers to pay for goods at the click of a button.
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NewsBusiness rates top the agenda at BRC summit as online tax is dismissed
Tackling unfair business rates was top of the agenda at the BRC retail summit for finance directors as an online retail tax was dismissed.
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AnalysisIndependence Day: Seven ways America changed UK retail
As Americans get out their flags and fire up their barbeques in celebration of their independence, Retail Week looks at how the US has helped mould UK retail.
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NewsMajor retailers line up to give evidence to the retail inquiry
Alliance Boots, Tesco and Marks & Spencer are among a wave of big name retailers set to criticise the business rates system when they give evidence to the retail inquiry next week.
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OpinionComment: Nick Bubb on 25 years of dramatic change in retail
Retailing in 25 years time will be very different, but it will change as dramatically as it has in the last 25 years?
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OpinionBlog: The problem of business rates is here to stay
This week proved that the crucial issue of business rates is not going to go away for the retail sector nor for the Government as the extortionate costs retailers are facing once again grabbed column inches.
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InterviewQ&A: Alliance Boots launches product trial in Hong Kong, says health and beauty boss Alex Gourlay
Alliance Boots reported a 6.1% increase in trading profit to £1.27bn despite a 2.6% fall in revenue to £22.4bn in its full-year to March 31. Retail Week speaks to health and beauty chief exeutive Alex Gourlay.
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NewsAlliance Boots prepares for overseas etail drive
Health and beauty retailer Alliance Boots is to kick-start online overseas expansion as part of plans to make Boots a global brand.
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NewsBoots full year profits soar despite sales fall
Alliance Boots has reported a 6.1% increase in trading profit to £1.27bn despite a 2.6% fall in revenue to £22.4bn during what executive chairman Stefano Pessina dubbed a “transformational year”.
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NewsBoots partners with Weetabix in pay-by-picture trial
Boots has teamed up with breakfast cereal Weetabix to enable customers to purchase a breakfast snack with a picture of it.