All Boots articles – Page 31
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NewsBoots pulls out of government Work Programme
Alliance Boots will no longer offer unpaid work placements under a government scheme after it said it accidentally broke its own policy, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsRetailers write to Chancellor to urge business rate reform
Retailers including Boots, HMV, Kingfisher and Primark have written to the Chancellor calling on him to revise the 5.6% business rate rise to come into effect in April.
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OpinionAttack on Tesco shows lack of respect for retail
George MacDonald has written for Retail Week for more than 10 years, covering various sectors. He is a frequent TV and radio commentator on retail trends and issues.
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NewsTesco offers 'alternative' work experience scheme
Tesco has offered an “alternative” work experience programme after a government-led scheme received a storm of criticism.
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AnalysisPromotional coupons: What do retailers need to know?
The economic downturn and Tesco’s underwhelming Christmas results in particular have highlighted customers’ desire for vouchers.
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OpinionTesco has tripped up but it will fight back
George MacDonald has written for Retail Week for more than 10 years, covering various sectors. He is a frequent TV and radio commentator on retail trends and issues.
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NewsBoots primes its multichannel offer
Boots is ramping up its multichannel offer this year after delivering a strong Christmas performance.
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NewsBoots' like-for-likes rise 4.1% in December
Health and beauty retailer Boots’ UK retail business generated a like-for-like sales rise of 4.1% in the five weeks to December 31 and parent Alliance Boots’ group revenues rose 14.1% in the quarter to the same date.
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AnalysisMargins: What do retailers need to know?
Many retailers started their Sales early during the Christmas period. What are the implications of discounting on retailers’ margins?
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NewsUK Uncut targets Topshop in Christmas protest
UK Uncut, the organisation that occupied Fortnum & Mason’s store this year, is targeting what it calls “tax-evading” retailers Boots and Topshop, among other Arcadia-owned stores, for demonstration’s during the Christmas shopping period.
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NewsBoots to roll out in-store spas if pilot is successful
Health and beauty retailer Boots will roll out in-store spas if its first in Milton Keynes proves successful.
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NewsBoots debuts pop up shop on Oxford Street
Boots has opened its first pop up Christmas store on Oxford Street as it relocates one of its shops on the famous shopping destination.
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NewsFirst-half sales edge up at Boots
Health and beauty powerhouse Alliance Boots is on track to meet its financial targets this year despite tough trading conditions.
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NewsVideo: Boots celebrates 'super hero' women with 'Here come the girls' ad campaign
Here come the ‘super hero’ girls in Boots’ latest Christmas TV ad campaign, celebrating women’s ability to multi-task over the festive period.
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NewsBoots to launch more premium own brand products
Health and beauty retail giant Boots is to introduce new premium ranges of own-brand products to compete with established brands in the market.
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NewsBoots support Macmillan charity
Hundreds of Boots colleagues, including chief executive Alex Gourlay, are donning their green wigs to trek ‘Miles for Macmillan’.
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NewsBoots' Tim Stacey joins DFS in new online role
Sofa giant DFS has appointed Boots UK’s director of healthcare services and solutions Tim Stacey as its online and business development director.
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NewsBoots and Dixons pull News of the World advertising
Health and beauty and electricals market leaders Boots and Dixons have both decided to pull their advertising in the News of the World.