All Walgreens Boots Alliance articles
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NewsBoots ‘well positioned for future’ following Sycamore deal
Health and beauty giant Boots is “well positioned for the future”, its bosses maintained as a new ownership structure takes effect.
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NewsBoots sees increase in sales in second quarter
Boots UK sales were up 1.6% in the three months to February 28, 2025, versus the year before.
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AnalysisDoes the Walgreens Boots Alliance have a future following $10bn mega sale?
Last week, Boots’ parent company Walgreens was acquired in a $10bn mega deal by private equity firm Sycamore Partners. Who are the brand’s new owners and where does the UK institution fit into its plans?
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Opinion‘Boots faces uncertain time as new owners prepare to take control’
Boots is doing well, but the sale of parent Walgreens Boots Alliance raises questions about the future ownership of the UK High street institution, says Retail Week executive editor George MacDonald. A sale or IPO of Boots may follow. And what role might dealmaker Stefano Pessina play?
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NewsNew owner for Boots as parent Walgreens acquired in $10bn deal
Walgreens Boots Alliance, owner of Boots in the UK, is to be sold to a private equity group.
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NewsBoots owner Walgreens on the verge of $10bn private equity takeover
US based owner of Boots, Walgreens Boots Alliance, is close to a $10bn takeover by a private equity firm.
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NewsMatalan bolsters top team with new hires after Whitfield exit
Fashion retailer Matalan has bolstered its top team with two new senior hires as it continues on a strategic turnaround following the shock departure of chief executive Jo Whitfield last month.
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InterviewQ&A: Boots exec explains why the retailer is betting big on beauty this Christmas
Boots head of gift transformation and strategic brand partnerships, Jenna Whittingham-Ward explains how the UK’s largest health and beauty retailer is going big on beauty this Christmas.
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NewsBoots expects this Black Friday to be its ‘biggest-ever’
Exclusive: The UK’s largest health and beauty retailer expects this Black Friday to be its biggest ever for deals - and, it hopes, for sales - as it gears up for a month of promotions and offers, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsBoots has grown market share for 14th consecutive quarter as full-year sales rise
Boots has delivered its 14th consecutive quarter of market share growth in the UK as full-year sales grew, driven by beauty products.
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NewsBoots has named its new managing director
The UK’s largest health and beauty retailer has announced that retail and operations director Anthony Hemmerdinger will take on the role of managing director when Seb James steps down.
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AnalysisWhat lies in store for leaderless Boots after its sale fail?
A day after Walgreens’ chief executive went on record to say Boots is no longer for sale, the high street giant’s chief executive, Seb James, called it quits. With doubts about its future ownership and no leadership replacement to steer the ship, Retail Week takes a look at what lies in store for the retailer.
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NewsBoots CEO has quit to join a European eye surgery chain
Boots boss Sebastian James, who has been running the company for the last six years, will leave in November.
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NewsWalgreens abandons Boots sale plan for a second time
The American owner of Boots, Walgreens Boots Alliance, has shelved plans for a potential sale for the second time.
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NewsBoots maintains 'positive momentum' as UK sales rise
Boots has reported growth in retail and pharmacy sales as its market share improved for the 13th consecutive quarter, in the three months to May 2024.
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NewsBoots to launch new global beauty brands in-store
Boots is set to launch 25 beauty brands across all its stores before the end of summer as it strengthens its hold on the beauty market in the UK.
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NewsWalgreens scraps Boots IPO plans as sale talks continue
The American owner of Boots, Walgreens Boots Alliance, has reportedly scrapped plans for a potential IPO of the UK beauty retailer as sale talks around the business continue.
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NewsBoots billionaire’s holding plummets by $2bn
The tycoon behind Walgreens Boots Alliance has seen more than $2bn wiped from his fortune.
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AnalysisDo recent European beauty IPOs bode well for a Boots flotation?
As Spanish beauty group Puig gears up for an IPO in Madrid, it is poised to become Europe’s biggest float this year with a valuation of nearly €14bn (£11.96bn). Retail Week takes a look at the recent surge in beauty IPOs, their valuations and what that might mean for Boots, widely rumoured to be exploring a listing in London.
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NewsBoots delivers biggest ever Black Friday sales
Boots has reported strong sales and an 11th consecutive quarter of market share growth after delivering its biggest-ever Black Friday to date.