Boots

Retail Asia29/07/2019

Boots has launched its new format store in Covent Garden, foreshadowing expected upgrades in its international operations. The new format’s “Beauty and Wellness Halls” will introduce more than 300 brands, as well as innovative experiences and access to expert advice. They also feature Instagram points and two beauty studios. Covent Garden is now also home […]

Retail Asia20/06/2019

The Boots chain of health & beauty stores is looking to cull as many as 200 outlets in its home UK market as its US parent embarks on a strategic review. Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) says the Boots business saw profits fall 20 percent to £398 million for the year to August 31. Sales slipped […]

Retail Asia18/04/2019

The boutique is a further step in the collaboration between Gianvito Rossi and Milan based architect, Patricia Urquiola. The three backlit logos attract attention towards Gianvito Rossi’s refined world whilst the grand shop window, purposefully designed bilaterally, is the perfect showcase for the designer’s elegant collections. As each Gianvito Rossi store retains its unique flavour […]

Retail Asia09/07/2018

Walgreens Boots Alliance has finally achieved regulatory approvals for its Chinese pharmacy acquisition – more than six months after announcing the deal. The US-headquartered drugstore giant has bought a 40 per cent stake in Sinopharm Holding GuoDa Drugstores Co, better known as simply GuoDa, which it describes as a leading retail pharmacy chain in China. […]

Retail Asia21/02/2018

A supplier then owned by Walgreen Boots Alliance, BCM Specials, charged extortionate amounts to the health service for 500ml tubs of skin cream in 2016. A swathe of similar cases has been revealed whereby the NHS has been charged excessive prices for drugs dubbed “specials” which are often available elsewhere for a fraction of the […]

Retail Asia26/09/2017

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), which owns Boots health-and-beauty chain, plans to continue expanding its business in Asia because of the growing middle class. As Boot Thailand celebrates 20 years, WBA co-COO Ornella Barra says Asia, particularly China, South Korea and Thailand, are integral to the company’s expansion plans, with the Asia-Pacific region forecast to account […]

Retail Asia01/08/2017

E-Mart opened its booth flagship store in Shinhan Financial Center building in Myeongdong on July 28. Boots is the UK’s no.1 drugstore brand, with more than 13,300 stores in 11 countries around the world. The booth store is the largest of domestic H & B stores with a size of 1284 square meters (about 388 […]

Retail Asia22/05/2017

E-Mart said on March 19 that the Korean first store of Drugstore Boots opened in Starfield, Hanam. It was only 10 months since the signing of a partnership agreement between E-Mart and the Wall Green Boots Alliance (WBA) in July last year. The Boots store is located on the first floor of Starfield with the […]

Retail Asia25/10/2016

Walgreens Boots Alliance sales figures have been an early victim of the strengthening dollar, especially against sterling in which the majority of which Boots’ sales are denominated. This dynamic has turned a 1.4 per cent international sales gain in local currency terms into a decrease of 10.9 per cent in the final accounts. In turn, […]

Retail Asia22/07/2016

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise, today announced that it has signed an agreement to form a franchise partnership with Emart Company Ltd (a member of Shinsegae Group), South Korea’s number one hypermarket retailer. Together, they will create a Boots branded pharmacy-led, health and beauty retail franchise […]

Retail Asia15/04/2016

With a strong international business, a focus on driving productivity and investment in omnichannel, the Boots Alliance Walgreens business is on track to long-term success. The inclusion of Boots Alliance’s sales for the full quarter provided a fillip to revenue growth which was up by almost 14 per cent. Underlying sales, while up at headline […]

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