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Boots UK

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Boots head office staff told to work from office full time from September

Managing director calls for face-to-face working to foster 'inspiring' culture.

06 Mar 2024 , 1 Min Article

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People on deprived estate will die if it has no pharmacy, warns councillor

Jeremy Blatchford told North Somerset Council the closure of a Boots branch in Weston-super-Mare will leave it without a pharmacy.

16 Feb 2024 , 3 Min Article

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More speculation about possible Boots sell-off

Owner WBA might be looking at again listing the UK pharmacy chain on the stock market, according to Bloomberg.

14 Dec 2023 , 2 Min Article

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Boots offloads £4.8bn pension scheme to Legal & General

Deal described as the largest ever single transaction of its kind

24 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Patients relying more on independents after multiples' movements

The NPA's Simon Tebbutt said patients are relying on independents more because of “market movements involving LloydsPharmacy and Boots.”

23 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Campaign builds to get University of East Anglia a new pharmacy

A petition to ensure students can access a pharmacy after Boots closed its branch on the campus in July has attracted nearly 500 signatures.

20 Nov 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Boots pharmacist suffered harassment relating to race

A tribunal has upheld a pharmacist’s claim that he suffered harassment relating to his race while working at Boots in July 2020.

26 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Boots pharmacy sales up 10 per cent against last year

Boots UK reports strong year-on-year growth as parent company intensifies cost-cutting

12 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Boots pharmacists to receive 5% pay increase from November 1

One-off £750 payment for eligible pharmacists and managers in addition to pay uplift

09 Oct 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Chancellor’s support for Boots branch gives CPE ‘glimmer of hope’

Community Pharmacy England chief executive Janet Morrison said Jeremy Hunt's support for the Farncombe branch was encouraging.

16 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Campaigner starts petition to save Boots branch in Surrey village

In his petition, which has attracted more than 1,000 signatures, Daniel Husseini says the branch is “a mainstay of the local community."

10 Aug 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Boots announces first seven store closures with 290 more to come

Woking and Wakefield among affected areas as closures loom

20 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Police issue CCTV image following £1.4k cosmetics theft from Boots

Man in picture could help with investigation, says Nottinghamshire Police

11 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Boots and PDA agree pay increase for trainee pharmacists

New rates effective from 1 August for those who commence in role over the summer.

04 Jul 2023 , 1 Min Article

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Boots to close 300 branches

The closure programme is expected to focus on stores that are near other Boots sites.

28 Jun 2023 , 3 Min Article

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CCA rep on CPE committee is an advisor at Boots, says negotiator

Community Pharmacy England had erroneously published Tricia Kennerley's role as international public affairs lead for Walgreens Boots Alliance.

20 Jun 2023 , 3 Min Article

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