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Boots UK has teamed up with TV presenter Laura Whitmore to highlight the biggest summer beauty trends seen so far in 2021. After a challenging year for beauty sales, Boots UK is looking to inspire and boost shoppers’ confidence as they prepare to get ready to go out again. Bringing beauty back this summer Boots has launched its new summer campaign, ‘Feel Good as New’ to ‘ help empower the n...

Pride month is observed across many markets in Asia, although it is not as huge as the celebration in Europe and the Americas.  COVID-19 restrictions have hindered plans to have physical gatherings for Pride month, but the pandemic has not stopped some retailers in Asia to launch virtual campaigns for this occasion. Philippines: Alibaba-owned Lazada recognises the LGBTQIA+ stigma  Man...

Boots UK reported another tough year as total revenue declined by 10.8% to £5.9 bn (2019: £6.7 bn) for the year ending 31 August 2020. For the year, Boots UK reported an operating loss of £245m. FY2020 performance severely impacted by COVID-19 pandemic The drugstore operator highlighted its challenging year, despite its on-going efforts to improve and invest in its store portfolio and produ...

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has announced its COO, Alex Gourlay, is to leave the business. Meanwhile, separately, in the US, its Walgreens division has launched same-day delivery in under two hours and introduced mobile clinics that provide COVID-19 vaccines. Co-COO to step down Bloomberg has reported that WBA’s co-chief operating officer, Alex Gorlay, is set to leave the business on 17 ...

Boots has opened its first three stores with PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk (MAP), a lifestyle retailer in Indonesia. A quick store turnaround Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) announced plans to expand into the Indonesian market in 2019, with Boots International signing an agreement to form a store development partnership with MAP. The first set of store openings were expected to occur in the s...

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) said group sales increased in its second quarter by 4.6%, 3.5% on a constant exchange basis, to US$32.8 bn. Performance by division   Retail Pharmacy USA Sales increased by 0.4% to US$27.3 bn compared to Q2 2020 Comparable sales increased by 2%, with comparable pharmacy sales up by 4.5%, while comparable retail sales declined by 3.5% Retail sale...

We review how the growth in online shopping has led drugstore operators, such as Walgreens, to partner with last milers. These partnerships are enabling retailers to offer same-day delivery services and are providing new opportunities because of the collaborations. New partnership with Instacart Walgreens has teamed up with delivery company Instacart to offer ‘customers nationwide an unmatc...

In its first ever beauty trends report, Boots has set out predictions across skincare, makeup, and haircare for 2021. Focus on ‘ingredient-led skincare’ Boots reported the expert skincare category did extremely well in 2020, with brands, such as CeraVe, seeing sales increase by +321% . Active ingredients, like collagen, which is responsible for repairing skin, saw a ‘staggering’ +1,570% ...

Walgreens is partnering with Synchrony and Mastercard to launch a new credit card that connects with its myWalgreens loyalty programme. Offering ‘differentiated healthcare services and benefits to customers’ Walgreens announced it will launch the co-branded credit cards in H2 2020. The credit cards will be issued by Synchrony Financials, while there will also be a separate prepaid debit car...

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has appointed Rosalind Brewer as its new chief executive officer. She succeeds Stefano Pessina, who will transition into the role of executive chairman of WBA. Brewer recently served as COO of Starbucks Brewer will take on the role from 15 March 2021 and will also join the WBA board of directors on that day. She most recently served as Starbucks’ chief operati...