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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: price caps, politics and retail resets
This week’s issue features extensive coverage of the fallout to political suggestions of price caps, plus a big interview with the chief of UK Packaging PRO, and Focus Ons own label and butter – and much more
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat makes Alex Baldock right for Boots’ IPO hopes?
Hailed as the hero behind the revival of Currys’ fortunes, Alex Baldock’s next challenge will be steering Boots to a potential IPO next year
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NewsBoots to open first Beauty store outside London
The latest concept store is due to open on Thursday 28 May in Bristol Cabot Circus Shopping Centre
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NewsBeauty challenger P.Louise to make high street debut with Boots
The P. Louise range comprises more than 200 lines, including hero products Rumour Base, Cheek Of It Liquid Blush and Spoilt For Choice Cream Bronzer
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NewsBoots announces Alex Baldock as new CEO
Baldock is currently CEO of Currys, where he is credited with leading a transformation of the technology retailer
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Category ReportAsian beauty’s influence grows as men ‘catching up’ on skincare spending
Boots sells a Korean skincare product every 30 seconds
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NewsBoots chooses Bristol as site for second beauty-only store
The 11,000 sq ft Boots Beauty store is coming to Bristol’s Cabot Circus Shopping Centre this spring
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NewsBoots launches high street weight-loss jab service
Available in 17 stores across the UK, including in London, Manchester and Edinburgh, the service offers a private consultation with a pharmacist who can give treatment to eligible customers
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NewsTesco and Boots loyalty data to be used to flag early signs of cancer
By analysing past purchases of over-the-counter medications, Imperial College London researchers hope to ‘reveal subtle trends which could be used to flag the early signs of disease’
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NewsBoots Group CEO Ornella Barra retires to become chair
Barra will replace Stefano Pessina, who is stepping down as chair and will continue as a director
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NewsBoots launches ‘Wellness Zones’ with ‘pick & mix’ taster selection
The new zones offer a pick & mix-style selection of tasters from brands such as Humantra, Zooki and Dirtea
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NewsLIVE 2026: the five sessions anyone in grocery just can’t miss
The 2026 progamme boasts dozens of sessions led by industry leaders who will dive into the tech strategies and trends shaping the future of digital within the industry
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NewsBoots recruits former John Lewis chief customer officer Charlotte Lock
Lock announced her departure from the John Lewis Partnership as chief customer officer in January, as reported by The Grocer at the time
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NewsBoots goes full fairytale for Christmas advert 2025
Boots’ Christmas ad stars a modern twist on Puss in Boots in a film that brings festive fairytale magic to the British high street
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NewsUK’s fastest supermarket self-checkout revealed in slow-motion video test
Slow-motion video of a customer’s interaction with machines at eight retailers in Lancaster was captured to measure to the millisecond the latency between manually entering a product on the screen and the next screen loading
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NewsBoots launches hunt for 6,000 Christmas recruits
Among the positions available, the health and beauty retailer needs 4,000 customer service advisors to help shoppers in stores
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Analysis & FeaturesFree at last, but what next for Boots after Walgreens demerger?
It’s a much-loved institution but will Boots benefit from $24bn demerger and new private equity owners Sycamore?
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NewsBoots to go it alone as Sycamore takeover of Walgreens Boots Alliance completes
The deal brings WBA’s time as a publicly listed company on the Nasdaq exchange in the US to an official end
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NewsBoots set to open first fragrance-only store
Boots Fragrance is set to open this autumn in Broadgate Central, London
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NewsBoots market share growth continues in third quarter
Like-for-like retail sales grew by 6% in the three months to 31 May, while pharmacy sales rose 5.4%