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Boots is one of the largest retailers in the UK and Ireland, both in terms of revenue and the number of shops. As of December 2024, Boots has 2,000 stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland ranging from local pharmacies to large health and beauty shops. [5] Its shops are primarily located on the high streets and in shopping centres.
Boots Ireland is the Irish subsidiary of the British pharmacy and beauty chain, Boots. [1] Since 1996, the chain has expanded to almost 90 stores across the Republic of Ireland . History
The Boots Factory Site at Beeston, Nottinghamshire, England, is the location for the headquarters of Boots UK Limited. The site was developed from 1926 as the manufacturing, packing and distribution centre for the pharmaceutical company developed by Jesse Boot .
Since 1936, there have been Boots stores outside the UK. Stores in countries as widely spread as New Zealand, Canada (see Pharma Plus), and France were all closed in the 1980s. As of 2022, there are Boots-branded stores outside the UK in Ireland, Norway and Thailand, with Boots franchise operations in the Middle East and Indonesia. [19]
Boots UK Ltd (trading as Boots) — is a pharmaceutical, and health and beauty products supplier and manufacturer, and provides photography services. It operates a retail stores chain, and a retail website. Established in 1849, its headquarters is in Nottingham. It was formerly known as Boots the Chemists, and Boots Pure Drugs Company.
Interior of a Boots store. Boots UK formed the main retail business of Alliance Boots in the United Kingdom, and all former Alliance Pharmacy branches were rebranded as Boots. The Boots brand has a history stretching back over 160 years and is a familiar sight on Britain's high streets.
An Apotek 1 pharmacy in Oslo, Norway. Alliance Boots (opened in 2008 under the name Boots Apotek, using the same logos and products as in the UK) Apotek 1; Central Norway Pharmaceutical Trust; Ditt Apotek; Northern Norway Pharmaceutical Trust; Southern and Eastern Norway Pharmaceutical Trust; Vitusapotek; Western Norway Pharmaceutical Trust
The UK retail pharmacy business was rebranded from Moss Pharmacy to Alliance Pharmacy. On 3 October 2005 it was formally announced that Alliance UniChem would enter into a friendly merger with Boots Group, the UK's largest retail pharmacy chain. [5] The merger was completed on 31 July 2006, forming Alliance Boots.