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In 1996, Boots stated they were making a £7.6 million investment in the Republic of Ireland at an announcement in the Clarence Hotel; the first store opened later that year. [2] In 1998, the Small Firm Association recommended to Boots that they should set up a company within Ireland for the Irish market. [ 3 ]
Boots UK Limited (formerly Boots the Chemists Limited) [1] is a British health and beauty retailer and pharmacy chain that operates in the United Kingdom. It also operates internationally, including Ireland , Italy , Norway , the Netherlands , Thailand and Indonesia .
Alliance Boots was a multinational pharmacy-led health and beauty group with corporate headquarters in Bern, Switzerland and operational headquarters in Nottingham and Weybridge, United Kingdom. The company had a presence in over 27 countries including associates and joint ventures and in 2013/14, reported revenue in excess of £23.4 billion. [ 1 ]
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Boots forms the main part of the Retail Pharmacy International division of the company. The Boots brand has a history stretching back over 170 years [17] in the United Kingdom (UK) and is a familiar sight on Britain's high streets. [18] Stores are located in prominent high street and city center locations as well as in local communities.
Sweny's Pharmacy, or F. W. Sweny & Co. Ltd. is a former Victorian-era pharmacy, now a new and used book store, a Joycean cultural centre, hosting daily group readings of Joyce’s work and supporting new aspiring writers, in Dublin, Ireland most notable for appearing in James Joyce's 1922 novel Ulysses.
Many pharmacy chains in the United States are owned and operated by regional supermarket brands, or national big-box store brands such as Walmart. These pharmacies are located within their larger chain stores. The three largest free-standing pharmacy chains in the United States are Walgreens, CVS, and Rite Aid.
In Ireland, the retail sector provides one of the largest sources of employment in the economy, representing over 12% of the workforce. [1] As of 2017, approximately 40,000 wholesale and retail businesses employed almost 280,000 people in Ireland, [2] [1] with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment reporting that 90% of these businesses were Irish-owned.