Boots Opticians
Boots UK (1987–present) | |
Subsidiaries | Boots Opticians Professional Services |
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Website | www |
Boots Opticians Limited operates a chain of ophthalmic and dispensing optician stores in the United Kingdom. The company is a subsidiary of Walgreens Boots Alliance (58%) and De Rigo (42%).[citation needed]
History
The company began trading in the British optical retail market in 1983 in Nottingham, before opening practices in Peterborough, Leeds, Mansfield, Luton and Derby in 1984.[
All of Boots Opticians'
On 29 January 2009, it was announced that Boots Opticians were to merge with Dollond & Aitchison, forming a chain of 690 stores and 5,000 staff after Boots purchased a controlling share in D&A.[5][6] In May 2019, the company was reported to be considering closing more than 200 stores within two years.[7]
As of 2020[update] there were around 630 stores, 180 of them operated by franchisees.[8] Amid falling sales during the COVID-19 pandemic, plans to close 48 stores were announced in July 2020.[9]
Misconduct case
In February 2019, the
See also
- Boots UK
References
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- ^ "Boots Opticians Professional Services Ltd, Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended August 2020". gov.uk.
- ^ a b c d Boots Opticians Professional Services Ltd, Directors' report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2011, approved 30 June 2011.
- ^ "Boots Opticians Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ Griffin, Jon (29 January 2009). "Boots takes over Dollond & Aitchison". The Birmingham Post. Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ "Boots Opticians to merge with Dollond & Aitchison". Alliance Boots. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Sheldon, Jess (29 May 2019). "Boots UK closures: Is your local store closing? Boots reviewing 'underperforming' stores". Daily Express. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Why Boots Optical Franchising?". www.bootsopticiansfranchise.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ Coker, James (9 July 2020). "Boots announces 4,000 job losses as it focuses on digital". Essential Retail. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "GOC imposes financial penalty on Boots Opticians LTD". General Optical Council. 1 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Determination of a Substantive Hearing". General Optical Council. 27 February 2019. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2020.