Which Boots stores are closing in UK 2023 2024? (2024)

Which Boots stores are closing in UK 2023 2024?

Various stores have shut for good this year across the UK, including in Great Yarmouth, Darlington, Plymouth and Exeter. All workers at affected stores are to be offered roles in other locations. The closures come as retailers across the UK have opened or closed stores as the retail landscape changes.

Which Boots stores are closing in UK?

Various stores have shut for good this year across the UK, including in Great Yarmouth, Darlington, Plymouth and Exeter. All workers at affected stores are to be offered roles in other locations. The closures come as retailers across the UK have opened or closed stores as the retail landscape changes.

What is happening with Boots UK?

The US parent company of Boots has revived plans to offload the UK's biggest pharmacy chain. Walgreens Boots Alliance, which abandoned a £5bn sale of Boots and its related No7 Beauty brand last year, is reportedly exploring options including an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.

How many Boots stores in UK 2023?

This statistic presents the number of Boots retail stores in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2023. Boots is a leading health and beauty retailer in the UK and is part of the Walgreens Boots Alliance's retail pharmacy international division. As of August 2023, the retail company had 2,514 stores located in the UK.

Is Superdrug closing down?

The health and beauty chain has stated store closures will stay at a minimum. There will also be a number of stores set to open. A spokesperson for Superdrug said: "Our store estate continues to perform well, and we plan to invest in 25 new stores throughout 2023.

Which Boots are shutting down?

Which Boots stores are closing in UK 2023?

Why is boots shutting down?

Boots is set to continue closing stores in the new year as part of cost-cutting plans. The health and beauty chain confirmed in June that it would reduce its number of shops around the country by 300 – from 2,200 stores nationwide to 1,900 – but had not revealed which branches would close in the statement.

Is boots closing down 2023?

Boots, owned by US giant Walgreens, announced at the beginning of the year its plans to reduce the number of UK sites from 2,200 to 1,900. Closing 300 stores in 2023 will help “consolidate the business”, the retailer explained.

Who bought out boots?

Walgreens confirmed on 6 August 2014, that it would purchase the remaining 55% and merge with Alliance Boots to form a new holding company, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. Walgreens and Boots both become subsidiaries of the new company on 31 December 2014.

Where is the biggest boots store in the world?

Boots, Covent Garden

The two-storey 28,524ft² store is a test bed for the 170 year old retailer and part of the brand's grand transformation plan to modernise their beauty and wellness offer, and to have fewer, better stores.

Who bought boots UK?

Boots UK is part of the Retail Pharmacy International Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance. Alliance Boots was bought by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Stefano Pessina in 2007 and relocated to Switzerland, making the company private.

Are there boots stores outside the UK?

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. The remainder of the division is made up of the pharmacies Benavides in Mexico and Farmacias Ahumada (FASA) in Chile.

Is Boots pharmacy closing down?

The health and beauty chain previously announced it would be closing 300 shops over the next year, leading to a string of closures in 2023. This will see the retailer's total shops reduced from 2,200 to 1,900. Below we explain how many Boots stores will close and where.

Are boots and Superdrug the same?

Superdrug Stores plc (trading as Superdrug) is a health and beauty retailer in the United Kingdom, and the second largest behind Boots UK. The company is owned by A.S. Watson (Health & Beauty UK) Ltd which is part of the A.S. Watson Group.

What happened to Superdrug?

A big high street health and beauty chain with 800 shops is set to close branches leaving shoppers devastated. Superdrug will be pulling down the shutters on several sites across the country, including one in south Wales. The health and beauty chain has stated store closures will stay at a minimum.

Are boots closing stores in Scotland?

Boots has confirmed there is “no change” to the status of its north-east stores but warned a “small number” will close across Scotland. The company announced last month it would close 300 branches throughout the UK over the next 12 months.

Is boots being taken over?

The owner of Boots the Chemist is abandoning the sale of Britain's biggest high street pharmacy chain amid torrid conditions in debt-financing markets. Sky News can exclusively reveal that Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has decided to retain ownership of Boots after an auction process lasting for several months.

Which boots are out of style?

How many Boots stores are there in the UK?

We are there to support the needs of our customers and patients for life. With 2,200 health and beauty stores across the UK, around 85% of the population is within 10 minutes of a Boots store.

Why has Boots logo changed?

This design system is intended to stop Boots from feeling old-fashioned. "Being healthy is no longer about 'the absence of illness', it's now a way of life," Coley Porter Bell adds.

Are Boots opticians closing down?

In 2020, Boots announced 48 opticians were closing with the loss of 4,000 jobs. Retailers have been feeling the pinch since the pandemic while shoppers are cutting back on spending due to soaring inflation.

How many Boots are closing down?

Retail giant Boots has announced plans to close 300 of its stores around the country. Some will close within a few weeks, with more following in the new year.

Are any Boots stores closing in Northern Ireland?

And now one branch in Northern Ireland is understood to be closing imminently. The store in Moore's Lane, Lurgan, is set to shut with staff from the store being offered work at other outlets, reports the Newsletter.

Is Wilko closing down?

Even with the successful takeover bids by B&M and Poundland, all 400 Wilko stores will still close as they are expected to be converted into other brand stores. According to the GMB union, all Wilkos will close by October 8. The following stores closed on Tuesday, September 12.