Press releases

  • Alliance Boots to increase its stake in Hedef Alliance

    Alliance Boots announces that it has become the majority shareholder in Hedef Alliance Holding A.S. (“Hedef Alliance”), one of the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers in Turkey.

    26 July 2010
  • Agreement for independently-owned Pharmacy Chain in Sweden under Boots brand

    Farmacevtföretagarna and Alliance Boots have finalised an agreement today for a joint business venture in the Swedish pharmacy market.

    15 July 2010
  • Alliance Boots Preliminary Results

    Alliance Boots Preliminary results announcement for the year ended 31 March 2010

    17 May 2010
  • Further European expansion of the Boots Laboratories product brand

    Alliance Boots is taking the next step in the European expansion of its ‘Boots Laboratories’ skincare range which has clinically proven anti-ageing benefits. After successful launches in France and Portugal in 2008/09, the range is to be launched in Italy and Spain in the coming months.

    07 May 2010
  • Changes to UK pension arrangements

    In January 2010, Alliance Boots announced that it was entering into consultation with employees of our UK businesses about a proposal to introduce a new defined contribution pension scheme and close our UK defined benefit schemes to future accrual for active members.

    29 April 2010
  • Alliance Boots consults with employees about proposed changes to UK pension arrangements

    Alliance Boots, the leading international pharmacy-led health and beauty group, is entering into consultation with employees of its UK businesses about a proposal to introduce a new defined contribution pension scheme and close its UK defined benefit pension schemes to future accrual for active members.

    29 January 2010
  • Alliance Boots Board change

    Steve Duncan, Executive Chairman, Health & Beauty Division, has today retired from the Board after 35 years service, of which nearly seven were as a Group director.

    11 January 2010
  • Alliance Boots celebrates 160 years of Boots and plans to make it a global brand

    Alliance Boots today celebrates the 160th anniversary of the Boots brand and highlights its commitment to making Boots a global brand in the coming years.

    09 December 2009
  • Alliance Boots mid-year update

    Following the publication in May of the 2008/09 Annual Review for the year ended 31 March 2009, Alliance Boots today provides a mid-year update covering the six months ended 30 September 2009.

    03 November 2009
  • Launch of BootsWebMD

    Alliance Boots is pleased to report that Boots UK, its UK pharmacy-led health and beauty retail business, has launched www.Boots.WebMD.com, a world-class online health portal for UK consumers created in partnership with US-based WebMD, the world’s largest and most experienced brand of online health information.

    26 October 2009