Health & Beauty Division

Alliance Boots operates its Health & Beauty Division businesses in seven countries and is fully committed to helping people look better and feel their best.

In this Division, we operate more than 3,000* health and beauty retail outlets of which just under 2,800* have a pharmacy. In Europe we are the clear market leader in pharmacy with outlets in the UK, Norway, Republic of Ireland, The Netherlands, Italy and Russia and we also have pharmacies in Thailand.

Our principal retail brand in the Health & Beauty Division is Boots, which we trade under in the UK, the Republic of Ireland and Thailand and which we are currently trialing in Norway. The Boots offering is differentiated from that of our competitors due to the well established product brands which we own and our "only at Boots" exclusive products, together with our long-established reputation for trust and customer care.

All our businesses have pharmacies in convenient locations and put the pharmacist at the heart of healthcare. Our pharmacists are well placed to play a significant role in the provision of healthcare services, working closely with other primary healthcare providers in the communities we serve.

* Figures stated are as at 31 March 2008 and are approximate.