en-GB Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:16:42 GMT 60 http://www.allianceboots.co.uk/news/press_release_archive_2009.aspx Press release archive 2009 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. http://www.allianceboots.com/news/Boots_160th_anniversary.aspx http://www.allianceboots.com/news/Boots_160th_anniversary.aspx?id=903ce9225fca3e988c2af215d4e544d3 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT 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. http://www.allianceboots.com/news/Alliance_Boots_mid-year_update_covering_the_six_months_ended_30_September_2009.aspx http://www.allianceboots.com/news/Alliance_Boots_mid-year_update_covering_the_six_months_ended_30_September_2009.aspx?id=a8baa56554f96369ab93e4f3bb068c22 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT 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. http://www.allianceboots.com/news/Launch_of_BootsWebMD.aspx http://www.allianceboots.com/news/Launch_of_BootsWebMD.aspx?id=1385974ed5904a438616ff7bdb3f7439 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT GIRP and Alliance Boots are pleased to announce that they have settled their disputes and withdrawn all judicial claims against each other. http://www.allianceboots.com/news/GIRP_and_Alliance_Boots_announce_settlement_agreement_and_withdrawal_of_claims.aspx http://www.allianceboots.com/news/GIRP_and_Alliance_Boots_announce_settlement_agreement_and_withdrawal_of_claims.aspx?id=e00da03b685a0dd18fb6a08af0923de0 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Alliance Boots announces today that it has signed an agreement to purchase BMP Sunstone Corporation’s 20% interest in Alliance BMP Limited, the Alliance Boots subsidiary that holds a 50% interest in leading Chinese pharmaceutical wholesaler Guangzhou Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“GP Corp”). http://www.allianceboots.com/news/Alliance_Boots_reaffirms_its_commitment_to_the_Chinese_market.aspx http://www.allianceboots.com/news/Alliance_Boots_reaffirms_its_commitment_to_the_Chinese_market.aspx?id=013d407166ec4fa56eb1e1f8cbe183b9 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT The Board of Alliance Boots announces that it is to appoint Andy Hornby as Group Chief Executive with effect from 1 July 2009. In this new role, he will report to Stefano Pessina, Executive Chairman, who will continue to work full-time leading the Group, including chairing both the Board and the Group Executive Committee http://www.allianceboots.com/news/alliance_boots_to_appoint_group_chief_executive.aspx http://www.allianceboots.com/news/alliance_boots_to_appoint_group_chief_executive.aspx?id=42a0e188f5033bc65bf8d78622277c4e Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT Alliance Boots, the international pharmacy-led health and beauty group, today reports preliminary results for the year ended 31 March 2009 which demonstrate that the Group has continued to perform well in 2008/09, despite the increasingly challenging business environment. http://www.allianceboots.com/news/preliminary_results_year_ended_31_march_2009.aspx http://www.allianceboots.com/news/preliminary_results_year_ended_31_march_2009.aspx?id=9778d5d219c5080b9a6a17bef029331c Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT Alliance Boots today announces the successful completion of the merger of Boots Opticians with Dollond & Aitchison to form the second largest optical chain in the UK. http://www.allianceboots.com/news/completion_of_boots_opticians_merger.aspx http://www.allianceboots.com/news/completion_of_boots_opticians_merger.aspx?id=43ec517d68b6edd3015b3edc9a11367b Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT In August 2008, Alliance Boots announced that it had signed a conditional agreement to acquire an initial 25% equity shareholding in Athos Farma, S.A., one of Brazil’s largest pharmaceutical wholesalers. http://www.allianceboots.com/news/brazil_update.aspx http://www.allianceboots.com/news/brazil_update.aspx?id=f033ab37c30201f73f142449d037028d Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT Alliance Boots was delighted to welcome His Royal Highness (HRH) The Prince of Wales on a visit to the home of Boots in Nottingham earlier today. http://www.allianceboots.com/news/hrh_the_prince_of_wales_visits_alliance_boots.aspx http://www.allianceboots.com/news/hrh_the_prince_of_wales_visits_alliance_boots.aspx?id=d1fe173d08e959397adf34b1d77e88d7 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT