LONDON, July 9 — UK pharmacy giant Boots today said it will cut more than 4,000 jobs after the country’s coronavirus lockdown slashed sales, especially affecting its opticians. US-owned Boots said it planned “significant restructuring across its head office, store teams and opticians......
A pedestrian passes a branch of Boots retailer and pharmacy in London July 9, 2020. — AFP pic
US-owned Boots said it planned “significant restructuring across its head office, store teams and opticians... resulting in a reduction of its headcount of more than 4,000 and the closure of 48 Boots Opticians stores”. “In doing this, we are building a stronger and more modern Boots for our customers, patients and colleagues,” he added.
Parent group Walgreens Boots Alliance said in a separate statement that the sales impact from Covid-19 was as much as US$750 million in its third quarter, or three months to the end of May.
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