{"id":62423,"date":"2026-10-09T23:30:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T23:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/boots-has-a-new-owner-three-ways-it-could-affect-you\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T23:30:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T23:30:48","slug":"boots-has-a-new-owner-three-ways-it-could-affect-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/boots-has-a-new-owner-three-ways-it-could-affect-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Boots has a new owner: Three ways it could affect you"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The new owners have already signalled they plan to expand Boots’ healthcare service, a booming industry at the moment.<\/p>\n

The retailer started out as an apothecary, so health is in its roots. Today, it offers a wide range of health and wellbeing services as well as prescriptions and vaccinations through its in-store pharmacies.<\/p>\n

It also announced earlier this summer it was expanding services for weight loss drugs, which have surged in popularity.<\/p>\n

Naghten points out that the Weston family’s purchase of Boots comes at a time when pharmacies are increasingly going to prescribe more medications and health services, in a bid to ease pressure on GP surgeries and hospitals.<\/a><\/p>\n

“They didn’t buy this thing for no reason. They have got the blueprint,” she says.<\/p>\n

While health will remain a core part of its business, Boots has other strengths, Naghten adds, in its No7 make-up and skincare products.<\/p>\n

“When you have all these people coming in for health and wellbeing services, they will also be picking up a lipstick,” she says.<\/p>\n

Willmott suggests Boots has an “edge” over its rivals on the health side, given its reputation as an expert.<\/p>\n

But the company is facing tough competition, which Boots acknowledged affected revenues in its latest financial results. <\/p>\n

Shoppers, particularly younger ones, are increasingly seeking products online through influencer ads rather than heading to brick-and-mortar shops. <\/p>\n

There are also other big players, such as Superdrug. And M&S this week announced a new partnership with Sephora, saying it would replace a hundred of its own beauty departments with the brand next year. <\/p>\n

For 18-year-old Schekina Bourne, Boots is not a “go-to shop” for her. “Even though I can go to Boots even in my area….Superdrug is like closest to me. So, I’ll prefer the convenience,” she says.<\/p>\n

Additional reporting by Ben Sturt and Anuk Weerawardana<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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