Boots is cutting 4,000 jobs and plans to close some UK branches

By Stephanie Rendall
Published 9th Jul 2020, 15:00 BST
Updated 9th Jul 2020, 16:24 BST
The cuts are part of Boots’ new “transformation plan”, which aims to ensure the business continues to remain profitable. (Credit: Shutterstock)The cuts are part of Boots’ new “transformation plan”, which aims to ensure the business continues to remain profitable. (Credit: Shutterstock)
The cuts are part of Boots’ new “transformation plan”, which aims to ensure the business continues to remain profitable. (Credit: Shutterstock)

High street pharmacy chain Boots has announced plans to close some UK branches and cut over 4,000 jobs, after financial difficulties caused by the pandemic.

The large cut in jobs will amount to roughly to seven per cent of its entire workforce.

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The health and beauty retailer has also announced the closure of 48 Boots Opticians stores across the UK.

Financial difficulties

In the last three months, the retailer’s Opticians stores have faced a dramatic 72 per cent decrease in sales, compared to the same quarter last year.

The restructuring is set to particularly impact Nottingham support office staff, alongside some deputy and assistant store managers, beauty advisers and customer advisers.

Meanwhile, overall retail sales fell by 48 per cent in the past three months due to the coronavirus pandemic lockdown, even after a number of Boots stores remained open to customers.

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