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16/01/2004
Boots posts strong growth figures
Boots has followed up yesterday's jobs axe announcement by today posting strong growth figures for the last quarter.
Group sales for the third quarter ended 31 December 2003 were up by 5.2%, with like-for-like sales up by 4.1%.
Chief Executive Officer, Richard Baker said that Boots The Chemists has had a "good Christmas" and customers "responded well" to store and product improvements.
Boots Healthcare International was the standout area for the retailer, after registering 13.3% growth – or 9.9% in local currency.
For the next Quarter, Boots intends to: increase opening hours to meet changing customer shopping patterns; reduce overheads and simplify head office structure; and bring forward further price investment under the ‘Lower Prices You’ll Love’ strategy.
The anticipated quarterly cost of the strategy is expected to top £4 million – reaching £16 million to £20 million over 12 months.
Yesterday, Boots announced that it was to cut around 900 jobs at its Nottingham HQ "to improve speed of decision making and reduce costs". The costs associated with the head office reorganisation programme, falling in the fourth quarter of 2003/04, will be £30 million and were not previously in market forecasts.
(gmcg)
Group sales for the third quarter ended 31 December 2003 were up by 5.2%, with like-for-like sales up by 4.1%.
Chief Executive Officer, Richard Baker said that Boots The Chemists has had a "good Christmas" and customers "responded well" to store and product improvements.
Boots Healthcare International was the standout area for the retailer, after registering 13.3% growth – or 9.9% in local currency.
For the next Quarter, Boots intends to: increase opening hours to meet changing customer shopping patterns; reduce overheads and simplify head office structure; and bring forward further price investment under the ‘Lower Prices You’ll Love’ strategy.
The anticipated quarterly cost of the strategy is expected to top £4 million – reaching £16 million to £20 million over 12 months.
Yesterday, Boots announced that it was to cut around 900 jobs at its Nottingham HQ "to improve speed of decision making and reduce costs". The costs associated with the head office reorganisation programme, falling in the fourth quarter of 2003/04, will be £30 million and were not previously in market forecasts.
(gmcg)
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