Boots Opticians
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Ophthalmic & dispensing opticians |
| Predecessor | Clement Clarke Ltd. Dollond & Aitchison Ltd. |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Beeston, Nottingham, England, UK |
Area served | UK |
Key people | Richard Burbridge, David Cartwright, John Edwards (directors) [1] |
| Products | Spectacles, contact lenses |
| Revenue |  £235.5m (2011) [1] |
| £17.7m (2011) [1] | |
| £13.1m (2011) [1] | |
| Owner | Walgreens Boots Alliance |
Number of employees | 4,156 (average full-time equiv, 2011) [1] |
| Parent | Boots UK (1987–present) |
| Subsidiaries | Boots Opticians Professional Services |
| Website | www |
Boots Opticians Ltd. operates a chain of ophthalmic and dispensing optician stores in the United Kingdom. The company is a subsidiary of Walgreens Boots Alliance (58%) and De Rigo (42%).[citation needed]
History
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The company began trading in the British optical retail market in 1983 in Nottingham, before opening practices in Peterborough, Leeds, Mansfield, Luton and Derby in 1984. Boots Opticians Ltd. was formed in 1987, with the acquisition of Clement Clarke Ltd. and Curry and Paxton Ltd.[citation needed]
All of Boots Opticians' laser eye surgeries were bought by Optical Express in late 2004.[citation needed]
On 29 January 2009, it was announced that Boots Opticians were to merge with Dollond & Aitchison, forming a chain of 690 stores and 5,000 staff after Boots purchased a controlling share in D&A.[2][3] As of 2020[update] there were around 630 stores, 180 of them operated by franchisees.[4] In May 2019, the company was reported to be considering closing more than 200 stores within two years.[5]
In August 2020, Boots have begun their digital transformation campaign with Richard Corbridge 's appointment as CIO.[6]
Misconduct case
In February 2019, the General Optical Council (GOC), the regulator for the optical professions in the UK, imposed a fine of £50,000 – the maximum allowed – on Boots Opticians Professional Services Ltd for mishandling a whistleblower case. In 2014, an optometrist employed by Boots had uncovered deficiencies in earlier work of another employee, affecting several patients, and Boots management had not responded appropriately. The GOC ruled that the company's fitness to carry on business was "impaired by reason of misconduct".[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Boots Opticians Professional Services Ltd, Directors' report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2011, approved 30 June 2011.
- ^ Griffin, Jon (29 January 2009). "Boots takes over Dollond & Aitchison". The Birmingham Post. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ "Boots Opticians to merge with Dollond & Aitchison". Alliance Boots. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ "Why Boots Optical Franchising?". www.bootsopticiansfranchise.com. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ Sheldon, Jess (29 May 2019). "Boots UK closures: Is your local store closing? Boots reviewing 'underperforming' stores". Daily Express. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Boots names Corbridge as new CIO". EssentialRetail. August 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "GOC imposes financial penalty on Boots Opticians LTD". General Optical Council. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Determination of a Substantive Hearing". General Optical Council. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
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