Boots Opticians
 | |
| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Ophthalmic & dispensing opticians |
| Predecessor |
Clement Clarke Ltd. Dollond & Aitchison Ltd. |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | 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] | |
| Profit |
£13.1m (2011) [1] |
| Owner | Walgreens Boots Alliance |
Number of employees | 4,156 (average full-time equiv, 2011) [1] |
| Parent | Boots Optical Investment Holdings |
| 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%).
History
The company first 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.
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]
Boots Opticians, combined with the old D&A, has become a large franchiser in the sector with 183 franchisees.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 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. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
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