Walgreens-Boots as a New Force in H&B Retailing
Walgreens' announcement on 6th August 2014 that it intends to complete its takeover of Alliance Boots signals a monumental change in H&B distribution. In...
Walgreens-Boots, The Sound of Silence
As with most post-merger stages, following the announcement of the Walgreens bid for 45% of Alliance Boots, we have entered the silent period when...
Parapharmacy – a commercial opportunity for all?
As part of an inevitable global trend accelerated by recession, pharmacy deregulation and the resulting increase in self-medication, parapharmacy represents significant opportunities for all...
Deducing the Alliance Boots options from available clues…
Given the fact that Alliance Boots has passed into private equity ownership, resulting in less performance data being released into the open domain, suppliers...
Globalising A.S. Watson – the Alliance Boots catalyst?
With the acceptance of the KKR-Pessina bid for Alliance Boots, and the relative lack of property sell-off options, it is probable that the takeover...
