Founded 1983 Number of employees 4,156 | Area served UK Headquarters Nottingham | |
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Industry Ophthalmic & dispensing opticians Predecessor Clement Clarke Ltd.Dollond & Aitchison Ltd. Key people Richard Burbridge, David Cartwright, John Edwards (directors) Products Spectacles, contact lenses Parent organizations Boots UK, Walgreens Boots Alliance | ||
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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%).
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- Boots opticians lunch break
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Boots opticians kids eye health check variation july 2016 debrand elephant
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.
Boots Opticians, combined with the old D&A, has become a large franchiser in the sector with 183 franchisees.