About
Established in 1849 by the Boots family, Boots is the UK’s no1 health and beauty retailer. The early success of Boots was due to its high quality products at cheap prices. Today UK customers still trust Boots to offer excellent quality and value.
Boots has been creating health and Beauty brands for over 160 years, giving our customers more choice with leading brands such as No7 and Botanics. Today we still believe in Jesse Boot’s philosophy of employing experts in our shops worldwide to provide the very best advice to our customers.
Boots have a reputation built up from over 160 years of providing consistently high standards of customer service. It is very important that Boots customers the world over can enjoy the same levels of personal customer service, a truly unique product range and a welcoming shopping environment all at great value.
M.H. Alshaya Co. W.L.L. is a leading international franchise operator for over 55 of the world’s most recognised retail brands, including Starbucks, H&M, Mothercare, Debenhams, American Eagle, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, P.F. Chang’s, Office Depot and Boots. The company operates 1,800 stores across 7 divisions: Fashion & Footwear, Health & Beauty, Food Services, Optics, Pharmaceuticals, Office Supplies and Home Furnishings.
Alshaya stores can currently be found in 15 markets across the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, Cyprus, Russia, Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic. It employs more than 18,000 people from over 60 nationalities.
The company has established itself as the industry leader across these territories through a combination of local market understanding and a comprehensive commitment to customer service. Growth in each of its operating divisions and brands is supported by continuous investment in talent and infrastructure. It applies best practices in retail operations, merchandising, marketing, information technology, logistics, real estate, human resources and financial controls.
M.H. Alshaya Co. W.L.L. is the retail business of the Alshaya Group, which was founded in Kuwait in 1890 and today represents one of the most dynamic companies in the Middle East. In addition to its retail operations, the Alshaya Group is active in a number of other sectors including real estate, automotive, hotels, trading and investments.
