Boots has announced that up to 350 people are to be made redundant at its headquarters.

Around 800 people were informed of the job losses at the head office in Nottingham and are now involved in a consultation process which will see 350 jobs go.

A Boots worker told Metro.co.uk: ‘There has been lots of movement in the building today as people are told the news. It has only been two years since the last lot of redundancies.

Boots is of the UK’s biggest High Street retailers (Picture: PA)

‘We have been waiting for redundancies for some time now but it does not make it any easier. After the Wallgreen Boots Alliance announced there would be cost savings we guessed that would mean redundancies.’




Boots managing director Seb James said: ‘Like all retailers, we are operating in a new environment in which customers need us to move faster and recognise that they want to shop differently.

‘Boots has a powerful brand presence, 63,000 amazing colleagues, and the trust and loyalty of the people who shop with us across all our channels.

‘These things make us very strong, but not immune to change, and the change we announce today will help assure the long-term future of this remarkable 170-year-old company.

‘The vast majority of head office roles will be unaffected, and we intend to make sure that the number of people concerned is minimised through redeployment, natural attrition, flexible working and other measures.

‘A consultation process with affected colleagues will begin immediately.’

Boots has a turnover of more than £7 billion and is now part of the American based Wallgreen Boots Alliance group.

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