Boots is to shed 700 jobs, the high street chemist announced today.
Most of the jobs will go from their headquarters at Beeston and many people based in the borough will be affected. Store workers are not thought to be affected by the latest cuts.
The move follows the company’s merger with US giant Walgreens, which took effect at the start of this year.
Boots said the cuts would “simplify support operations” and that it would attempt to redeploy, retrain and offer redundancy to those affected.
Company president Simon Roberts said: “Together with my leadership team, I believe this plan will make Boots even better for our customers and drive sustainable future growth.
“We have not taken these decisions lightly, and understand the impact that today’s announcement may have on our colleagues.
“We are fully committed to doing everything we can to support all our people as we transform Boots and strive to be even better for our customers and patients.”
