No, Boots does not own Halfords. While Boots (The Boots Company PLC) acquired Halfords in 1989, it sold the chain to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners in 2002, regarding it as a "non-core" business, according to Wikipedia and Fleet News.
The company was acquired by the Ward White Group in 1983 and in 1989 the Boots Group acquired it from them. Halfords was later demerged from the Boots Group in 2002. Halfords was taken over by CVC Capital Partners in July 2003 and, in June 2004, it was floated on the London Stock Exchange.
Boots boasts many much-loved own brands, including 17 and Soltan, alongside No7 Beauty Company's world-class portfolio of brands including No7, Liz Earle Beauty Co., Botanics, YourGoodSkin, Sleek MakeUP and Soap & Glory.
Walgreens confirmed on 6 August 2014, that it would purchase the remaining 55% and merge with Alliance Boots to form a new holding company, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
Sycamore Partners Completes Acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance. NEW YORK–Aug. 28, 2025—Sycamore Partners (“Sycamore”) announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (the “Company” or “WBA”).
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// The health and beauty retailer's pre-tax profits tripled to £137m in the year to 31 August 2022. Boots boss Seb James pocketed £3.8m in pay last year as the retailer's profits tripled post pandemic.
Who owns Kwik Fit? Since Kwik Fit was founded by Sir Tom Farmer back in 1971, it has only changed hands a few times. Most recently, Kwik Fit — part of Kwik Fit (GB) Limited was acquired by ITOCHU Corporation who also operate Stapletons (Tyre Services) Ltd, the UK's largest tyre wholesaler.
Average Halfords hourly pay ranges from approximately £9.00 per hour for Apprentice to £15.88 per hour for Deputy Manager. Salary estimated from 236 past and present job postings on Indeed. Please note that all salary figures are approximations based upon third party submissions to Indeed.
Halfords owns several key motoring service and cycling brands, primarily through acquisitions to expand its garage network and service offerings, including National Tyres & Autocare, McConechy's, Universal Tyres, Tyres on the Drive, Lodge Tyre, Tredz Bikes, and Wheelies, alongside its own bike brands like Apollo, Boardman, and Carrera.
Analysis. Halfords's current portion of total debt for fiscal years ending April 2021 to 2025 averaged 77.06 million. Halfords's operated at median current portion of total debt of 78.8 million from fiscal years ending April 2021 to 2025.
Yes, Halfords acquired Boardman Bikes in 2014, making the award-winning brand part of their cycling offerings, though Chris Boardman remained involved as Chairman and Design Director, with higher-end models continuing to be sold through independent retailers. Boardman Bikes is now operated by Halfords, handling the brand's design, development, and retail, especially within Halfords stores and its own website.
The average Boots salary ranges from approximately £19,379 per year for Retail Sales Associate to £31,311 per year for Store Manager. Average Boots hourly pay ranges from approximately £12.69 per hour for Beauty Specialist to £13.11 per hour for Beauty Advisor.
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No, Boots and Superdrug are not the same company; they are rival health and beauty retailers in the UK, but they have different owners: Superdrug belongs to A.S. Watson Group (owned by CK Hutchison Holdings), while Boots is part of Walgreens Boots Alliance (now owned by Sycamore Partners after an acquisition in 2025).
Boots UK – which registered a total turnover of £7.3bn in the year to 31 August 2024 – will now be looking to extend its run of 17 consecutive quarters of unbroken growth (with like-for-like growth of 6% in its third quarter to 31 May).
