Alliance Boots Strategic Company Profile 2006

CHAPTER 1 ALLIANCE COMPANY OVERVIEW 8
Overview 8
Market Shares 9
Trading Record 11
Current Trading 11
Stores 12
Retail Proposition, Management, Marketing & Operations 14
Management 15
Marketing & Operations 15
Retailer Outlook 16
CHAPTER 2 BOOTS COMPANY OVERVIEW 18
Market Share 19
Trading Record 21
Year to March 2006 21
Current Trading 21
Stores 23
Management, Operations, Retail Proposition and Marketing 26
Management 26
Operations 27
Marketing strategy 28
Retailer Outlook 29
CHAPTER 3 HEALTH & BEAUTY 32
Alliance Pharmacy 32
Strategy Summary 32
Market Share 34
Space Allocation 35
Boots 37
Strategy Summary 37
Market Share 39
Space Allocation 40
Boots Health & Beauty Customer Analysis 2006 45
Boots Health & Beauty Visitors 2006 47
Boots Health & Beauty Main Users 2006 48
Boots Health & Beauty loyalty 2006 50
Boots Health & Beauty Competition 2006 52
CHAPTER 4 GLOSSARY 54
Financial Statistics - VAT 54
Trading Profile 54
Physical Development 54
Abbreviations 55
List of Tables
Table 1: Alliance Pharmacy company overview 2006 8
Table 2: Alliance Pharmacy trading record 1995-2005 11
Table 3: Alliance Pharmacy store profile 1996-2005 12
Table 4: Alliance Pharmacy pharmacy profile 1996-2005 13
Table 5: Alliance Pharmacy retail proposition 2006 14
Table 6: Alliance Boots board - post merger 2006 15
Table 7: Boots company overview 2006 18
Table 8: Boots The Chemist trading record 1996-2006 22
Table 9: Boots store profile 1996-2006e 23
Table 10: Boots UK Pharmacy profile 1996-2006e 24
Table 11: Boots store portfolio 2003-2006 25
Table 12: Alliance Boots board - post merger 2006 26
Table 13: Boots retail proposition 2006 28
Table 14: Alliance Pharmacy category space allocation 2003-2005 35
Table 15: Boots category space allocation 2004-2005 40
Table 16: Boots health & beauty visitor share by region 2006 48
Table 17: Boots health & beauty main user share by region 2006 49
Table 18: Boots health & beauty loyalty by region 2006 51
Table 19: Boots health & beauty drivers of loyalty 2006 51
Table 20: Boots - other personal care stores used (%) 2006 52
Table 21: Boots drivers of disloyalty for health & beauty shoppers 2006 52
Table 22: Boots potential change for health & beauty 2006 53
Table 23: Pharmacy market definition 56
List of Figures
Figure 1: Alliance Pharmacy retail pharmacy market share % 2001-2006e 9
Figure 2: Alliance Pharmacy share of NHS and OTC markets % 2001-2006e 10
Figure 3: Boots retail pharmacy market share % 2001-2006e 19
Figure 4: Boots' share of NHS and OTC markets % 2001-2006e 20
Figure 5: Alliance Pharmacy health & beauty market share % 2000-2005e 34
Figure 6: Alliance Pharmacy space allocation trends 2001-2005 36
Figure 7: Boots market share % 2000-2005e 39
Figure 8: Boots market share of NHS receipts % 2000-2005e 39
Figure 9: Boots large format % space allocation trends 2001-2005 43
Figure 10: Boots small format % space allocation trends 2001-2005 43
Figure 11: Boots health & beauty visitor share (%) 2002-2006 47
Figure 12: Boots health & beauty visitor share by demographic group (%) 2006 47
Figure 13: Boots health & beauty main user share (%) 2002-2006 48
Figure 14: Boots health & beauty main user share by demographic group (%) 2006 49
Figure 15: Boots loyalty (%) 2002-2006 50
Figure 16: Boots health & beauty loyalty by demographics (%) 2006 50
Figure 17: Boots preference stores for health & beauty shoppers (%) 2006 53