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CPE urges pharmacies to ‘action’ 194,000 unpaid and referred-back items worth £1.55m

Community Pharmacy England said the unpaid items equates to an average of £150 per pharmacy

10 Jul 2026

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Pharmacy2U shareholders announce £500m continuation fund

The DSP is a ‘category-defining business’ says G Square Capital

08 Jul 2026

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Burnham leaves door open to supporting struggling pharmacies with business rates

Andy Burnham may support pharmacies with tax cuts to help them cope with wage increases if he becomes prime minister.

06 Jul 2026

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Superdrug bucks high street trend as pre-tax profits rise to £144m

Health and beauty sector defies footfall slump seen elsewhere, say directors

06 Jul 2026

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Over 6k people for every pharmacy in England’s worst ‘desert’ region

New analysis reveals the worst-hit ‘pharmacy desert’ regions in England

01 Jul 2026

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Lilly partners with P2U on private Mounjaro dispensing service

New scheme will see private Mounjaro prescriptions despatched by Pharmacy2U

29 Jun 2026

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Allied Pharmacies to close former Jhoots branch seven months after buying it

The MP for Tiverton and Minehead Rachel Gilmour said the closure of Allied's branch reflected "the sorry state of pharmacy funding".

29 Jun 2026

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Lincolnshire Co-op considers cutting jobs from pharmacy warehouse

If job go, it would be part of a series of changes across the company's business to cushion the impact of rising costs.

25 Jun 2026

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Peak Pharmacy issues CapEx warning as it posts £8.6m pre-tax loss

Peak owners say they are ‘not willing to inject further funds at a loss to themselves’

11 Jun 2026

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Boots public listing could be abandoned as rivals bid for $10bn acquisition

Australian and Canadian bidders reportedly vying to buy the UK’s largest pharmacy multiple

10 Jun 2026

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Boots sees annual profit rise by 24% to £260m despite dip in pharmacy revenue

Thriving beauty category and online sales drove chain’s profit in the year to September

09 Jun 2026

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Kamsons profitable despite 37% drop in EBITDA, accounts reveal

Turnover and gross profit rise at Kamsons despite director’s inflation warning

04 Jun 2026

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Superdrug parent eyes $30bn stock exchange listing before year’s end

AS Watson planning IPO in both London and Hong Kong according to reports

28 May 2026

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Supply chains now in a period of sustained instability, say Moody's

Geopolitics, manufacturing fragility, cyber risk and counterfeit drugs are the factors behind supply chain issues, says report from Moody's

26 May 2026

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ASA upholds complaint against ‘misleading’ Boots Black Friday promotion

Boots takes measures to prevent inaccurate price promotions following fragrance ad complaint

21 May 2026

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‘Transformative’ weight loss market driving threefold growth in private dispensing

Over 16 million Mounjaro units dispensed in the year to March, say analysts

18 May 2026

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