Six months ending February 29, 2020 Boots reported a fall in profits during the first half of its financial year as the coronavirus outbreak impacted performance. Adjusted operating income fell 29.1% to $276 million while sales dropped 2.2% to $5.8 billion.
Parent company Walgreens AB added that the ongoing coronavirus crisis was “proactively deferring certain activities”, including the rollout of new beauty halls in Boots’ UK stores.
