Boots announces logistics partnership

Heath and wellness retailer Boots has announced a new partnership with XPO Logistics to support healthcare and online operations

Since March 2024, XPO has been managing the primary transport distribution of products from two UK-based Boots Service Centres. This includes the 279-acre site situated at Boots Headquarters in Beeston, Nottingham, and the other, just 30 miles across the East Midlands at Burton-on-Trent.

The new supply chain operation facilitates the distribution of goods from both sites to various Boots Cross Dock Centres at scale across the UK and Ireland.  

Boots also benefits from 23 dedicated XPO Logistics support staff and two new operational fleets of varying sizes. One fleet will be assigned for product distribution based on scheduled routes, while the other will be a smaller fleet for dedicated shunting activity at both the Beeston and Burton sites.

Overall, the new operation comprises 50 trunking drivers, 35 trunking vehicles, 22 shunt drivers, and 10 shunt vehicles, operating seven days a week. Boots will also benefit from improved visibility through new track-and-trace technology and XPO’s award-winning system to monitor its carbon footprint.

Keiron Samways, director of warehousing – transport & distribution UK & ROI, Boots, said: “Our online operations continue to grow at pace as more customers choose to shop with us digitally. This long-term partnership with XPO Logistics strengthens our transport network across the UK and Ireland, giving us greater visibility, resilience and efficiency across our supply chain, supports our sustainability agenda and ensure we’re well positioned to support our customers today and in the future.”