Boots Pure Drug Company

Boots Pure Drug Company – was founded by John Boot in 1849 who opened his first shop in Nottingham, England. During the 1870s, his son Jesse transformed the company into a national chain and as part of this they became official dispensing chemists for prescription medicine.

Boots has gone through a number of changes and takeovers and is now part of the Alliance Boots group which has nearly 3,000 stores both in the UK and abroad.