UK supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is watching the performance of its refurbished health and beauty departments closely as it mulls ditching plans for a joint venture with pharmaceutical chain Boots.
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The venture, which is to be officially reviewed in November, involved replacing Sainsbury’s standard health and beauty products with a range of 10,000 Boots items.
CEO Sir Peter Davis explained to a trade newspaper: “We want to see how strongly we can do it ourselves and will judge both before making a decision.”
