Rising sales at Boots, the high street chemist, came as the latest sign of sustained consumer spending in the UK as the Bank of England struggles to tame inflation with interest rate hikes.
Retail sales were up by over 13% in the third quarter to the end of May across the chain. It has around 2,200 shops across the country and claims that means around 85% of the population live within a 10 minure walk of a Boots.
