coronavirus pandemic. Despite the high-street pharmacy chain keeping stores open during the nationwide lockdown, bosses say retail sales have tumbled by nearly 50 per cent over the past three months.The company has announce a major restructure of its business that will affect around seven per cent of its workforce.A large number of jobs at risk are understood to be at the Boots support office in Nottingham.The move will also affect some deputy and assistant manager, beauty adviser and customer adviser roles across its stores, and result in the closure of 48 Boots Opticians stores.The opticians sector of the business reportedly saw sales dive by 72 per cent during lockdown, compared to the same quarter last year.Sebastian James, managing.
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