New Boots store opens at Fox Valley

21 March 2018

Fox Valley’s new 6,000sq. ft. Boots store has been officially opened today bringing a range of convenient healthcare solutions and exclusive beauty brands to the area.

The store can be found between Next and Sports Direct at the award winning north Sheffield retail destination and is open seven days a week.

The Deputy Mayor of Stocksbridge Cllr Julie Grocutt joined the Boots and Fox Valley team to welcome the new store to the area and cut the ribbon to mark the official opening on Wednesday 21st March.

Becky Womack, Store Manager, Boots UK, said “All year round, our healthcare colleagues will be there to support customers with health and wellbeing advice at a time that is convenient to them. We’re thrilled to help families feel more in control of their health and provide additional care for local communities.”

The new store will also offer customers exclusive beauty brands, including a wide range of self-selection products from Soap&Glory, Sleek MakeUp and No7, the UK’s leading skincare brand, as well as premium fragrances and electrical beauty goods.

The store has also created roles for six new employees in the area, reaffirming Boots commitment to the people and regeneration of North Sheffield.

The new store is the latest addition to the Fox Valley town centre shopping destination, which celebrates its second birthday this June.

Estates Director at Dransfield Properties James Shepherd, said: “The new store looks fantastic. Boots is an excellent addition to the centre and further enhances the existing retail line up. We are delighted to welcome Becky and her team to Fox Valley.”

Becky Womack, added: “At Boots UK we have nearly 40 years of healthcare and beauty experience here in North Sheffield. We are delighted to expand our store offering to Fox Valley and look forward to helping our customers feel good for many years to come.”
The store opening hours are Monday – Saturday 8am - 6pm, and Sunday 10:30am – 4:30pm.

About Boots UK
Boots UK (boots.com), the UK’s leading pharmacy-led health and beauty retailer, is part of the Retail Pharmacy International Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise.
With 2,486* Boots stores in the UK, its purpose is to champion everyone’s right to feel good, and it is committed to providing exceptional customer and patient care, be the first choice for pharmacy and healthcare and offer innovative 'only at Boots' exclusive products such as the UK’s leading skincare brand No7. Created over 165 years ago, the Boots brand is still at the heart of the communities it serves.
*As of 31 August 2017, excluding equity method investments

About Fox Valley
Fox Valley is a master planned redevelopment of a 28 acre former steelworks site, bringing a new town centre to North Sheffield. The £50million development, delivered by South Yorkshire based Dransfield Properties Ltd, has been carefully designed to reflect the area’s rich industrial heritage as well as answering the need for a new retail and commercial heart in this growing catchment. As well as new office and retail space, there is a new housing development bringing 118 new executive riverside homes to the area.
For more information about Fox Valley visit www.foxvalleysheffield.co.uk

For further information, contact:

Public Relations Department, Dransfield Properties Ltd
Tel: 01226 360644
Email: pr@dransfield.co.uk