Boots inaugurates first store at Dubai International Airport - Terminal 3

In the presence of Dr. Amin Al-Amiri, Assistant Under Secretary for Medical Practice and License Sector at the Ministry of Health in the UAE, and Mr. Paul Griffiths, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Airports, the opening was marked with a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by Stefano Pessina, Executive Chairman of Alliance Boots, Ornella Barra, Chief Executive of the Alliance Boots Pharmaceutical Wholesale Division and Mohammed Alshaya, Executive Chairman of M.H. Alshaya.

Boots operatesin the Middle East through a partnership between Alliance Boots, the international, pharmacy-led health and beauty group which owns the Boots brand, and M.H. Alshaya, the leading international franchise operator.

Since Boots was first established in1849it has earned a reputation for providing customers with dependable and reliable healthcare advice and is also renowned for its beauty offer.

Ornella Barra, who oversees the international development of the Boots brand, commented: "We are delighted to celebrate the opening of the Boots store at this major international aviation hub, which will support millions of customers from around the world. This opening is a further illustration of our successful partnership with Alshaya and our ambition to make the Boots brand global."

"At Alshaya we seek to provide outstanding brand experiences to consumers,"commented Mohammed Alshaya.

"This convenient new store location represents our61st store in the region, and supports our goal of bringing trusted, high quality health and beauty services to ever more customers in the Middle East. We are delighted that Alliance Boots have been able to celebrate this latest new store opening with us, which is a great reflection of our wider successful partnership."