Boots sales slide as coronavirus “proactively deferred activities”

// Boots sales dropped 2.2% in first half of financial year
// Adjusted operating income dropped 29.1%Boots has seen its profits slump during the first half of its financial year as the coronavirus outbreak took a toll on its trading.
The health and beauty retailer’s adjusted operating income dropped by 29.1 per cent to $276 million (220.34 million) while sales dropped 2.2 per cent to $5.8 billion (£4.63 billion).
Parent company Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) said the drop was due to