Sales Performance by category
| |
H1 Sales |
Sales Growth |
LFL Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | £932.2m | 6.2% | 5.8% |
| - Dispensing | 6.6% * | ||
| - OTC Medicines | 5.5% |
- * Items +5%
Notes
To provide detail on our category performance, sales in Health were up 6.2%.
Sales were strong in Dispensing where item growth was up 5% in the first six months. Importantly we believe item growth was above the market in August and September. Growth has been building for some time and this is an important milestone.
A significant contribution has come from Boots Prescription Collection Service, which is up 18% year on year. It now represents more than one fifth of all items dispensed.
Over the Counter Medicines sales were up 5.5%. Sales have responded well to lower prices and the 3 for 2 offer on vitamins and supplements. A relatively short hayfever season saw sales of allergy products down £2.4m on last year.
