“Boots is our key partner for the beauty program. They've committed to listing at least one of the brands into 50 stores.”
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partnered with Boots, which committed to listing at least one brand in 50 stores
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“Last year in the first beauty program, Boots committed to launching two brands into 10 stores a piece. One of them went into over 70 stores and the other one went into over 70 stores.”
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