Our partnership with Boots
Boots is one of our corporate partners. We work together to help people living with cancer get the information and support they need.
Our partnership
Being told ‘you have cancer’ can affect so much more than just your health – it can affect the way you think and feel about yourself. Boots and Macmillan have joined forces to provide cancer support in your community to help you feel like you again.
Macmillan’s experience in supporting people living with cancer, combined with Boots UK’s expertise in delivering healthcare and beauty information and advice, means together we can provide easily accessible specialist cancer information and support to thousands of people on the high street and through our online support services.Since our partnership began in 2009, Boots UK has raised over £19.3 million for Macmillan, thanks to the continuous support of its wonderful colleagues and customers.
Working together in local communities
We provide bespoke training to thousands of Boots UK pharmacists and No7 Beauty Advisors. These Macmillan-trained volunteers are what make our partnership so unique and special, because they really understand the needs of people living with cancer and can direct them to support.
Working together we offer support in-store and online, which includes:
Boots Macmillan Information Pharmacists
Boots Macmillan Information Pharmacists in store or through an online appointment. They are specially trained to understand different types of cancer, treatment and to answer questions about medication. They can also guide you to other sources of information and support.
Boots Macmillan Beauty Advisors
Boots Macmillan Beauty Advisors are ready to help in many Boots stores or online – they’re specially trained by Macmillan to give face‐to‐face advice to help you cope with the visible side effects of cancer and its treatment. From defining sparse brows and lashes to caring for nails that are suddenly more brittle, they offer lots of tips to help people feel, and look, more like themselves again.
You can find our specially trained colleagues by their Boots Macmillan badge. Our Boots Macmillan Information Pharmacists and Boots Macmillan Beauty Advisors wear their badge with pride, ready to answer any questions, provide beauty tips or just be a listening ear whenever you need it.
To find out more about how you can access free cancer support on the high street or online, visit boots.com/macmillan.
Fundraising that makes a difference
Over the last 12 years, Boots UK colleagues have thrown themselves into a variety of fundraising events, in and out of stores, involving both colleagues and customers. From raffles and lunch-swaps to make-up-athons and pamper evenings, Boots UK are dedicated to raising vital funds to help us do whatever it takes to support people living with cancer.
Boots UK colleagues regularly take part in challenge events, including Macmillan’s Mighty Hike series, the London Marathon and events they have created themselves, such as cycling 170 miles across the UK. We are currently planning an overseas trek across the Great Wall of China with over 50 Boots colleagues in 2022.
Through the valuable support of Boots colleagues in stores, and in offices, the partnership has raised an incredible £19.3 million in the last 12 years, with many more colleagues and customers getting involved in fundraising every month.
No7 partnership
No7 have pledged to raise £1 million for Macmillan through a variety of activities, from virtual challenges to a series of events in stores (when it is safe to do so), and a limited edition ‘You Got This’ Make-Up bag with all profits going to Macmillan.
Our partnership also aims to raise awareness of Boots Macmillan Beauty Advisors and the support that's available in store. Together, we're committed to ensuring customers are empowered to access the local support they need. Find out more about our partnership with No7.
An award-winning partnership
Macmillan and Boots have won the 'Most Admired Corporate-NGO Partnership' title in the C&E Corporate-NGO Partnerships Barometer three years in a row. This industry recognition celebrates that we more than doubled our number of Boots Macmillan Information Pharmacists in the space of a year. We also established cross-organisational working groups committed to delivering on our key strategic pillars.