Boots orders support staff back into office five days a week from September

Retail chain’s boss declares office a ‘much more fun and inspiring place’ with everyone in attendance

Boots is ordering administrative staff back into the office for five days a week from September as it tries to gear up the business before a potential sale or flotation.

The CEO, Seb James, said the employees – who had been asked to work at least three days a week in the group’s various bases in Nottingham, Weybridge in Surrey, and London – should return for the full working week, arguing that the office was a “much more fun and inspiring place” with everyone in attendance.