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1850-1931. British entrepreneur and founder
of pharmacy chain. In 1863 Boot took over his
father's small Nottingham shop trading in
medicinal herbs. Recognizing that the future
lay with patent medicines, he concentrated on
selling cheaply, advertising widely, and
offering a wide range of
medicines. In 1892, Boot also began to
manufacture drugs. He had 126 shops by 1900
and more than 1,000 by his death.