about 1871 - M & J Boot, Herbalists;

1883 - Boot and Company Ltd formed;

1888 - Boots Pure Drug Company Ltd.;

1971 - The Boots Company Ltd.;

1982 - The Boots Company plc;

1991 - Boots Contract Manufacturing and Boots Healthcare International established.

NOTE: Boots The Chemist, Boots Cash Chemists (Southern) Ltd et al were the retail side of the business and the Boots logo was their trademark.