01-05-2025
Boots to make major changes to 150 of its stores
Boots will introduce dedicated 'menopause zones' to 150 stores this summer, Retail Gazette reports. The move will see signage added to guide shoppers through a range of products designed to treat or alleviate menopause symptoms.
The menopause zones will also feature new products as well as increased customer services and expertise related to menopause. Products in the collection include hair products, sleep aids and food supplements.
Menopause is when your periods stop due to lower hormone levels.
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It usually affects people between the ages of 45 and 55, but it can happen earlier.
Perimenopause is when you have symptoms of menopause but your periods have not stopped.
According the the NHS: 'Menopause and perimenopause can cause symptoms like anxiety, mood swings, brain fog, hot flushes and irregular periods. These symptoms can start years before your periods stop and carry on afterwards.'
Part of Boots' new 'zone' system will include signposting sections by symptom including 'vaginal dryness', hot flushes' and 'low energy'.
Products already in Boots' menopause collection include Dr Wolff's 'V-san' moisturizing cream, Boots' evening primrose oil capsules and Pantene's 'hair biology' mask.
There is also a hot and cold compress on sale which is aimed at alleviating discomfort from hot flushes.
The new menopause zones will feature 35 new products including from the brands Balance Activ, Luna Daily and Canesmeno.
The brand M-Club also has an existing range of products such as caffeine shampoo.
Menopause has received increased attention in the media and health reporting in recent years with many women pointing out a lack of awareness surrounding its symptoms and wider impacts.
According to the Chartered Institute for Personnel Development: "Three in five workers experiencing menopause believe it has had a negative impact on them at work.
"But only a quarter of workers, who have missed time due to menopause symptoms, have felt able to tell their employer the real reason for their absence."
Columnist Sarah Sandison wrote for the ECHO in 2023 that 'women are suffering in silence during the menopause and perimenopause'.
She said: 'Everybody needs to be educated on perimenopause and much more needs to be done to recognise any issues and difficulties caused by changing hormones in women, during this time.'
