Hundreds of Boots jobs under threat amid plan to close 220 in-store photo labs

Boots is planning to close 220 of its 320 in-store photo labs in the UK, putting 400 jobs at risk.

The pharmacy and beauty chain said the decision was made as digital photography continues to dominate the market and traditional photo printing declines.

Affected staff will take part in a consultation that will last into August, although the company has not disclosed which stores will be affected.

Boots said it will keep traditional photo services at its remaining 100 labs, as well as running 3,000 instant photo kiosks at 1,000 of its stores.

In a statement, the company said: "To continue to focus on the customer demand for instant kiosks to print photos and order photo gifts, Boots UK is removing 220 photo labs from stores, and has announced changes to the in-store photo teams.

"Impacted colleagues will be offered retraining and redeployment to other roles where possible.

"However, some roles may be made redundant."