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Simon Gregg

Trailblazer · DISC type DI
Chief Operating Officer at Boots UK
📍 Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

Simon Gregg is the Chief Operating Officer at Boots UK, bringing over 30 years of extensive experience in omni-channel retail from leadership roles at Asda, Walmart, and Tesco. He is an expert in e-commerce, large-scale retail operations, and business transformation, with a history of managing multi-billion-pound P&Ls.

Colleagues and peers describe Simon as bright, dedicated, and hard-working, with superb know-how in leading large teams. He is known for connecting the physical and digital retail worlds to enhance customer and colleague experiences, and for his passion for delivering brilliant service.

He once led Asdas online grocery channel from £1. 2 billion to £3 billion in sales, significantly growing its market share from 13% to 21%.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Simon shows up

Informal
Charismatic
Achievement-Oriented

They will fight for you if they come to believe in you. They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary. They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions.

Priorities

Topics Simon cares about

Omni-Channel Retail
His career is defined by integrating e-commerce and large-scale physical retail operations at Boots, Asda, and Tesco, with a focus on enhancing the customer experience.
E-Commerce Growth
He has a proven track record of driving significant online sales growth, notably taking Asda's online grocery business from £1. 2Bn to £3Bn and increasing market share.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Chief Operating Officer
Boots UK
1-2025 - 9-2025
Chief Retail, Logistics, and Pharmacy (Operations) Director
Boots UK
9-2021 - 1-2025
Chief E-Commerce & Retail Officer
Asda
7-2016 - 9-2021
Vice President E-Commerce/Online Grocery Home Shopping
Asda
1-2012 - 7-2016
Online Director Tesco.com, Tesco Direct, and F&F
Tesco PLC
In the press

Media appearances

Boots has poached Asda exec Simon Gregg for chief retail role. Featured in Retail Week
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Education
Executive Diploma in Strategic Leadership/Innovation
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
Executive Development Programme
Alliance Manchester Business School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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