Canada's Westons to Buy UK Pharmacy Chain Boots for $8.9 Billion
The Weston family's Canadian branch agreed to acquire the pharmacy chain, including debt, in a deal that returns ownership to the UK.
First reported by Bloomberg Markets, 23 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 7 Oct 2026. Bloomberg Markets published first, on 7 October at 13:26 UTC; News Feed followed 24 min later. The most recent article, from BBC Business, appeared on 7 October at 14:10 UTC.
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