‘Boots faces uncertain time as new owners prepare to take control’

OPINION BYLINE - GEORGE MACDONALD

Boots is doing well, but the sale of parent Walgreens Boots Alliance raises questions about the future ownership of the UK High street institution, says Retail Week executive editor George MacDonald. A sale or IPO of Boots may follow. And what role might dealmaker Stefano Pessina play?

The ownership of Boots, one of the high street’s most venerable names with a 175-year heritage, is soon to change.

 

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