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  "id": 12652792,
  "title": "Weston family's holding company to buy U.K. pharmacy chain Boots for $12.7B",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/weston-familys-holding-company-to-buy-u-k-pharmacy-chain-boots-for-12-12652792",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T14:40:18.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "The Weston family holding company Wittington Investments said Wednesday that it will purchase the U.K. chain Boots for $8.9 billion US, including debt, from private equity firm Sycamore Partners. Boots is one of Britain's most prominent retailers.",
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        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "Canada’s Westons to Buy UK Pharmacy Chain Boots for $8.9 Billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/canadas-westons-to-buy-uk-pharmacy-chain-boots-for-8-9-billion",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:26:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Westons to buy U.K. pharmacy chain Boots for US$8.9B",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/westons-to-buy-u-k-pharmacy-chain-boots-for-us-8-9b-12651530",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:32:49.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Westons to buy U.K. pharmacy chain Boots for US$8.9B",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/westons-to-buy-u-k-pharmacy-chain-boots-for-us-8-9b",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:32:49.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "Canada’s Weston family, owner of Loblaws, to buy U.K. pharmacy chain Boots for US$8.9 billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/canadas-weston-family-owner-of-loblaws-to-buy-u-k-pharmacy-chain",
        "published": "2026-10-07T14:15:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBC Business",
        "title": "Weston family's holding company to buy U.K. pharmacy chain Boots for $12.7B",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/weston-familys-holding-company-to-buy-u-k-pharmacy-chain-boots-for-12",
        "published": "2026-10-07T14:40:18.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Bangkok Post Business",
        "title": "Pharmacy chain Boots changing hands for $8.9 billion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/pharmacy-chain-boots-changing-hands-for-8-9-billion",
        "published": "2026-10-07T15:21:00.000Z"
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