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  "id": 12664924,
  "title": "Boots Acquired by Canada’s Weston Family for $8.9 Billion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/boots-acquired-by-canadas-weston-family-for-8-9-billion",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T16:25:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business of Fashion",
    "slug": "business-of-fashion",
    "url": "https://www.businessoffashion.com/news/beauty/boots-purchased-weston-canada-uk-beauty-retail/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Westons agreed on Wednesday to buy the UK's Boots from Sycamore Partners and the Pessina family, pledging to invest in the retailer's stores and online and expand healthcare services.",
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      {
        "outlet": "City AM",
        "title": "Billionaire Weston family buys Boots for $9bn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/billionaire-weston-family-buys-boots-for-9bn",
        "published": "2026-10-07T13:37:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Business",
        "title": "Boots sold in £7bn deal to Canadian billionaire family",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/boots-sold-in-7bn-deal-to-canadian-billionaire-family",
        "published": "2026-10-07T14:42:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "Canada’s Weston family buys Boots for $8.9bn",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/canadas-weston-family-buys-boots-for-8-9bn",
        "published": "2026-10-07T15:12:09.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}