{
  "id": 12688988,
  "title": "Boots Sold for $8.9B As Canada’s Westons Re-Enter UK",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/boots-sold-for-8-9b-as-canadas-westons-re-enter-uk",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-07T18:50:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-07/boots-sold-for-8-9b-as-canada-s-westons-re-enter-uk-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Bloomberg's Liana Baker joins Dani Burger on \"Bloomberg Deals.\" The Canadian branch of the billionaire Weston family agreed to buy health retailer Boots for $8.9 billion including debt, in another change of hands for the pharmacy chain and a UK return for the former Selfridges owner. (Source: Bloomberg)",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}