[arista]

[Last year, Walgreens Boots shelved
a sale of the retail chain after failing
to find a buyer,
pointing to an 'unexpected and dramatic change'
in financial markets.]

Having USA owners of Boots
changes so much.


[Another blow for the high street as Boots
is set to close 300 shops across Britain reducing
their portfolio to 1,900 stores
Boots has announced plans to axe
300 high street pharmacy stores across UK]

[High street pharmacist and retailer Boots
has announced plans to cut 300 stores
in a move which will see the number
of branches fall from 2,200 to 1,900.
The move is reported to be an effort to
increase efficiency by closing stores
which are located near to other branches.
It comes despite a 13.4 per cent jump in retail sales
in the three months leading to May,
compared to the same time last year.]


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...00-stores.html