# Weston family agrees to buy Boots for $8.9 billion, returning to the UK

https://mins.news/en/video/90528

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-10-07 23:19 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YQrJT_tnVA

> A Canadian branch of the billionaire Weston family agreed to acquire health retailer Boots for $8.9 billion including debt. The deal marks another change of ownership for the pharmacy chain and a return to the UK for the family, a former owner of Selfridges.

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