# Boots sold in £7bn deal to Canadian billionaire family

> Boots, the High Street pharmacy and retail chain, has been sold in an $8.9bn (£6.7bn) deal to the holding company of Canada's billionaire Weston family.

- Published: 2026-10-07T14:15:06.028Z
- Updated: 2026-10-12T04:00:35.502Z
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- Topics: Economy, business and finance
- Involves: Advantage Card, Alliance Healthcare Deutschland, Associated British Foods, Boots, Boots Opticians, Boots' retail operations in the UK and Ireland, Fairfax Financial Holdings, Farmacias Benavides, Galen Weston, High Street pharmacy and retail chain, Ireland, John Boot

## How it developed

- 2026-10-07T14:15:06.028Z - BBC News: [Boots sold in £7bn deal to Canadian billionaire family](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwly0jyk2vl5o)
- 2026-10-10T07:30:03.040Z - BBC News: [Boots has a new owner: Three ways it could affect you](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c63djxry8124o)
- 2026-10-12T04:00:35.502Z - MyJoyOnline: [Boots sold in £7bn deal to Canadian billionaire family - MyJoyOnline](https://www.myjoyonline.com/boots-sold-in-7bn-deal-to-canadian-billionaire-family/)

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