From Breakingviews - Breakingviews - COMMENTARY: Boots’ new owners bring needed retail tonic ↧ ↧ Breakingviews - COMMENTARY: Boots’ new owners bring needed retail... After decades of trading between ‌buyout shops and pharmacy groups, the UK drugstore operator has found a long-term owner in Canada's Weston ​family. The $8.9 bln price tag looks ​fair – provided the buyer can unlock growth ⁠by sprucing up its stores and boosting ​online sales.