The 1,900-store retailer has been valued at around £7bn
The retailer is to expand its hearing offer as stand-alone stores
The closures would reduce its high street estate to 1,900 stores
The US parent pulled the sale in June, after bids fell short of £7bn asking price
US owner pulled sale of chemists chain earlier this week
Warehouse has been leased back to the pharmacist
High street buyout fund among measures proposed in think-tank report
US owner says “unexpected and dramatic change” in market conditions has led to lower bids
Reliance and Apollo are now thought to be the frontrunners for the 2,200 store chain
The joint bid would expand Boots into India and shore up its 2,000 UK stores
A successful bid would see the Indian outfit take on Boots’ 2,200 stores
The brothers say they are keen for further investments after EG Group profit jumps