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...“Going forward, we will have more boots on the ground closely scrutinising and monitoring production and manufacturing activities” Whitaker told the hearing....
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...for example, is the subject of a $250mn dispute in London’s High Court between Sir Richard Branson’s holding company and Brightline, the US train operator which adopted and then dropped the Virgin Trains USA...
...Sales in the company’s US retail pharmacy segment decreased 7.2 per cent year on year to $26.7bn, while sales at its international unit fell 6.6 per cent, partly because of the strong dollar....
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...Neil Saunders, managing director at GlobalData Retail, said the outcome of the review had left Boots “treading water”....
...Walgreens Boots Alliance has abandoned the sale process for the Boots chain in the UK after the upheaval in credit markets resulted in bids that were below its initial expectations....
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...That should reassure investors in Main Street USA as well as in the store chain. Walmart is a bellwether for US consumer demand....
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...Both groups would own equity stakes in Boots under the plan, one of the people said, although it is not clear whether their stakes would be the same size....
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