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Boots Chief Quits After Walgreens’ Sale Plan Stalls

Sebastian James will step down in November, though a successor is yet to be named.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. has begun a strategic review of its Boots drugstore business, chief executive officer Rosalind Brewer said.
Boots' longtime chief executive is set to step down. (Shutterstock)

The boss of British health and beauty retailer Boots is quitting after U.S. owner Walgreens Boots Alliance’s plans for a sale or stock market listing of the chain stalled, according to a person with knowledge of the situation.

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