Walgreens to Buy Remaining Stake in Alliance Boots
U.S. giant Walgreens is expected to announce a close to £6 billion ($10.1 billion) deal to buy the remaining stake in U.K. drugstore chain Alliance Boots on Wednesday morning.
Tesco Chief Exec to Step Down
Britain's biggest retailer, Tesco, have announced that Chief Executive Philip Clarke will step down in the later part of 2014.
Lidl on course to become Europe’s Biggest Grocery Retailer
The company behind the Lidl supermarket chain is set to become western Europe’s biggest grocery retailer by 2018 as discounters become mainstream across the continent.
Nestle Makes $1.4B Valeant Deal
Nestle bought the rights to several treatments designed for anti-aging from Canadian firm, Valeant Pharmaceutical International, for $1.4 billion in cash.
Dixons and Carphone Warehouse Agree $6.4 Billion Merger
UK company Carphone Warehouse and Dixons Retail have agreed a £3.8 billion proud ($6.38 billion) all-share merger, creating a powerful pan-European mobile phone and electrical group with approximately 2900 stores.
