Edward McCloskey of Irish firm WaterWipes: The target is becoming a ‘billion-dollar brand’
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Boots Ireland books €2.4m property charge amid rising costs
Sales revenue growth eased at pharmacy chain’s Irish arm last year
Boots owner to be taken private in €22bn deal
Buyout of Walgreens Boots Alliance will bring to an end the drugstore chain’s century-long run as a public company
European shares recoup losses but JD Sports shares plunge after profit warning
Ryanair arrests its slide with airline gaining 0.4% on Dublin listing
Rise in customer footfall sees profits at Boots Ireland jump one fifth
Retail sales up 10.3% as Covid restrictions unwound
Walgreens halts sale of Boots chain citing tougher financial conditions
Owner of UK pharmacy and beauty group blames market turmoil for bids below its expectations
Window closes on European markets’ worst trading quarter in two years
Energy costs continue to weigh on building material and airline shares
Americans rush for vaccine boosters ahead of Omicron wave
Vaccination rates in US have begun to pick up, though they lag behind some European countries
Elizabeth Holmes denies misleading Theranos investors
Founder of blood-testing start-up nearing end of testimony
US owner of Boots explores possible sale of pharmacy retail chain
Goldman Sachs to be lined up to advise on options
Professional investor tells of being duped by Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes
Brian Grossman’s fund bought $96m of shares in doomed startup
European stocks rise on earnings optimism
European chipmakers ASML, Infineon and BE Semiconductor among top gainers
Theranos trial: Elizabeth Holmes accused of ‘lying and cheating to get money’
Lawyers allude to ‘another side’ of her relationship with former business associate
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