The UK's biggest high street chemist Boots could be put up for sale or floated by the end of the year, according to reports.
Executives at its parent company Walgreens are reportedly facing intense pressure to break up the global pharmacy giant.
This is Money reports that the firm's investors and board members want Walgreen's Boots Alliance executive chairman Stefano Pessina and chief executive Rosalind Brewer to refocus the company on the US.