Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. is reviving discussions on a potential exit from its UK drugstore chain Boots, people with knowledge of the matter said, nearly 18 months after a sale process was scrapped.
The company has been holding early talks about ways to separate Boots, which could be valued at about £7 billion ($8.8 billion) in a deal, according to the people. It’s studying a London initial public offering as one possibility, the people…