As investors walk away from a £7.5bn deal to buy the chemist chain, James Moore believes the trouble has spread to other parts of the British high street A n iconic British brand with stores on virtually every high street . Tens of thousands of employees. Millions of customers. Boots , Britain’s most famous chemist chain, is looking for a buyer, and the bidding is open. So is anyone interested? The gentleman at the back? The lady in the navy suit? No…? Thought not. And there’s a good reason why