While financial and retail analysts continue to evaluate the implications of Walgreens Boots Alliance’s recent agreement to be taken private by Sycamore Partners, many important questions loom.

US pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots Alliance is going private. Will the new owners sell off the high-street chemist?

A Trepp analysis shows that Walgreens operates over 8,175 stores in the U.S., with the majority being leased rather than ...