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Walgreen Co. (WAG) is in the Retail Industry
- Revenue
- Aug 31 2007
- $53.7B
- Profit
- Aug 31 2007
- $2.0B
- Market Cap
- Aug 19 2008
- $36.0B
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Walgreen Company F3Q08 (Qtr End 05/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript
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Walgreens Health Clinic Faces Political Trouble In Boston
A new wrinkle in the debate over retail health clinics is emerging in Massachusetts, where drugstore giant Walgreens is running into political opposition over its plans to open a Take Care clinic in one of its Boston stores. For-profit retail clinics typically offer basic care for minor...
Walgreens Third Quarter Earnings Release, Conference Call on June 23
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG) will release its fiscal 2008 third quarter earnings results at 8 a.m. eastern time Monday, June 23, followed by a one-hour conference call with Walgreens management beginning at 8:30 a.m. eastern time.
Walgreen Co. to Acquire Home Infusion Unit from Express Scripts, Inc
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG) today announced a definitive agreement in which Walgreens, through its subsidiary OptionCare Enterprises, Inc., will acquire Express Scripts, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: ESRX) Louisville, Ky.-based home infusion pharmacy division. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The acquisition will further expand Walgreens home infusion...
Walgreens Names Sona Chawla Senior Vice President of E-Commerce
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG) today named Sona Chawla to the new position of senior vice president of e-commerce, effective July 1. Chawla joins Walgreens from Dell, Inc., where she was vice president of global online business.
Stull, Stull & Brody Announces Class Action on Behalf of Shareholders of Walgreen Co.
Attorney Advertising. Notice is hereby given that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of purchasers of the common stock of Walgreen Co. ("Walgreen" or the "Company") (NYSE: WAG) between June 25, 2007...
Walgreens to open in Durant
Walgreens has opened a store at 302 W. University Pl. in Durant.
Walgreens Renews Agreement with The Nielsen Company
PHOENIX -- The Nielsen Company announced today that it has renewed its agreement with Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG), the nation's largest drugstore chain, through 2013, strengthening the companies' existing relationship and establishing Nielsen as Walgreens' preferred marketing information provider.
Walgreens Resolves Federal and State Investigations Related to Medicaid Reimbursements for Three Drugs
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG) today said it has resolved federal and state investigations related to disputes over Medicaid reimbursements for three drugs the company dispensed at its pharmacies. The company denied any wrongdoing in connection with the settlement.
Walgreens to Continue Extensive Product Donation Program Supporting America's Second Harvest and Its Affiliates
Previous donation of food and basic supplies topped six million pounds
Walgreens Pays $35 Million, Settles Pharmacist-Whistleblower Qui Tam Drug Switching Allegations
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Walgreens May Sales Increase 10.0 Percent
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) had May sales of $5,042,100,000, an increase of 10.0 percent from $4,584,294,000 for the same month in 2007. Sales in comparable stores those open at least a year rose 3.9 percent, while comparable store front-end sales increased 6.0 percent.
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Walgreens to Open First Stores in Alaska in 2009
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG) plans to open its first stores in Alaska in 2009, giving the nation's largest drugstore chain a presence in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors Acquires Walgreens Building in Chelsea, Ala., for Wealth Management Client
SANTA ANA, Calif., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Grubb & Ellis Realty Investors, LLC today announced the acquisition of a Walgreens building in the Birmingham-suburb of Chelsea, Ala., on behalf of a private investor participating in the Grubb & Ellis Wealth Management program.
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- Incorporated: 1909
- CEO: Mr. Jeffrey A. Rein
Walgreen is principally engaged in the retail drugstore business. Co.'s drugstores are engaged in the retail sale of prescription and non-prescription drugs and general merchandise. General merchandise includes, among other things, beauty care, personal care, household items, candy, photofinishing, greeting cards, seasonal items and convenience foods. Co.'s customers can have prescriptions filled at its drugstore counter, as well as through the mail, by telephone and via the Internet. Co. markets products under various trademarks, trade dress and trade names and holds assorted business licenses. As of Aug 31 2007, Co. operated retail stores at 5,997 locations in 48 states and Puerto Rico.
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Walgreen Co. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. Jeffrey A. Rein
Chairman
Ms. Marilou M. Von Ferstel
Mr. Charles R. Walgreen III
Chairman Emeritus
Mr. William C. Foote
Mr. Alan G. McNally
Mr. Cordell Reed
Ms. Nancy M. Schlichting
Mr. David Y. Schwartz
Mr. Alejandro Silva
Mr. James A. Skinner
Contact Information
200 Wilmot Road
Deerfield, IL
847 940-2500
NAICS Code
Pharmacies and Drug Stores: 446110
