A small group of American suppliers journeyed to England earlier this month to learn about Alliance Boots, meet with that company’s senior managers, and attempt to gain a clearer understanding of some of the ways the Alliance Boots merger with Walgreens will influence the future of mass retailing in the United States and around the
The competitive challenges that confront the nation’s drug store operators are becoming more intense. Rivalries within the industry and attempts by members of other trade classes to increase their market share in areas that were once viewed as the domain of drug stores have put new pressure on everyone involved. The fallout from Walgreen Co.’s
The U.S. population over age 65 is soaring as the number of births did during the baby boom, and home health care products are not the only growing segment of drug store merchandise for today’s senior citizens. Since they are some of the healthiest and most active seniors this country has ever seen, fewer are
