April 22, 2017 by Greg Jacobson and Chain Drug Review
Alliance Healthcare, Alphega Pharmacy, Ornella Barra, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2017, Issue 04-24-2017, Issues, News
MONTE CARLO, Monaco — The Alphega Pharmacy network, part of the Alliance Healthcare arm of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA), recently held its eighth European convention here, attracting more than 1,200 attendees from nine different countries. Based on the theme “Close to You,” the gathering featured presentations on health care innovation, global market developments and
March 28, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Alphega Pharmacy, Alphega Pharmacy European Convention, Caitlin Sorrell, Ornella Barra, slideshow
Retail News, Slideshows
MONACO — Ornella Barra, co-chief operating officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance, addressed members of the company’s Alphega Pharmacy network at its 2017 European Convention. The event, held March 27 and 28, drew more than 1,200 Alphega delegates from nine countries to the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. Barra spoke to delegates on Tuesday in a keynote
March 13, 2017 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
corporate social responsibility, Get a Shot. Give a Shot, Kevin Walgreen, Ornella Barra, Richard Ellis, Stefano Pessina, UN Foundation, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2017, Issue 03-13-2017, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — There was a time not all that many years ago when corporate social responsibility (CSR) was viewed by most companies as a second- or third-tier priority, something good to do but not a central part of the business model. That thinking has changed radically in recent years, with CSR taking its rightful place
January 16, 2017 by David Pinto and Chain Drug Review
Albertsons, America’s drug chains, Bob Miller, CVS Health, David Pinto, Doug McMillon, George Riedl, Helena Foulkes, John Standley, Larry Merlo, Ornella Barra, Rite Aid, Stefano Pessina, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walmart
2017, Issue 01-16-2017, Issues, Opinion
Going into the new year, several key personnel questions await answers, foremost among them the age-old problem of determining who, in 2017, will emerge as the most influential senior staffers at America’s drug chains. The determination is made more difficult by the fact that, as of this writing, Walgreens’ acquisition of Rite Aid remains unresolved.
November 7, 2016 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, CVS’ Prescription for a Better World, Folds of Honor, Get a Shot. Give a Shot, Ornella Barra, Rite Aid, United Nations Foundation, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2016, Issue 11-07-2016, Issues, Opinion
The United Nations Foundation last month recognized five individuals and organizations whose support has helped the UN address a range of serious issues around the globe. Honorees included President Obama for his efforts to end armed conflict and fight climate change; Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the World Food Programme; Maina Kiai, UN special rapporteur
October 24, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Chuck Greener, Ornella Barra, Richard Ellis, slideshow, Steve Anderson, UN Foundation, UN Foundation Global Leadership Awards Dinner, United Nations Foundation 2016 Global Leadership Award, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Leading Headlines, Slideshows
Ornella Barra, co-chief operating officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance, accepted a United Nations Foundation 2016 Global Leadership Award on behalf of the company at a ceremony in Manhattan. WBA was recognized for its “Get a Shot. Give a Shot.” vaccination campaign, which donates a polio or measles vaccine to a child in need for every
October 19, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Get a Shot. Give a Shot, Kathy Calvin, Ornella Barra, UN Foundation, United Nations Foundation 2016 Global Leadership Award, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
Retail News
NEW YORK — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is receiving a United Nations Foundation 2016 Global Leadership Award for its “Get a Shot. Give a Shot.” vaccination campaign. WBA said co-chief operating officer Ornella Barra will accept the award on behalf of the company tonight at the UN Foundation Global Leadership Awards Dinner in New York.
September 26, 2016 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
CVS Pharmacy, Fortune magazine, Helena Foulkes, Most Powerful Women, Ornella Barra, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2016, Issue 09-26-2016, Issues, News
NEW YORK — CVS Pharmacy president Helena Foulkes and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. co-chief operating officer Ornella Barra were among those recognized by Fortune magazine as the “Most Powerful Women” in business for 2016. Foulkes, who is also executive vice president of CVS Health, was ranked 12th on the list of 51 women in the
August 6, 2016 by Greg Jacobson and Chain Drug Review
Boots, Emart, Gab-Soo Lee, hypermarket, Ornella Barra, Shinsegae Group, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
2016, Issue 08-08-2016, Issues, News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) has signed an agreement to form a franchise partnership with Emart Co., a subsidiary of South Korea’s largest retailer, Shinsegae Group. Under the terms of the partnership, the two companies will create a pharmacy-led health and beauty retail franchise in South Korea operating under the Boots banner.
August 6, 2016 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
Ahold, Delhaize, Federal Trade Commission, Jeffrey Woldt, Ornella Barra, Rite Aid, Stefano Pessina, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreens-Rite Aid merger, WBA
2016, Featured Articles, Issue 08-08-2016, Issues, Leading Headlines, Opinion
It has been slightly more than nine months since Walgreens Boots Alliance agreed to acquire Rite Aid in a $17.2 billion all-cash transaction. Since that time, speculation about whether the Walgreens-Rite Aid merger will pass muster with the Federal Trade Commission has become a staple of discussion for people involved in community pharmacy and the
July 19, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Boots, Emart, Gab-Soo Lee, Ornella Barra, South Korea, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) plans to form franchise partnership with Emart Co. Ltd., a leading hypermarket retailer in South Korea. WBA said the first Boots stores are slated to open before the end of the first half of next year. Under the agreement, the Boots stores will be located in shopping malls,
June 20, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Alex Gourlay, Boots, Elizabeth Fagan, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, Ken Murphy, Ornella Barra, Richard Ashworth, Rite Aid, Simon Roberts, Stefano Pessina, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
2016, Issue 06-20-2016, Issues, News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Alex Gourlay and Ornella Barra have been named co-chief operating officers of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA). Gourlay had been president of Walgreens, and Barra president and chief executive of global wholesale and international retail. Both had also been executive vice presidents of WBA. In his new role, Gourlay will oversee Walgreens
June 20, 2016 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
Alex Gourlay, AmerisourceBergen, Boots, Jeffrey Woldt, Ornella Barra, Rite Aid, Stefano Pessina, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
2016, Featured Articles, Issue 06-20-2016, Issues, Leading Headlines, Opinion
The appointment of Alex Gourlay and Ornella Barra as co-chief operating officers of Walgreens Boots Alliance signals the start of a new stage in the process of forging the two companies that came together to form WBA at the close of 2014 into a new corporate culture. The two executives, whose talent, experience and leadership
June 9, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Alex Gourlay, Ornella Barra, Rite Aid Corp., Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., WBA
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Top Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) executives Alex Gourlay and Ornella Barra have been appointed as co-chief operating officers as part of a realignment of the company’s senior management team. WBA said Thursday that the naming of Gourlay and Barra as co-COOs will help streamline the management of its global operations, which have