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Walgreens executes on single customer strategy

Walgreens executes on single customer strategy

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Richard Ashworth has an unprecedented role at Walgreens. In his job as president of pharmacy and retail operations, he brings together operational responsibility for the pharmacy and the front end, giving substance to the idea that a better customer experience will result by uniting the two parts of the drug store. Efforts are well under way

Annual Meeting always gets people talking

Annual Meeting always gets people talking

When members of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores gathered at The Breakers in Palm Beach for the 2015 NACDS Annual Meeting last month, they brought with them a renewed sense of purpose and confidence in the meaningful contributions that community pharmacy is making to improve the U.S. health care system and meet many

Walgreens Boots Alliance to sponsor world’s fair U.S. pavilion

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance will be a key sponsor of the USA Pavilion at the world’s fair in Milan, Italy, which begins later this week. The company said Wednesday that, along with sponsoring the USA Pavilion, it will have a designated space to showcase Walgreens and Boots retail, service and product offerings. Running May 1 to Oct. 31, Expo

WBA prepared to ‘help shape future of health care’

WBA prepared to ‘help shape future of health care’

NEW YORK — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) sees significant opportunities ahead as the company integrates its global operations. “Our size and scope means that if we are effective in our delivery, we will be one of the companies that helps shape the future of health care, pharmacy and retail on a global basis,” executive

UnitedHealthcare, WBA pilot mobile rewards

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and UnitedHealthcare have partnered in a pilot program to integrate Walgreens Balance Rewards for healthy choices with UnitedHealthcare’s mobile app, Health4Me. Through the collaboration people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare’s fully insured plans in Arizona and Illinois can earn Balance Rewards points for completing certain healthy activities, with the opportunity

Local insights fuel WBA’s international success

NEW YORK — The Retail Pharmacy International division of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is growing by adapting its global values to meet the specific needs of consumers in different countries. “The key to international success in pharmacy-led retailing is to have a clear understanding of the brand value, and then to interpret that value in

Former Duane Reade CEO joins WBA board of directors

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Former Duane Reade chief executive officer John Lederer has been named to the board of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA). Lederer has been president and CEO of US Foods since September 2010, leading a comprehensive brand transformation. He also led a major transformation at Duane Reade, overseeing the creation of a new

WBA management team knows what’s what

WBA management team knows what’s what

Walgreens Boots Alliance experienced a rite of passage earlier this month when for the first time it reported quarterly earnings. The financial performance of the self-described international pharmacy-led health and well-being enterprise, formed last December by the merger of Walgreens and Alliance Boots, was noteworthy, with adjusted earnings far exceeding the projections of Wall Street

WBA sees ‘a significant opportunity’ ahead

WBA sees ‘a significant opportunity’ ahead

  NEW YORK — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. has the size and scope to be “one of the companies that helps shape the future of health care, pharmacy and retail on a global basis,” executive vice president and acting chief executive officer Stefano Pessina said at the company’s Analyst Day event. Pessina detailed the progress

Walgreens aims to up the ante in pharmacy

Walgreens aims to up the ante in pharmacy

  NEW YORK — Walgreen Co. is revamping its customer experience and cutting costs to recapture its position as America’s “most loved” pharmacy, chain president Alex Gourlay told analysts at the first Walgreens Boots Alliance Analyst Day event here. “The reality is we’re no longer No. 1 in pharmacy volume. And no one here is

Walgreens Boots Alliance posts gains for 2Q

Walgreens Boots Alliance posts gains for 2Q

DEERFIELD, Ill. — In the first financial report since its formation at the close of 2014, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. recorded earnings per share for the fiscal 2015 second quarter that exceeded analysts’ forecasts. Management also announced on Thursday that it is expanding its restructuring program after identifying additional opportunities to cut costs, particularly in

Ex-Duane Reade CEO joins Walgreens Boots Alliance board

Ex-Duane Reade CEO joins Walgreens Boots Alliance board

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Former Duane Reade chairman and chief executive officer John Lederer has been elected to the Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. board of directors. Lederer is currently president and CEO of US Foods, a Rosemont, Ill.-based foodservice distributor. “It is a tremendous privilege to join the Walgreens Boots Alliance board as this new global

Retailers wrestle with wage issue

Retailers wrestle with wage issue

NEW YORK — In the wake of Target Corp.’s decision to join Walmart in raising its minimum pay rate for hourly workers, other retailers, including chain drug stores, may face pressure to do the same. The United Food and Commercial Workers International union reportedly plans to step up its efforts to organize workers at Walgreens

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