May 18, 2015 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
Alliance Boots, pharmacy, retail operations, Richard Ashworth, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2015, Business, Featured Articles, Issue 05-18-2015, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News
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
May 18, 2015 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
2015 NACDS Annual Meeting, Jeffrey Woldt, John Standley, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, provider status for pharmacists, Stefano Pessina, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2015, Issue 05-18-2015, Opinion
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
April 29, 2015 by Chain Drug Review and Chain Drug Review
Boots, Ornella Barra, USA Pavilion, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance, world's fair
Retail News
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
April 27, 2015 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
Alex Gourlay, Stefano Pessina, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreens Boots Alliance Analyst Day
2015, Issue 04-27-2015, News
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
April 27, 2015 by Chain Drug Review and Chain Drug Review
Adam Pellegrini, Health4Me, UnitedHealthcare, Walgreens Balance Rewards, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2015, Issue 04-27-2015, News
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
April 27, 2015 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
Ornella Barra, Retail Pharmacy International division, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2015, Issue 04-27-2015, News
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
April 27, 2015 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Duane Reade, Jim Skinner, John Lederer, Stefano Pessina, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2015, Issue 04-27-2015, News
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
April 27, 2015 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
Alex Gourlay, Alliance Boots, George Fairweather, Jeffrey Woldt, Stefano Pessina, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2015, Issue 04-27-2015, Opinion
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
April 16, 2015 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
Analyst Day, Stefano Pessina, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
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
April 15, 2015 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
Alex Gourlay, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreens Boots Alliance Analyst Day
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
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
April 9, 2015 by Chain Drug Review and Chain Drug Review
Duane Reade, fiscal 2015 second quarter, Jim Skinner, Stefano Pessina, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
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
April 8, 2015 by Chain Drug Review and Chain Drug Review
Barry Rosenstein, Duane Reade, JANA Partners, Jim Skinner, John Lederer, Stefano Pessina, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
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
April 6, 2015 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
chain drug stores, minimum wage, Target Corp., UFCW, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walmart
2015, Issue 04-06-2015, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News
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
March 16, 2015 by Chain Drug Review and Chain Drug Review
2015 Analyst Day, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Business, Retail News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. next month plans to hold its first analyst conference since its formation by the merger of Walgreen Co. and Alliance Boots GmbH. The company said Monday that it will host its 2015 Analyst Day in Manhattan at the Ritz Carlton Hotel Battery Park on April 15 and 16.