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Sales & Earnings

Fiscal year ended
Aug. 31
Sales
(in billions)
Percent increase/
decrease
Earnings
(in billions)
Percent increase/
decrease
2012 $71.6 -0.8% $2.13 -21.6%
2011 $72.2 7.1% $2.71 29.8%
2010 $67.4 6.4% $2.09 4.2%
2009 $63.3 7.3% $2.01 -7.0%
2008 $59.0 9.8% $2.16 5.7%


Fiscal year ended Aug. 31 Earnings per share Percent increase/decrease
2012 $2.42 -17.7%
2011 $2.94 38.7%
2010 $2.12 5.0%
2009 $2.02 -6.9%
2008 $2.17 6.9%

Store Growth

Fiscal Year 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
New Locations 212 261 388 602 608
Acquisitions 54 36 282 89 428
Closings 91 133 120 129 94
Net Openings 175 164 550 562 937
Locations 8,385 8,210 8,046 7,496 6,934

Store Base
(as of April 30, 2013)
Total locations: 8,550
Total drugstores: 8,086 in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico

Employee Count
2012:  240,000
2011:  247,000
2010:  244,000
2009:  238,000
2008:  237,000

Total Prescriptions Filled
2012:  784 million
2011:  819 million
2010:  778 million
2009:  723 million
2008:  677 million


Number of Customers Served Daily Chainwide
6.3 million

Capital Expenditures
Walgreens anticipates capital expenditures will reach approximately $1.6 to $1.8 billion in fiscal 2013.  

A Typical Store
Total size: 14,500 square feet
Sales area: 11,300 square feet
Items for sale: 18,000
Employees: 20-25
Annual sales: $8.7 million

 


 

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