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Sales & Earnings

Fiscal year ended
Aug. 31		 Sales
(in billions)		 Percent increase Earnings
(in billions)		 Percent increase
2009 $63.3 7.3% $2.01 -7.0%
2008 $59.0 9.8% $2.16 5.7%
2007 $53.8 13.4% $2.04 16.6%
2006 $47.4 12.3% $1.75 12.3%
2005 $42.2 12.5% $1.56 15.5%


Fiscal year ended Aug. 31 Earnings per share Percent increase
2009 $2.02 -6.9%
2008 $2.17 6.9%
2007 $2.03 18.0%
2006 $1.72 13.2%
2005 $1.52 16.0%

Store Growth

Fiscal Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
New Stores 602 608 501 475 436
Acquisitions 89 423 120 95 4
Closings 129 94 85 94 68
Net Store Openings 562 937 536 476 372
Locations 7,496 6,934 5,997 5,461 4,985

Store Base
(as of Oct. 31, 2009)
Total locations: 7,603

Total drugstores: 7,105 in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico
Drugstores with drive-thru pharmacies: 6,179
Locations with one-hour photofinishing: 6,889
Locations open 24 hours: 1,589

Employee Count
2009:  238,000
2008:  237,000
2007:  226,000
2006:  195,000
2005:  179,000

Total Prescriptions Filled
2009:  651 million
2008:  617 million
2007:  583 million
2006:  529 million
2005:  490 million


Number of Customers Served Daily Chainwide
5.6 million

Capital Expenditures
Walgreens anticipates capital expenditures will reach approximately $1.6 billion in fiscal 2010.  

A Typical Store
Total size: 14,500 square feet
Sales area: 11,000 square feet
Items for sale: 20,000
Employees: 25-30
Annual sales: $8.9 million

 

 


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