We plan to grow our store base by approximately 4.5 to 5 percent in fiscal 2010.

In  fiscal 2009, we opened a total of 602 new stores, including 89 acquisitions, for a net increase of 562 stores after relocations and closings.

Major expansion areas include California and the Northeast.

The average size for a typical Walgreens is about 14,500 square feet and the sales floor averages about 11,000 square feet.

There are several factors that we take into account, such as major intersections, traffic patterns, demographics and locations near hospitals. We prepare more than 100 pages of research for every site under construction.

We filled 651 million prescriptions in fiscal 2009.

We employ 238,000 people.

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Each store provides about 20,000 different items.

As of Oct. 31, 2009, we have 6,179 drugstores with pharmacy drive-thrus and 1,589 stores open 24 hours, out of a total drugstore count of 7,105. In addition to its drugstores, Walgreens also operates worksite health centers, home care facilities and specialty, institutional and mail service pharmacies. Its Take Care Health Systems subsidiary is the largest and most comprehensive provider of worksite health and wellness centers and convenient care clinics, with more than 700 locations throughout the country. 

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Walgreens leads the chain drugstore industry in sales and profit.

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Our fiscal 2010 first quarter earnings will be announced Dec. 21, 2009.

Walgreens Annual Shareholders' Meeting is held each year on the second Wednesday in January.

Our fiscal year ends on August 31 every year.

Walgreens has declared seven two-for-one stock splits since 1980.
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