Walgreens Newsroom: Featured Stories

Walgreens Makes Shopping Easier with Additional Online Savings and New Weekly Ad Circular

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:00 EST

DEERFIELD, Ill., February 10, 2012 - Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) advertising circular, a Sunday staple read by more than 50 million U.S. consumers each week, has re-launched with a robust digital offering that offers hundreds of additional items through Walgreens.com and its award-winning mobile applications, while the print version gets a new look and feel designed to improve the shopping experience.

Walgreens Management to Speak at UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST

DEERFIELD, Ill., February 7, 2012 - Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) divisional vice president Rick Hans and manager of investor relations Lisa Meers will discuss Walgreens strategies for becoming America’s first choice for health and daily living at the UBS Global Healthcare Services Conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at approximately 1 p.m. Eastern time.

Walgreens January Sales Decrease 2.3 Percent

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:00 EST

DEERFIELD, Ill., February 03, 2012 - Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) had January sales of $5.80 billion, a decrease of 2.3 percent from $5.93 billion for the same month in fiscal 2011.

Walgreens to Acquire BioScrip's Community Specialty Pharmacies and Centralized Specialty and Mail Service Pharmacy Businesses

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:45:00 EST

DEERFIELD, Ill. & ELMSFORD, N.Y., February 02, 2012 - Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) and BioScrip, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIOS), a national provider of pharmacy and home health services, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Walgreens would acquire certain assets of BioScrip's community specialty pharmacies and centralized specialty and mail service pharmacy businesses and BioScrip would receive a total deal value of approximately $225 million. This includes approximately $170 million in cash at closing and retention by BioScrip of associated accounts receivable and working capital liabilities of approximately $55 million, based on BioScrip’s balance sheet values at Dec. 31, 2011. Up to an additional $60 million in purchase price may be payable based on events related directly or indirectly to Walgreens retention of certain business included in the transferred businesses.

Statement by Walgreens President of Pharmacy Health and Wellness Services and Solutions Kermit Crawford Regarding Medicare Part D

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:00:00 EST

DEERFIELD, Ill., February 01, 2012 - "Based on our preliminary analysis of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data, Medicare Part D plans with Walgreens in their network gained market share in the aggregate, while those without Walgreens lost market share. Importantly, we were very pleased to see that those plans that included Walgreens grew nearly twice as fast as those Medicare Part D plans without Walgreens. In fact, several health plans that partnered with Walgreens grew significantly faster. For example, Coventry, who partnered with Walgreens and introduced a low cost Medicare Part D option, grew five times faster than the overall market."

Walgreens Offering Free Blood Pressure Testing at All Pharmacies and Take Care Clinics Throughout February for American Heart Month

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:30:00 EST

DEERFIELD, Ill., February 01, 2012 - Prevention and early detection of today’s leading diseases are the pillars of Walgreens Way to Well Commitment™, a health initiative that in February brings free blood pressure testing to all Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) pharmacies and Take Care Clinics nationwide, every day throughout the month.

Walgreens Names Robyn L. Peters Group Vice President of Managed Market Sales

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:00:00 EST

DEERFIELD, Ill., January 30, 2012 - Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) today named Robyn L. Peters group vice president of managed market sales. Peters will lead all sales and account management activities in the company’s employer, health systems, health plans, government and small and individual payer segments, along with client retention, expansion programs and sales operations for Walgreens.

Walgreens to Acquire Prescription Files and Inventory from 33 Kmart® Pharmacies in 16 States

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:30:00 EST

DEERFIELD, Ill., January 30, 2012 - Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) today announced a definitive agreement in which the company will acquire the prescription files and inventory from 33 Kmart pharmacies in 16 states.

Former Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy, Senator Richard Lugar and Community Leaders Help Walgreens Celebrate Grand Re-Opening of Indianapolis Stores

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:00:00 EST

DEERFIELD, Ill., January 19, 2012 - Tony Dungy today joined Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) President and CEO Greg Wasson, Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) and community leaders in a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the grand reopening of Walgreens newly-renovated stores in the Indianapolis market.

Take Care Clinics at Select Walgreens Now Offering Real-Time Appointment Scheduling Option

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:00:00 EST

DEERFIELD, Ill., Jan. 17, 2012 - Take Care Health Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) and the nation's largest and most comprehensive manager of convenient care clinics and worksite health and wellness centers, now provides patients the added convenience of being able to schedule appointments online or in the clinic.