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Walgreens | |
Formerly | Walgreen Drug Co. (1901–31) Walgreen Drug Stores (1931–48) Walgreen's (1948–55) |
Company type | Subsidiary |
NYSE: WAG | |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1901Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | , in
Founder | Charles Rudolph Walgreen |
Headquarters | 200 Wilmot Road, , United States |
Area served | United States |
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2,091,000,000 (2010) ![]() | |
Parent | Walgreens Boots Alliance |
Website | walgreens |
Footnotes / references [2] |
Walgreen Company is an American company that operates the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the United States, behind CVS Health.[3] It specializes in filling prescriptions, health and wellness products, health information, and photo services.[4] It was founded in Chicago in 1901, and is headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Deerfield, Illinois. On December 31, 2014, Walgreens and Switzerland-based Alliance Boots merged to form a new holding company, Walgreens Boots Alliance. Walgreens became a subsidiary of the new company, which retained its Deerfield headquarters and trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol WBA.[5]
In 2021 the company was one of several pharmacy chains found by a federal jury to have substantially contributed to the opioid crisis.
The company said in June 2024 it would close a “significant portion” of its 8,600 U.S. locations through 2027.[6]
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