Walgreens

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Walgreens

• Sarah Shaheen
• Section 691
• 9.26.06

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History

• Charles R. Walgreen Sr. founded Walgreens
• 1901 he bought the drug store he used to be a
  pharmacist at and it started the Walgreen chain
• By 1919 20 stores had opened in the rapidly
  growing chain

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Products

• Health Care- Medicine, First Aid, Braces
• Household- Cleaning Supplies, Light Bulbs,
  Kitchen
• Personal- Razors, Hair Care, Contact Lens Care

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Recent News

• Walgreens and Joslin Diabetes Center formed
  alliance to improve health outcomes for Americans
  with diabetes
• Within next five years they will develop and
  deliver awareness education
• Walgreens is also going to open a special
  pharmacy on Joslin campus

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Interesting Facts

• Walgreens opens on average one store every 17
  hours
• They plan to have 7000 stores by 2010
• 30 of Walgreens stores are open 24-hours
• They fill over one million prescriptions every
  day

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Stock Chart
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Organizational Chart
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Competitors

• CVS
• Rite Aid
• Wal-Mart
• Eckerd

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The End