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Why Amazon is replacing Walgreens Boots Alliance on the Dow Jones
Feb 21, 2024
A Dow Jones committee considers company growth and investor interest when deciding which stocks to include in the index.
Is retail theft really rising?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Livi Burdette
Sep 11, 2023
Retailers want stiffer sentences for what they say is rising theft. But the data isn't clear, says Nicole Lewis of The Marshall Project.
Shift to health services shows signs of success for big pharmacy chains
Feb 9, 2022
CVS has found a positive side effect of providing vaccines — increased retail sales. But what happens when vaccinations slow down?
Pharmacy chains plan to expand health care offerings
Nov 19, 2021
The pandemic highlighted their opportunity to meet everyday health care needs (and presented some challenges).
CVS boosts pharmacy hiring to handle flu, COVID-19 vaccine demands
Oct 19, 2020
The retailer plans to hire 15,000 additional staff, mostly pharmacy technicians.
Walgreens will add doctors' offices to 500 stores
by
Erika Beras
Jul 10, 2020
The drugstore giant also reports a quarterly loss of $1.7 billion. It and rival CVS are delving deeper into the health and wellness field.
Walgreens adds in-store weight loss clinics to gain store traffic
Oct 29, 2019
At the same time, the retailer's scaling back its in-store clinics.
For public good, not for profit.
Walgreens has a tough quarter
by
Jack Stewart
Apr 2, 2019
Pharmacy chain Walgreens reported a 3.8 percent drop in sales for the quarter. The company cited a weak cough, cold and flu season — and declining profits from generic and branded prescription drugs. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
Tobacco sales can be hard to quit
by
Erika Beras
Feb 8, 2019
Big pharmacy chains like Walgreens and Rite Aid market a healthy lifestyle, while also selling cigarettes and other tobacco products.
Amazon acquires PillPack as it muscles its way into the health care industry
Jun 28, 2018
Hear that thud? That’s the sound of Amazon getting into the retail pharmacy business. Today the online retail giant snatched up PillPack, an online pharmacy that presorts prescription drugs and delivers them to your door. Walgreens, Rite Aid and CVS all saw their stock prices take a dive in early trading on news of the […]