Walgreens

Retail Asia15/07/2021

Product discovery and sourcing platform RangeMe has fully launched its global service to retailers in Australia, New Zealand, and the wider APAC region, allowing businesses to access 200,000 international suppliers. A number of businesses are already using the service, such as Blooms the Chemist, Good Price Pharmacy Warehouse, Pet Circle and Pet Culture, and are […]

Retail Asia19/02/2019

Chinese consumers visiting the U.S. can now use Alipay at Walgreens, one of the largest drugstore chains in the country. Whether traveling for business or pleasure, Alipay users can shop at 3,000 locations in major cities such as New York, San Francisco and Las Vegas to start, the companies said. The number is expected to […]

Retail Asia09/07/2018

Walgreens Boots Alliance has finally achieved regulatory approvals for its Chinese pharmacy acquisition – more than six months after announcing the deal. The US-headquartered drugstore giant has bought a 40 per cent stake in Sinopharm Holding GuoDa Drugstores Co, better known as simply GuoDa, which it describes as a leading retail pharmacy chain in China. […]

Retail Asia06/07/2018

Walgreens, the biggest U.S. drugstore chain, said it will buy the minority stake from China National Accord Medicines Corp. for about $416 million. The Deerfield-based company said it will expand its global retail pharmacy operations by taking a 40 percent stake in Sinopharm Holding Guoda Drugstores Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Chinae National Accord Medicines […]

Retail Asia25/10/2016

Walgreens Boots Alliance sales figures have been an early victim of the strengthening dollar, especially against sterling in which the majority of which Boots’ sales are denominated. This dynamic has turned a 1.4 per cent international sales gain in local currency terms into a decrease of 10.9 per cent in the final accounts. In turn, […]

Retail Asia03/09/2016

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Look for more, but smaller, neighborhood stores, an increase in local delivery trucks and changing store layouts as retailers accommodate aging populations, says The Silver Series IV: Retail Reconfiguration for Seniors. The report is the latest in a series of analyses from Fung Global Retail & Technology on the impact of the growing 65-and-over population […]

Retail Asia15/04/2016

With a strong international business, a focus on driving productivity and investment in omnichannel, the Boots Alliance Walgreens business is on track to long-term success. The inclusion of Boots Alliance’s sales for the full quarter provided a fillip to revenue growth which was up by almost 14 per cent. Underlying sales, while up at headline […]

Retail Asia13/04/2015

Drugstore giant Walgreens Boots Alliance says it plans to close 200 US Walgreens stores during the next 30 months as it reduces overheads. But the 8232-strong network in the US and territories will not be shrinking – the company has promised the same number of new locations will be opened during the same time as […]

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RangeMe opens 200,000 suppliers to Australasian retailers

Alipay is available at Walgreens’stores now

Walgreens investment in GuoDa is finally happening

Walgreens to invest $416 million in Chinese pharmacy chain

Currency hurt Walgreens Boots Alliance sales

Silver consumers driving convenience push

Why the Boots Alliance merger is a success

Walgreens Boots to close 200 stores