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Walgreens adds in-store weight loss clinics to gain store traffic

by Marielle Segarra
Oct 29, 2019
At the same time, the retailer's scaling back its in-store clinics.
People walk by a Walgreens store in San Francisco. The pharmacy industry thinks bigger is better to find cost savings.
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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…
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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.
Big pharmacy chains like Walgreens and Rite Aid market a healthy lifestyle, while also selling cigarettes and other tobacco products.
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Amazon acquires PillPack as it muscles its way into the health care industry

by Dan Gorenstein
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…
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In the drugstore business, “location, location, location” is all about convenience

by Erika Beras
Mar 28, 2018
Walgreens may shutter hundreds of Rite Aid stores this spring. The drugstore giant bought more than 1,900 stores from its rival last fall. And Walgreen says it still plans to close about a third of them. So what benefits will…
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Is there actually aloe vera in your aloe vera gel?

by Donna Tam
Nov 22, 2016
Some national store-brands do not have any traces of the plant, Bloomberg reports.
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Theranos to close down California lab following inspection

by Lewis Wallace
Jul 8, 2016
The blood-testing startup has been plagued with problems.
Theranos Founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes speaks at Forbes' Under 30 Summit in October of last year.
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Walgreens buys Rite Aid as industry consolidates

by Nova Safo
Oct 28, 2015
The pharmacy industry thinks bigger is better to find cost savings.
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Front-of-the-store sales key to Walgreens growth

by Adam Allington
Jul 9, 2015
Walgreens wants to sell more non-pharmacy products, with higher profit margins.
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The virtual doctor will see you now

by Adam Allington
Jun 11, 2015
Walgreens customers will be able to access doctors through a mobile app.
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