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Walgreens

Walgreens. Sarah Shaheen Section 691 9.26.06. 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. Products.

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Walgreens

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  1. Walgreens Sarah Shaheen Section 691 9.26.06

  2. 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 Sarah Shaheen Section #691 Walgreens

  3. Products • Health Care- Medicine, First Aid, Braces • Household- Cleaning Supplies, Light Bulbs, Kitchen • Personal- Razors, Hair Care, Contact Lens Care Sarah Shaheen Section #691 Walgreens

  4. 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 Sarah Shaheen Section #691 Walgreens

  5. 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 Sarah Shaheen Section #691 Walgreens

  6. Stock Chart Sarah Shaheen Section #691 Walgreens

  7. Organizational Chart Sarah Shaheen Section #691 Walgreens

  8. Competitors • CVS • Rite Aid • Wal-Mart • Eckerd Sarah Shaheen Section #691 Walgreens

  9. The End Sarah Shaheen Section #691 Walgreens

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