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Walgreen Co.: SWOT Analysis & Company Profile
World Market Intelligence, April 2010, Pages: 16
Synopsis
WMI’s Walgreen Co. contains a company overview, key facts, locations and subsidiaries, news and events as well as a SWOT analysis of the company.
Summary
This SWOT Analysis company profile is a crucial resource for industry executives and anyone looking to quickly understand the key information concerning Walgreen Co.’s business.
WMI’s “Walgreen Co. SWOT Analysis & Company Profile” reports utilize a wide range of primary and secondary sources, which are analyzed and presented in a consistent and easily accessible format. WMI strictly follows a standardized research methodology to ensure high levels of data quality and these characteristics guarantee a unique report.
Scope
- Examines and identifies key information and issues about (Walgreen Co.) for business intelligence requirements
- Studies and presents Walgreen Co.’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities (growth potential) and threats (competition). Strategic and operational business information is objectively reported.
- The profile contains business operations, the company history, major products and services, prospects, key competitors, structure and key employees, locations and subsidiaries.
Reasons To Buy
- Quickly enhance your understanding of the company.
- Obtain details and analysis of the market and competitors as well as internal and external factors which could impact the industry.
- Increase business/sales activities by understanding your competitors’ businesses better.
- Recognize potential partnerships and suppliers.
- Obtain yearly profitability figures
Key Highlights
Walgreen Co. (Walgreens) is engaged in operating a drugstore chain. It sells prescription and non-prescription drugs, and general merchandise. Its general merchandise category includes household items, personal care, convenience foods, beauty care, photofinishing, candy and seasonal items. It operates 7,496 stores in 50 states of the US, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico. In addition, Walgreen’s customers can have prescriptions filled in through mail order, by telephone and via the internet. The company is also engaged in providing various health related services. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, Take Care Health Systems, Inc., operates 337 convenient care clinics at select Walgreens stores. The company is headquartered at Illinois, United States.
News Headlines
Walgreens opens its new store in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Walgreens to acquire prescription files of 17 locations from Stephen L. LaFrance Pharmacy
Walgreens to launch its store at Moorhead, Minnesota
Walgreens to acquire Duane Reade
Walgreens offers free blood glucose testing at its stores
Walgreens offers H1N1 vaccine in Massachusetts
Walgreens sales up by 9.5% in the first quarter of 2010
Walgreens offers H1N1 vaccine throughout Louisiana
Nutrisystem partners with Walgreens
Walgreens November sales raise 8.7%
Walgreen acquires specialty pharmacy business from McKesson Corporation
Walgreen acquires IVPCARE from McKesson
Walgreen withdraws proposal to acquire Longs Drug Stores
Walgreens completes debt offering of senior notes for $1.3 billion at 4.875%
Walgreen acquires 20 drugstores from Farmacias El Amal
Walgreen acquires Happy Harry's
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