Walgreens Boots Alliance

Walgreens Continues Turnaround Efforts Ahead of Planned Acquisition by Private Equity Firm
Walgreens Continues Turnaround Efforts Ahead of Planned Acquisition by Private Equity Firm
April 08, 2025  |  Earnings

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) saw its second-quarter fiscal 2025 sales increase and its operating loss drop as it continues its turnaround plan and prepares to...

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Walgreens Agrees to Acquisition by Sycamore Partners
Walgreens Agrees to Acquisition by Sycamore Partners
March 06, 2025  |  Acquisitions

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) said Thursday (March 6) that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity affiliated with private...

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Walgreens Continues Efforts to Divest Healthcare Clinic Chain VillageMD
Walgreens Continues Efforts to Divest Healthcare Clinic Chain VillageMD
February 12, 2025  |  Healthcare

Walgreens Boots Alliance-backed healthcare clinic chain VillageMD is reportedly working with advisers to explore a sale, restructuring or other options. This move comes after Walgreens...

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Walgreens CEO: ‘Turnaround Will Take Time’
Walgreens CEO: ‘Turnaround Will Take Time’
January 10, 2025  |  Earnings

For Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Tim Wentworth, the company’s turnaround process is not a sprint but a marathon. “We still have substantial work to do...

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Report: Walgreens Discusses Sale to Private Equity Firm Sycamore Partners
Report: Walgreens Discusses Sale to Private Equity Firm Sycamore Partners
December 10, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Walgreens Boots Alliance and Sycamore Partners are reportedly discussing a deal that would see Walgreens sold to the private equity firm. A deal could be...

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Walgreens Rethinks Role of Pharmacy in Capturing Consumer Sales
Walgreens Rethinks Role of Pharmacy in Capturing Consumer Sales
October 15, 2024  |  Earnings

Walgreens Boots Alliance is undertaking a transformation focused on its retail pharmacy business in response to persistent challenges in the consumer market and pharmacy sector....

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Food, Packaged Goods Firms Boost Promotions Amid Consumer Caution
Food, Packaged Goods Firms Boost Promotions Amid Consumer Caution
July 07, 2024  |  Retail

After years of steady price increases, food and packaged goods manufacturers and retailers are reportedly offering more discounts in both the United States and Europe. In...

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Walgreens Considers Closing 25% of Stores Amid Consumer Price Sensitivity
Walgreens Considers Closing 25% of Stores Amid Consumer Price Sensitivity
June 27, 2024  |  Earnings

Challenges in the retail environment and the pharmacy industry have led Walgreens Boots Alliance to consider closing as many as 25% of its U.S. retail...

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Walgreens Teams With Banyan for Item-Level Data
Walgreens Teams With Banyan for Item-Level Data
May 20, 2024  |  Partnerships

Walgreens has formed a partnership with Banyan, a platform offering merchants item-level receipt data solutions. By adding Banyan’s item-level data capabilities, the companies said on its blog Monday...

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