DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and Shields Health Solutions said Tuesday that WBA, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Walgreen Co., is making a majority investment in Shields, an industry leader in integrated, health system-owned specialty pharmacy care. WBA’s investment signifies another step the company is taking to accelerate innovative healthcare models for future growth,
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and VillageMD are opening 18 Village Medical at Walgreens locations in the Phoenix area with plans to open four additional locations by end of this year, the companies said on Thursday. Through the Walgreens and VillageMD integrated care model, patients are able to receive comprehensive primary care alongside
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMD are opening three Village Medical at Walgreens locations in the Orlando area with plans to open seven additional locations by the end of this year, the companies said Thursday. Through the Walgreens and VillageMD integrated care model, patients are able to receive convenient and coordinated pharmacy services
Walgreens Boots Alliance turned in solid quarterly results at the beginning of the month and, in the process, shed some light on the future of the company under CEO Roz Brewer, as well as on the broader retailing and health care sectors as they cope with the massive disruptions caused by COVID-19. During the third
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has finalized the sale of its Alliance Healthcare businesses to AmerisourceBergen. The $6.5 billion deal included $6.275 billion in cash (subject to a customary net cash and working capital adjustment) and 2 million shares of AmerisourceBergen common stock. WBA said it will use the cash proceeds to reduce
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has released At the Heart of Health 2020 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report, which outlines the impact of its commitment to the critical needs facing communities today, including access to health care, diversity and inclusion accountability and innovative and sustainable solutions including reducing its carbon footprint and generation of
Todd Huseby, partner and leader of the consumer health care sector at Kearney, examines the implications of some key recent developments for pharmacy retailers. COVID-19’s effect on shoppers, Amazon’s move into the prescription drug business, the emergence of other e-commerce challengers, and changes at CVS Health and Walgreens Boots Alliance are among the subjects
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Stefano Pessina is bullish about the future of Walgreens Boots Alliance in the wake of Rosalind Brewer’s appointment to succeed him as the company’s chief executive officer. A former CEO of Walmart’s Sam’s Club division and currently chief operating officer and group president at Starbucks Corp., Brewer will join WBA on March
DEERFIELD, Ill. — The chaotic U.S. health care landscape is clearly one filled with opportunity to Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), which has launched several new initiatives since the start of the year. During a recent presentation at the virtual JPMorgan Healthcare Conference, WBA executive vice president and chief financial officer James Kehoe described the industry
Walgreens Boots Alliance has shifted into high gear since the start of 2021. Building on a foundation that it painstakingly laid in recent years, the company has unleashed a salvo of initiatives designed to buttress its central role in health care and retailing. Following the realignment of its partnership with AmerisourceBergen — a transaction that
Walgreens Boots Alliance has shifted into high gear since the start of 2021. Building on a foundation that it painstakingly laid in recent years, the company has unleashed a salvo of initiatives designed to buttress its central role in health care and retailing. Following the realignment of its partnership with AmerisourceBergen — a transaction that
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and VillageMD plan to open the next 40 new Village Medical at Walgreens full-service primary care clinics by the end of next summer, the companies said Wednesday. The news comes on the heels of a successful pilot that began in Houston last year and will eventually lead to