March 4, 2024 by MMR
CVS Health, mifepristone, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics
NEW YORK — CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. said Friday they will begin to offer the abortion pill mifepristone in select states starting this month. The drug-store chains will offer the medication by prescription only at their pharmacies in states where’s it’s legally allowed. The news was first reported by the New
February 26, 2024 by MMR
Lanesha Minnix, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA, WBA CEO Tim Wentworth
Leading Headlines, People, Retail News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has named Lanesha Minnix the company’s executive vice president (EVP) and global chief legal officer. Minnix, most recently EVP, general counsel and corporate secretary for Ecolab, Inc., will assume her new role with WBA on April 15. Minnix, who will report to WBA CEO Tim Wentworth and serve
February 26, 2024 by MMR
Elizabeth Burger, Manmohan Mahajan, Mary Langowski, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
2024, Issue 02-26-2024
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has bolstered its top management with the appointments of a U.S. Healthcare segment leader, a permanent chief financial officer and a human resources chief. Mary Langowski was named president of U.S. Healthcare, Manmohan Mahajan was appointed global CFO, and Elizabeth Burger was named chief human resources officer. The
January 24, 2024 by MMR
Shields Health Solutions, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
Leading Headlines, Money, Retail News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — According to published reports, Walgreens Boots Alliance is exploring options, including the sale of Shields Health Solutions, a specialty pharmacy business it purchased three years ago. The business might be valued at $4 billion in a potential sale, according to a Bloomberg report on
January 15, 2024 by Jeffrey Woldt
Jeffrey Woldt, Tim Wentworth, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2024, Issue 01-15-2024
Just two months after taking the reins, Tim Wentworth, Walgreens Boots Alliance’s new CEO, has hit the ground running, already making tough decisions that promise to put the underperforming health care and retail company back on track. Speaking to financial analysts at the beginning of the month, Wentworth noted that he has been given a
November 27, 2023 by MMR
chief executive officer Tim Wentworth, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
Issue 11-27-2023
DEERFIELD, Ill. — New Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) chief executive officer Tim Wentworth has wasted little time in streamlining operations. The company this month laid off 267 corporate-level workers, including chief merchandising officer Luke Rauch. Those laid off represent 5% of WBA’s total corporate workforce and also included Robert Tompkins, group vice president and general
November 10, 2023 by MMR
Kevin Ban, Luke Rauch, Robert Tompkins, Tim Wentworth, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, People, Retail News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance is once again making leadership changes and trimming its corporate staff. In yet another round of layoffs, 267 corporate level workers will lose their jobs, representing 5% of the company’s total corporate workforce, according to a memo obtained by Crain’s Chicago Business. Luke Rauch, chief merchandising officer; Kevin Ban, WBA’s
October 30, 2023 by MMR
CVS Health, pharmacies, Pharmageddon, Walgreens Boots Alliance, walk out
Leading Headlines, Retail News
NEW YORK — According to published reports, some employees at CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance’s pharmacies launched a three-day walkout starting Monday to push the companies to improve working conditions and add more staff to their stores. The walkout, which has been dubbed “Pharmageddon” on social media platforms such as Meta’s Facebook where
October 11, 2023 by MMR
Tim Wentworth, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, People, Retail News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. has appointed Tim Wentworth as the company’s new chief executive officer, effective October 23. Wentworth will also join the WBA board of directors upon assuming the role. Most recently, as founding CEO of Evernorth, Cigna’s health services organization that partners with health plans, employers and government organizations, Wentworth
September 11, 2023 by MMR
Ginger Graham, roz brewer, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Issue 09-11-2023, Issues
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Roz Brewer has stepped down as chief executive officer at Walgreens Boots Alliance. She took the job in March 2021, becoming the first African-American and the first woman to lead the chain drug retailer. Brewer also vacated her seat on the WBA board. The company said her sudden departure was mutually agreed
August 28, 2023 by Jeffrey Woldt
CareCentrix, John Driscoll, Rick Gates, Shields Health Solutions, VillageMD, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance has spent the last several years assembling the components of a vast health care ecosystem, one that promises to enhance patient access, improve outcomes and lower overall costs. Today the company is aligning those assets — which include CareCentrix, a platform that coordinates care delivered in the home; Shields
August 10, 2023 by MMR
Village Medical at Walgreens, VillageMD, Walgreens Boots Alliance, WBA
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DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and VillageMD announced Thursday the opening of the first Village Medical at Walgreens primary care practice in the Chicago area. The practice is located at 641 Meacham Road, in Elk Grove Village, Ill. “At Village Medical, we partner with our patients to help them get well and stay