Walgreens renovates Union Square, Manhattan location into latest flagship store
NEW YORK — Walgreens on Tuesday announced the official grand re-opening of its newest 24/7 flagship store, located in Union Square, Manhattan. The store, which will open at 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 23, originally opened in 2001 and has now been renovated to feature Walgreens' new Well Experience format.
"Walgreens is thrilled to provide customers our newest New York flagship location — unlike any traditional drug store — in Manhattan's historic Union Square," Skip Bourdo, Walgreens market VP, said. "This location has been transformed to become customers' first choice for health and daily living, and we look forward to continuing to help the residents and visitors of the Union Square neighborhood get, stay and live well."
Bourdo will kick off an official ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. Other Walgreens executives in attendance will include: Leslie Higgins, market pharmacy director; Ladonna Candia-Flanagan, market loss prevention director; and Janice Francis, human resource and talent manager.