WALGREENS

Walgreens Health is a business segment focused on Walgreens Boots Alliance’s capabilities in primary care, post-acute care and home care — including its investments in VillageMD and CareCentrix. 

Walgreens Boots Alliance finished its fiscal year strong with growth in both fourth-quarter and full-year earnings per share. Sales for the quarter totaled $34.8 billion, with full-year sales totaling $132.5 billion, both reflecting solid growth. 

The retailer will invest $5.2 billion in VillageMD, increasing its ownership stake in the company from 30% to 63%.

Holly May is Walgreens Boots Alliance’s new executive vice president and global chief human resources officer, and Anita Allemand is the company's new chief transformation and integration officer.

With strengthened digital capabilities, a loyalty program built for personalization and a focus on customer-driven assortment, Walgreens is DSN’s 2021 Retailer of the Year

The retailer has distributed vitamins and minerals to more than 300 million women and children through its Vitamin Angels collaboration. 

The Eugene, Ore.-based company is selling its pharmacy business, including patient files and pharmacy inventory from 56 stores in Oregon, Idaho and Washington.

WBA’s “Our Values. Our People. Our Differences.” report outlines its efforts to increase the representation of women and people of color throughout the company.

CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Walmart and Sam's Club are all beginning to administer booster doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine to eligible patients.

Walgreens Boots Alliance hopes to use the investment in the specialty pharmacy company as a means of speeding up the development of new healthcare models and creating a platform from which to build partnerships with health systems.

Walgreens Boots Alliance’s senior vice president of health care services talked to Drug Store News about how the company is making health care more accessible via its partnerships and offerings.

Kiio uses evidence-based clinical protocols and technology to deliver personalized therapeutic exercise, education and interactive coaching digitally.