WALGREENS

Walgreens is rolling out the “This is Our Shot” campaign, featuring John Legend, to encourage COVID-19 vaccination, as well as address vaccine hesitancy.

This year, Walgreens said Red Nose Day funds raised will be used by its grantee partners to help address the impact of COVID-19 on underserved children in the country. 

Walgreens is working with InComm Payments to offer a banking solution that will establish a MetaBank account with a Mastercard debit card and online banking for shoppers.

With second-quarter sales showing year-over-year growth of 4.6%, Walgreens Boots Alliance raised its guidance for the full fiscal year.

The company's new donation feature allows myWalgreens members to donate Walgreens Cash rewards directly to local nonprofits via Walgreens.com and the retailer’s mobile app. 

The nation’s two leading drug chains on Tuesday both announced plans to bring COVID-19 vaccinations to the retail setting in multiple states.

A new format of Soylent’s Complete Meal Shake, with fewer calories and 1 g of sugar, will be available at Walgreens stores nationwide.

The Ad Council and COVID Collaborative are kicking off a campaign with Walmart, Walgreens and CVS Health that features pharmacists addressing common questions about the COVID-19 vaccine.

SpineZone’s online platform for back, neck and other joint treatments is now available through the Walgreens Find Care service.

Walgreens buyers will participate in the May 13 Localization Summit, hosted by ECRM, in an effort to find more local and regional suppliers.

The retailer has provided roughly 5 million COVID-19 vaccinations across long-term care facilities, stores and dedicated clinics, and it continues to receive doses via the Federal Retail Pharmacy Partnership.

Walgreens Find Care now features 11 new collaborations and four expanded partnerships with service providers meant to make finding health providers more accessible.