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Walgreens Boots Alliance, Rite Aid extend end date of merger agreement
DEERFIELD, Ill. - Walgreens Boots Alliance and Rite Aid Thursday morning announced that, in accordance with the terms of their merger agreement dated Oct. 27, 2015, they have mutually agreed to extend the end date of their merger agreement from Oct. 27, 2016 to Jan. 27, 2017.

The companies now expect the transaction will close in early calendar 2017.
WBA's Q4 and full-year net earnings beat Wall Street profit expectations
DEERFIELD, Ill. - Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday posted adjusted diluted net earnings per share for the quarter ended Aug. 31 of $1.07, representing an increase of 21.6% and eight cents higher than Wall Street analyst expectations. Walgreens Boots Alliance also beat analyst expectations of adjusted earnings of $4.51 per share by delivering adjusted earnings of $4.59 per share.

Vitamin Angels, Walgreens reach goal to help 100 million children and mothers

DEERFIELD, Ill. – Just over two years into its collaboration with the charity, Vitamin Angels, Walgreens has reached its goal of helping to provide 100 million children and mothers with essential vitamins and supplements they need to help prevent blindness and other serious conditions in undernourished children around the world. The company announced the milestone more than a year ahead of its original goal to achieve it by the end of 2017.
United Nations Foundation gives Global Leadership Award to Walgreens Boots Alliance

NEW YORK — Walgreens Boots Alliance will be honored with the Global Leadership Award at the United Nations Foundation’s 2016 Global Leadership Awards Dinner Wednesday evening, Walgreens Boots Alliance announced.

Walgreens Boots Alliance’s co-COO Ornella Barra will accept the Global Leadership Award on behalf of the company.
Specialty Focused: DSN interviews Walgreens specialty pharmacy group VP

The significant role that specialty pharmacies play in specialty care — from ensuring patients have access to their specific disease state treatment to delivering necessary training and other services around their medication — is something Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy knows well.
NY Post: Will Kroger pass on Walgreens-Rite Aid stores?
DSN announces all-star retail lineup for annual Industry Issues Summit conference

You could call it a retail all-star team.

With just weeks to go before its annual Industry Issues Summit conference — one of the most highly-anticipated, must-attend events on the drug store industry calendar — Drug Store News has announced another top-tier roster of some of the most talented and creative retail executives in the business for the annual thought-leadership/networking event.
Walgreens reaches goal of installing more than 500 safe medication disposal kiosks

DEERFIELD, Ill. - Walgreens on Tuesday announced it has reached its goal of installing more than 500 safe medication disposal kiosks this year at its pharmacies in 35 states and Washington D.C.
Walgreens introduces Ship to Store program

DEERFIELD, Ill. — The latest offering from Walgreens will allow its customers to pick up eligible online and mobile app orders in-store at more than 7,600 locations, the company announced Monday. With the new Ship to Store program, customers who order items to a local Walgreens or Duane Reade store for pick up will receive free shipping with no minimum order requirement.
Trends in men’s facial hair impact sales

The shave category is trying to get its groove back. With the exception of razors, where sales are up a healthy 10.6% for the 52-week period ended Sept. 4, 2016, as tracked by IRI across multi-outlets, all of the other categories in shave are down.

(To view the full Shave Report, click here.)