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Walgreens
Walgreens is a U.S. company that operates as the second-largest pharmacy store chain in the U.S. It specializes in filling prescriptions, health and wellness products, health information and photo services.
Mastercard’s Saxena: Walgreens Deal Addresses Dual Priorities Of Payments And Healthcare
January 14, 2021
The relationship announced Wednesday (Jan. 13) between Walgreens, Mastercard and Synchrony is more than a standard co-brand deal. The three companies will now team up to provide a mix of ...Today In Retail: Walgreens To Launch Co-Branded Cards; Big Lots Reports Rise In Quarter-To-Date Comp Sales
January 13, 2021
In today’s top retail news, Walgreens is growing its financial services offering with the help of Mastercard and Synchrony, while Big Lots, Inc. said it has seen quarter-to-date comp sales ...Walgreens To Roll Out Co-Branded Cards With Mastercard, Synchrony
January 13, 2021
Amid its continuing commitment to provide healthcare offerings and benefits to shoppers, Walgreens is growing its financial services offering with the help of Synchrony and Mastercard.
In the months to come, ...Walgreens Retail Pharmacy USA Reports $27.2 Billion In Sales
January 7, 2021
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. reported on Thursday (Jan. 7) as part of its Q1 fiscal 2021 results that its Retail Pharmacy USA division had $27.2 billion in sales, marking a 3.9 ...Walgreens Boots Alliance Accelerates Rollout Of Primary Care Clinics
January 6, 2021
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has turbo-charged its investment into VillageMD to facilitate the opening of between 600 and 700 new Village Medical at Walgreens primacy care clinics in the next ...Targeting Promotion Abuse And Other Scams With Adaptive Decisioning
December 23, 2020
Not unlike rust, fraud never sleeps. And if it’s not one thing, it’s another. At this moment merchants remain vulnerable to the never-ending cycle of new and recycled attack vectors.
“Promotion ...How Walgreens Relies On Digital Deals To Fight Promotion Fraud
December 18, 2020
Promotions have not just become a lifeline for retailers looking to boost revenues during the pandemic, but also fraudsters looking for a quick and easy scam. In this month’s Digital ...Walgreens Fights Promotion Abuse With Digital Tracking
December 17, 2020
Digital fraud is a long-running problem for merchants, retailers, banks and businesses of all types. Account takeovers and shipping fraud increased by 347 percent and 391 percent, respectively, between 2018 ...Today In Retail: eCommerce Shift Fuels Pier 1, Dressbarn Sales; Frasers Group Could Buy Debenhams
December 7, 2020
In today’s top retail news, Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) indicated that the migration to eCommerce and trends such as “quest for comfort at home” were behind formidable sales at Pier 1 ...Walgreens Follows Amazon And Walmart Into The Retailer-as-Ad-Agency Trend
December 4, 2020
The hot new thing in “Big Retail” is offering in-house advertising on your website to your vendors – because why get paid only once on a purchase if you can ...Today In Payments: Citi Partners With Mastercard For Google Pay Plex Accounts; PayPal Boosts Xoom’s Money Transfer Capabilities
November 20, 2020
In today’s top news, Citi partners with Mastercard to power its Google Pay Plex accounts, and PayPal upgraded Xoom’s money transfer services. Plus, the CFO of Walgreens doesn’t feel threatened ...Walgreens CFO Unfazed By Amazon’s Pharmacy Entry
November 19, 2020
James Kehoe, Walgreens’ chief financial officer, said he doesn’t think Amazon’s push into the online pharmacy world is cause for concern, Bloomberg reported.
Speaking at the Wolfe Healthcare Conference on Thursday ...Walgreens Launches New Loyalty Program, Ups Same-Day Service
November 19, 2020
Deerfield, Illinois-based pharmacy chain Walgreens has launched a revamped customer loyalty program, myWalgreens, which promises its customers new benefits as the company closes down its previous offering, Balance Rewards.
In a ...Amazon Takes On Pharmacies
November 17, 2020
Amazon is doubling down on its digital pharmacy service with a new benefit for Prime members announced on Tuesday (Nov. 17): two-day delivery of their prescriptions. The new Prime benefit ...Walmart, Digital Technology Factor Into FIS Q3 Earnings
October 29, 2020
The digital-first economy and the Worldpay acquisition both played key roles in payment processor FIS’ earnings on Thursday (Oct. 29), as the company used its announcement to spotlight a new ...Walgreen Customers Can Now Pay With FIS Reward Points
October 21, 2020
Walgreens has joined the growing roster of firms using FIS‘s Premium Payback real-time rewards redemption network, a press release says.
Walgreens customers with eligible payment cards, starting this month, will now ...Walgreens Accelerates Digital Transformation
October 16, 2020
A 29 percent drop in revenue brought the heat from analysts and the stock market on Thursday (Oct. 15), as Walgreens Boots Alliance reported results from its most recent quarter. ...Walgreens Profits Fall As UK Business Struggles In Fourth Quarter
October 15, 2020
Walgreens Boots Alliance said its fourth-quarter profits dropped 45 percent to $373 million from $677 million a year earlier as the U.K. business, in particular, was hard hit by the ...Walgreens’ Pessina To Exit CEO Role; Will Move To Executive Chairman
July 27, 2020
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. CEO Stefano Pessina is stepping down, the company announced on Monday (July 27).
The 79-year-old executive, who became CEO five years ago, has been named executive chairman, ...Today In Payments: FBI Probes Twitter Hack; Wirecard Exec Admits Role In Company's Collapse
July 17, 2020
In today’s top news, the FBI is investigating the worst security breach in Twitter’s history, and one of the jailed Wirecard executives admitted guilt to fraud and money laundering. Plus, ...Today In Payments: EU Ruling Limits Personal Data Transfer To US; Airbnb Revives Plan To Go Public
July 16, 2020
In today’s top news, EU’s top court will limit companies’ ability to transfer personal data to the U.S., and Airbnb said it will revive its IPO plans. Plus, Goldman Sachs ...Walgreens Teams With DoorDash For On-Demand Delivery
July 16, 2020
To bring health and wellness products to its customers, Walgreens has teamed with DoorDash for on-demand delivery. Customers in Atlanta, Chicago and Denver can currently choose from over 2,300 products for delivery, according to an ...VillageMD CEO: How The Walgreens Partnership Can Fix What’s Broken In Primary Healthcare
July 16, 2020
If the U.S. is serious about fixing the cost of healthcare, then it’s time to focus on one of the root causes of its spiraling costs: the roughly 20 percent ...Traditional Healthcare Is Going Under The Knife Of Disruption
July 13, 2020
The greatest health crisis in a generation is poised to accelerate innovation at the intersection of healthcare, technology and payments as never before.
From telehealth to new financing options for patient ...Today In Payments: Alibaba's Ant Group Plans Hong Kong IPO; DOJ Looks Into Possible Wirecard Role In Fraud
July 9, 2020
In today’s top news, Alibaba’s Ant Group plans to go public, and the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Wirecard’s possible role in a purported $100 million bank fraud case. ...QR Codes Enjoy A Renaissance In A Post-COVID World
July 8, 2020
QR codes have been around for years, although they often seemed like a marginal tech solution in search of a problem. But as is the case with so many things in ...Walgreens Teams With VillageMD To Offer In-Store Health Clinics
July 8, 2020
Walgreens Boots Alliance is teaming up with Chicago-based VillageMD to make Walgreens “the first national pharmacy chain to offer full-service doctor offices co-located at its stores at a large scale,” ...The Six Retail CEOs Who Could Set Off Fireworks This Year
July 3, 2020
Retail CEOs faced a parade of problems in 2020’s first six months, but some executives look ready to set off plenty of fireworks in the year’s back half.
Who will come ...Walgreens Adds To Digital 3.0 Momentum
July 1, 2020
The digital shift at retail continued its momentum this week as Walgreens and Lululemon both made significant moves to embrace the online consumer experience.
While Lululemon bought an entire company to ...Apple Preps Installment Pay Plans On Apple Card
June 7, 2020
Buyers of Apple products will soon have the ability to pay for those products, including iPads, Macs and AirPods, in monthly installments using the Apple Card.
The tech giant, planning to ...New Apple Card Users Can Earn $50 For Shopping At Walgreens
June 2, 2020
Apple and Walgreens are now partnering to offer new cardholders a $50 Apple Card bonus after they spend the same amount of money at Walgreens, CNBC reported.
Cardholders who open their ...Walgreens Teams With Postmates For Expanded Delivery
March 31, 2020
As the need for home delivery escalates in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Walgreens and Postmates have teamed up to offer expanded services to more customers, the companies announced ...‘Non-Essential’ Retailers Step Up For Their Employees
March 23, 2020
Let’s face it, if you’re a supermarket or pharmacy chain that is most likely seeing the same or even more revenue during the COVID-19 crisis, it’s fairly easy to give ...Walgreens Brings On-Demand Delivery To Additional Cities With Postmates
March 10, 2020
Walgreens and Postmates are bringing their on-demand delivery collaboration to 13 more cities. Shoppers in San Francisco, Chicago, Charlotte and Phoenix, among other cities, will be able to receive health ...Grocery Stores Shutter In-Store Pharmacies
January 26, 2020
Supermarket pharmacy counters are closing across the U.S. as they struggle to keep customers coming back.
The move, happening in states as varied as Washington, Minnesota and everywhere in between, comes ...Retail Pulse: Shipt Teams With Office Depot; Express To Close Brick-and-Mortar Stores
January 24, 2020
On-demand delivery services are expanding their offerings beyond takeout from restaurants or groceries from supermarkets to carry additional categories of merchandise. Shipt, in one case, announced a partnership with Office ...Giving A Dose Of Innovation To Healthcare And Pharmacies
January 20, 2020
Healthcare providers must often wait to get paid by insurance company partners for the patient treatments they have already administered, but digital tools and new approaches can help them take charge ...CVS Health Unveils Atlanta HealthHUBs; Target’s Digital Sales Rise Despite Slow Growth
January 17, 2020
Retailers are aiming to help consumers manage chronic diseases as well as their overall health and wellness through new brick-and-mortar experiences. CVS Health, for instance, debuted its HealthHUB store design ...Why Health And Fitness Are Driving More Retail Change
January 13, 2020
Fitness and wellness are helping to change the face of retail in 2020.
Consumers are creatures of habit — but those habits can be complex. And, of course, habits vary according ...Walgreens Accelerates Digitalization In Q1
January 9, 2020
As Walgreens made “substantial progress” on accelerating its digitalization, among other strategic priorities, the pharmacy chain had fiscal 2020 first-quarter revenues of $34.3 billion and adjusted earnings per share (EPS) ...