Know about the leading drugstore chain...

1. WALGREEN
CORPORATION
G.SEETA DEVI
3/11/2012

2. Charles R Walgreen

3. HISTORY…
•Charles R Walgreen.
•Worked as a pharmacist.
•It all started in 1901.

4. Overview
Retail drugstore business.
Strong goal and vision.
Deals in 3 basic products classes.

5. Company Growth
• Fastest growing retailers in the US.
• Fastest growing sector of pharmacy.
• Multichannel strategy.

6. Innovations
o Advertising strategies.
o Connected outlets.
o Food and drink sections.
o Online help.

7. Competitors
CVS/Caremark (CVS)
Rite Aid
Medco Health Solutions
Express Scripts

8. F
Financial Numbers
Fiscal year
ended Sales Earnings Earnings
Aug. 31 (in billions) (in billions) per share
2012 $71.6 $2.13 $2.42
2011 $72.2 $2.71 $2.94

9. Numbers
Employees
Number of customers
Capital Expenditure
Stores

10. Ratings and Rankings
 DiversityBusiness.com Top 50 Organizations for Multicultural
Business Opportunities (published January 16, 2012)
Walgreens ranked 38th overall among the top 50 corporate and
organizational buyers of diversity products and services
Forbes Global 2000 (published April 2012)
Walgreens ranked 220th on this list of the 2000 largest public
companies worldwide.

11. THANK YOU…!