Walgreen
Co.
(NYSE: WAG),
d/b/a Walgreens (without an apostrophe), is
a pharmacy chain, mail service pharmacy, pharmacy
benefit manager (PBM), and specialty pharmacy
which has operations throughout the continental
United States and Puerto Rico. There are more
than 5,800 Walgreens in operation with a current
goal to have 7,000 stores by 2010. Of the 5,800+
Walgreens locations, about 2,000 of them are
open 24-hours, including the pharmacy. Over
4 million customers are served by Walgreens
daily chain-wide and over 500 million prescription
scripts are filled annually. Walgreens was
founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1901 and has
since expanded throughout the United States.
Its headquarters is located in Deerfield, Illinois,
a suburb of Chicago. Its main competitors are
CVS/pharmacy, Wal-Mart, Rite Aid as well as
Target Corporation.
A typical Walgreens store is about 14,500 square
feet with 11,000 square feet of sales area.
They offer nearly 25,000 items for sale and
typically staff between 25 and 30 people per
store. On average, one store pulls in $7.9
million in annual sales. Most stores include
a pharmacy, a photo lab, a cosmetics counter,
and a general merchandise area. Select stores
in metropolitan Chicago, Atlanta, Kansas City,
Las Vegas, and St. Louis now include Walgreens
Health Corner Clinics where certified staff
diagnose, treat, and prescribe for common illnesses
and can also issue vaccinations and physicals
in select locations. These clinics are open
7 days a week; including evenings and weekends with no appointments necessary
and with acceptance of most major insurance plan.
The Trading Partner® EDI kit for Walgreens
is easy and inexpensive to implement that will
provide you with all of the requirements of
your trading partner, including all documents
and EDI specifications. The Walgreens
EDI kit is fully tested with Walgreens to make
it easy to be compliant with their mapping
standards and avoid chargebacks.
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