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Former Chief Executive Officer, Henry Ford Health System

John A. Lederer

Senior Advisor, Sycamore Partners

Janice M. Babiak

Former Managing Partner, Ernst & Young LLP

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Turning kilometers into kroner

Thousands of WBA colleagues in six countries, including Norway, are active – and we mean active – as they raise funds and awareness in the fight against cancer.

Stefano Pessina

Executive Chairman, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.

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Our International segment has pharmacy-led health and beauty retail businesses in four countries, each focused on helping people look and feel their best, as well as WBA’s pharmaceutical wholesale operation in Germany.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance is a vast, global health and wellness enterprise, committed to being a force for good around the world. As a leader in retail pharmacy, we're able to meaningfully improve millions of lives with innovative products, convenient retail locations and accessible care.

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Investment Portfolio

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Creating more joyful lives through better health.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance Leaders Ring Opening Bell at Nasdaq

DEERFIELD, Ill., 9 January 2015 – Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) marked its first week as a new public company by ringing the Opening Bell this morning at the Nasdaq Stock Market, where it trades under the ticker symbol WBA. The ceremony was attended by the new enterprise’s leadership.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

DEERFIELD, Ill., 15 January 2015 – The board of directors of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of 33.75 cents per share, a 7.1 percent increase over the year ago dividend. The dividend is payable 12 March 2015 to shareholders of record as of 18

Walgreens Boots Alliance Announced as Official Sponsor of the USA Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015

April 29, 2015 (Deerfield, IL) - Walgreens Boots Alliance will be a key sponsor of the USA Pavilion at the upcoming world’s fair in Milan, which will take place from 1 May to 31 October 2015. Under the theme “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, Expo Milano 2015 will look at how countries generate

Walgreens Boots Alliance Acquires Liz Earle

DEERFIELD, Ill., 9 July 2015 - Walgreens Boots Alliance today announces that it has acquired Liz Earle Beauty Co. Ltd, owner of the Liz Earle skincare brand.

Dennis & Mireille Gillings Foundation Donates €1m to EORTC Cancer Fund

6 August 2015 (Brussels, Belgium) - The Dennis & Mireille Gillings Foundation has pledged €1 million to the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Research Fund to help fight cancer, particularly breast cancer. Part of the donation will support the SPECTAcolor Biobank, a tumour tissue sample Biobank and biomarker analysis platform for genetic profiling of patients suffering from advanced cancer. In supporting this Biobank, the Dennis & Mireille Gillings Foundation will join forces with Walgreens Boots Alliance, which has a long-term partnership with the EORTC Cancer Research Fund.

Walgreens Boots Alliance sells Alliance Healthcare Russia to 36.6 in return for 15% stake in combined group

DEERFIELD, Ill., 11 April, 2016 – Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) today announced that it has sold its local pharmaceutical wholesale business, Alliance Healthcare Russia, to leading Russian health and beauty retailer 36.6 (Moscow Exchange: APTK).

2134 Results

Oklahoma, Wyoming and Arkansas Take Top Spots for Flu Activity

Press Releases March 13, 2019

Walgreens Flu Index for Week Ending March 9, 2019

Walgreens Boots Alliance Schedules Fiscal 2019 Second Quarter Earnings Announcement for April 2, 2019

Press Releases March 11, 2019

DEERFIELD, Ill.--Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) will release its fiscal 2019 second quarter earnings results at 7 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday, April 2, 2019 followed by a one-hour...

The Midwest Sees Flu Activity Gains

Press Releases March 6, 2019

Walgreens Flu Index™ for Week Ending March 2, 2019

Walgreens Statement on FDA Letter

Press Releases March 5, 2019

Walgreens launches Feel More Like You, a first-of-its kind service to provide personalized care for people living with cancer

Press Releases March 4, 2019

Program offers the expertise of more than 15,000 specially trained pharmacists and beauty consultants Now available at more than 3,000 stores to help patients and caregivers manage the medical and...

Oklahoma City, Okla. and Greensboro, N.C. Take Top Spots for Flu Activity

Press Releases February 27, 2019

Walgreens Flu Index™ for Week Ending February 23, 2019

Walgreens Boots Alliance to Participate in 8th Annual SVB Leerink Global Healthcare Conference

Press Releases February 22, 2019

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) today announced that Global Chief Financial Officer James Kehoe will participate in a fireside chat at the 8th Annual SVB Leerink Global Healthcare...

Wyoming, Oklahoma and Montana See Flu Activity Gains

Press Releases February 20, 2019

Walgreens Flu Index™ for week ending February 16, 2019

Alipay, The World's Leading Digital Payment Platform, Now Available at Thousands of Walgreens Stores Nationwide

Press Releases February 13, 2019

The offering builds on last year’s partnership announcement between Walgreens Boots Alliance and Alibaba Group, an affiliate of Ant Financial Services Group. Walgreens will be the largest U.S...

Mississippi, Alabama and Oklahoma Top State List for Flu Activity

Press Releases February 13, 2019

Walgreens Flu Index™ for week ending February 9, 2019

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