DEERFIELD, Ill., 18 July 2016 – Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise, today announced that it has signed an agreement to form a franchise partnership with Emart Company Ltd (a member of Shinsegae Group), South Korea’s number one hypermarket retailer. Together, they will create a Boots branded pharmacy-led, health and beauty retail franchise in South Korea.
Walgreens Chief Information Officer Tim Theriault Named to Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2012
DEERFIELD, Ill., Dec. 2, 2011 - Walgreens (NYSE: WAG)(NASDAQ: WAG) Chief Information Officer Tim Theriault has been named to Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders for 2012, a list that annually recognizes individuals who have made significant impacts on their organization through technology excellence and leadership.
“This is great recognition for our IT professionals who share a passion for creative ideas, innovative technology and developing IT strategies that can significantly enhance a company’s work environment,” Theriault said. “At Walgreens, we’ve built a sophisticated platform for the future to support an expanding suite of health care services, more than 240,000 employees and our expansive national footprint of more than 7,700 stores.”
Under Theriault’s direction, Walgreens IT team recently began Walgreens 2.0, a multi-year initiative to enhance the company’s technology infrastructure across multiple platforms. The project comprises several key components, including:
- New data center – the new center will feature new technology and bring added capacity
- Scalable health care platform – connecting data across the Walgreens network that leverages new technology to support and further the company’s transformation as a leading health and daily living destination
- Next generation store technology – new store applications, technology and point-of-sale systems to enhance customer service and the overall shopping experience for customers
- Internal technology enhancements – e-mail, web conferencing and mobile upgrades to improve productivity and efficiency
Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leader Awards honor individuals who manage internal IT organizations, mentor and motivate their IT teams and business colleagues, create a positive work environment, envision innovative solutions to business challenges and effectively manage and execute IT strategies. The awards ceremony will be held in Phoenix, Ariz. in March.
Walgreens was also named to this year’s InformationWeek 500, where it ranked 29th on the list of top technology innovators in the U.S.
About Walgreens
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2011 sales of $72 billion. The company operates 7,786 drugstores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Each day, Walgreens provides nearly 6 million customers the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services and advice in communities across America. Walgreens scope of pharmacy services includes retail, specialty, infusion, medical facility and mail service, along with respiratory services. These services improve health outcomes and lower costs for payers including employers, managed care organizations, health systems, pharmacy benefit managers and the public sector. Take Care Health Systems is a Walgreens subsidiary that is the largest and most comprehensive manager of worksite health and wellness centers and in-store convenient care clinics, with more than 700 locations throughout the country.
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