Walgreens
| Walgreens | |
| Formerly | Walgreen Drug Co. (1901–1931) Walgreen Drug Stores (1931–1948) Walgreen's (1948–1955) |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| NYSE: WAG | |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1901, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Founder | Charles Rudolph Walgreen |
| Headquarters | 200 Wilmot Road, , United States |
Area served | United States |
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| 2,091,000,000 (2010) | |
| Parent | Walgreens Boots Alliance (acquisition by Sycamore Partners pending) |
| Website | walgreens |
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Walgreens is an American pharmacy store chain. It is the second largest in the United States, behind CVS Pharmacy. As of March 2025, the company operated more than 8,700 stores in the U.S.
Walgreens has been the subject of a number of lawsuits over discrimination, drug fraud, federal billing fraud, distribution of opioids, discrepancies between shelf price and scanned price, overcharging, illegal disposal of hazardous waste, selling expired items, misleading investors, unlicensed pharmacists, and wage theft.
Founded in Chicago in 1901, Walgreens is headquartered in the Chicago suburb of Deerfield, Illinois. On December 31, 2014, Walgreens acquired Switzerland and UK-based Alliance Boots, and formed a new holding company, Walgreens Boots Alliance. Walgreens became a subsidiary of the new company, which retained its Deerfield headquarters and trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol WBA. In 2021 the company was one of several pharmacy chains found by a federal jury to have substantially contributed to the opioid crisis.
In addition to pharmacy services, Walgreens also offers photo services.