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Walgreens

Walgreens is an American pharmacy store chain headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. It is the second largest pharmacy chain in the United States, behind CVS Pharmacy. As of 2026, Walgreens operated 8,000 stores in the United States, serving 9 million customers daily and employing 211,000 team members. In addition to pharmacy services, Walgreens also…

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Founded
1901; 125 years ago (1901), in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Industry
Retail
Headquarters
200 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, Illinois, U.S.
Area served
United States
Formerly
Walgreen Drug Co. (1901–1931) Walgreen Drug Stores (1931–1948) Walgreen's (1948–1955)
Founder
Charles Rudolph Walgreen

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Walgreens

Nodes113
Edges112
Triples141
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.017699
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Walgreens

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related to 21st century · 42
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Products · 22
Walgreens → auto, baby products, bath, beauty products, cleaning supplies, drinks, Drugs*, electronics, food, gifts, groceries, health products, hygiene products, liquor*, optical, pet supplies, pharmacy, photo center, school and office supplies, seasonal items
related to history · 20
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related to Store model · 10
Walgreens → Behind, Chicago, Many, Massachusetts, Most, New Jersey, New York, Newer, Some, Under
related to Federal billing fraud and price negotiation · 5
Walgreens → Delaware, In, Medicaid, The, Washington
related to Wage theft violations · 2
Walgreens → California, In March
Area served · 1
Walgreens → United States
Formerly · 1
Walgreens → Walgreen Drug Co. (1901–1931) Walgreen Drug Stores (1931–1948) Walgreen's (1948–1955)
Founded · 1
Walgreens → 1901; 125 years ago (1901), in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

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WalgreensArea servedUnited States1.00infobox
WalgreensFormerlyWalgreen Drug Co. (1901–1931) Walgreen Drug Stores (1931–1948) Walgreen's (1948–1955)1.00infobox
WalgreensFounded1901; 125 years ago (1901), in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.1.00infobox
WalgreensFounderCharles Rudolph Walgreen1.00infobox
WalgreensHeadquarters200 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, Illinois, U.S.1.00infobox
WalgreensIndustryRetail1.00infobox
WalgreensKey peopleJohn Lederer (executive chairman) Mike Motz (CEO)1.00infobox
WalgreensNet income2,091,000,000 (2010)1.00infobox
WalgreensNumber of locations8000 stores (2026)1.00infobox
WalgreensParentSycamore Partners1.00infobox
WalgreensPredecessorDrug Fair1.00infobox
WalgreensProductsDrugs*1.00infobox
WalgreensProductspharmacy1.00infobox
WalgreensProductsphoto center1.00infobox
WalgreensProductsbeauty products1.00infobox
WalgreensProductsgroceries1.00infobox
WalgreensProductsfood1.00infobox
WalgreensProductsdrinks1.00infobox
WalgreensProductsliquor*1.00infobox
WalgreensProductselectronics1.00infobox
WalgreensProductstoys1.00infobox
WalgreensProductspet supplies1.00infobox
WalgreensProductscleaning supplies1.00infobox
WalgreensProductsseasonal items1.00infobox
WalgreensProductsbath1.00infobox
WalgreensProductsgifts1.00infobox
WalgreensProductsbaby products1.00infobox
WalgreensProductshygiene products1.00infobox
WalgreensProductshealth products1.00infobox
WalgreensProductsauto1.00infobox

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