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Walgreens facts for kids
Walgreens logo used until 2006
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| Type | Subsidiary |
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| Industry | Retail |
| When it was created | 1901 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| People who started it | Charles Rudolph Walgreen |
| Number of locations | 8,229 |
| Area served | United States |
| Key people | James A. Skinner (Executive Chairman)
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| Parent | Walgreens Boots Alliance |
| Website | walgreens |
Walgreens is a pharmacy chain in the United States. It was founded in 1901 in Chicago. Its headquarters are in Deerfield, Illinois.
In the 1980s, Walgreens owned and operated a chain of casual family restaurants/pancake houses called Wag's. It was very similar to Denny's, IHOP and Golden Bear. In 1988, Walgreens sold most of Wag's to Marriott Corporation and by 1991 the chain was out of business.
On October 27, 2015, Walgreens announced that it would acquire another pharmacy chain, Rite Aid.
Images for kids
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Early "Walgreen Drugs" sign still in use in San Antonio, Texas
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A Walgreens on Rt.1 South, Saugus, Massachusetts.
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A Walgreens "corner drugstore", located in a Marriott street-level retail space, on the corner of a heavily trafficked intersection in Washington, D.C
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A Walgreens in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, which opened in 2006.