WALGREENS

DEERFIELD, Ill. With the holiday season fast approaching, Walgreens is aggressively positioning itself as a holiday shopping destination via its website and a holiday shopping guide it is mailing directly to consumers.

DEERFIELD, Ill. —The healthcare landscape is changing. There’s a new value-driven consumer who has emerged and, in light of this, retail pharmacy giant Walgreens is in the midst of an evolution into “a retail health and daily living store” and is on a mission to “own well.” That was a key message that an optimistic Greg Wasson, Walgreens president and CEO, had for Wall Street during the company’s Analyst Day conference on Nov. 4 in Chicago.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — From fashion designers to celebrity stylists to cosmetic gurus, it seems like everyone is doing it; and now, clinical skin care brand Kinerase has created a new line for the mass market: Dr. LeWinn by Kinerase.

Kinerase has a long history of creating high-end skin care products for both the physician and prestige channels. Now, select mass-market retailers can target those consumers who want higher-end products, but not the higher-end price tag.

DEERFIELD, Ill. — A national mobile health screening tour developed by a drug store chain and a nonprofit, nonpartisan social welfare organization has reached a milestone.

The AARP/Walgreens Wellness Tour will celebrate this week its two-millionth free health screening. During its two-millionth milestone week, the AARP/Walgreens Wellness Tour will celebrate by serving residents in the following cities: Houston and El Paso, Texas; New Orleans, La.; Pensacola, Miami, Largo and Jacksonville, Fla.; San Jose, Calif.; and Bullhead City, Ariz.

CHICAGO and DEERFIELD, Ill. In an effort to keep travelers healthy throughout the holiday season, a leading global online travel company and one of the nation's largest drug store chains have joined forces through new cross-promotional marketing programs.

NEW YORK — The Walgreens on Avenue J in Brooklyn’s Midwood neighborhood has a display of decorations for Hanukkah, which starts at sundown on Dec. 1. The store, in one of the largest Jewish neighborhoods in New York, has made a huge effort to attract business from local residents, even including bilingual signage in English and Hebrew at the entrance.