- Walgreens is the largest retail pharmacy across the United States and Europe
- Walgreens had sales of $118.2 billion in the fiscal year ended August 2017
- Walgreens has a Standard and Poor’s Investment grade credit rating of BBB
- Walgreens interacts with approximately 8 million customers in its stores and online each day
- 76% of the United States population lives within five miles of a Walgreens or Duane Reade store
- Walgreens has over 13,200 stores in 11 countries
- Walgreens has 88 million active members in their Balance® Rewards program as of August 2017
- Walgreens has one of the largest global pharmaceutical wholesale and distribution networks with over 390 distribution centers delivering to more than 230,000 pharmacies, doctors, and hospitals each year
- Walgreens filled 990 million prescriptions (including immunizations) on a 30 day adjusted basis in fiscal 2017
- Walgreens has a strong and wide-ranging brand portfolio including Duane Reade, Boots, and Alliance Healthcare as well as their own beauty product brands
- Walgreens Boots Alliance is one of the world’s largest purchaser of prescription drugs as well as many other health and wellbeing products
*These statistics were found using the references below.
References:
https://news.walgreens.com/fact-sheets/frequently-asked-questions.htm
http://investor.walgreensbootsalliance.com/static-files/be2f7807-e28a-46a7-8a6f-2f33a5af3806
http://investor.walgreensbootsalliance.com/static-files/1503c3a0-8f23-43d7-8068-10d4aab776e5