Walgreens Boots Alliance

Walgreens Boots Alliance(WBA) was created in 2014 when Alliance Boots, founded in the UK, merged with the American company, Walgreens. With more than 170 years of experience altogether,  WBA is a global leader in retail pharmacy with over 21 000 stores in more than 25 countries.

As one of the largest buyers of prescription drugs and other healthcare products, WBA purchased 1942 Rite Aid drugstores in the U.S. In 2018, WBA  acquired 40% in GuoDa, a leading retail pharmacy chain in China.

In its financial year 2022, it achieved a turnover of €123 billion. 

The business operates in the following segments: 

Retail Pharmacy USA: Health and personal care retail business where the group sells its private label products. The company operates 9021 stores in the US. 

Retail Pharmacy International: supplies retailers with products of other international brands. The company operates 4428 stores through its retail pharmacy banners like Boots, Benavides and Ahumada.

Pharmaceutical Wholesale: provides pharmacies with medicines and health care products to over 110 000 pharmacies, doctors, hospitals as well as health care centres.

WBA has subsidiaries which operates under the following banners:

• Duane Reade: a chain of pharmacy in New York
• No7 Beauty Company: a cosmetic business across North America, Asia and Europe
• Benavides: a drugstore chain in Mexico
• Ahumada: a chain of pharmacies in Chile

In 2021, WBA achieved a turnover of €90.7 billion, up by 6.1% compared to the previous year, and employs more than 450 000 employees, including 40 000 pharmacists.

Moreover, WBA was ranked in the 100 Best Corporate Citizens of 2021 and the business earned the Responsible Business of the Year 2019-2020 by Business in the Community as well. 

A wide range of products in the following categories are offered by WBA:

• Personal Care: skin care, hair care, fragrances, supplements, baby care, etc
• Household: candles, cleaners, laundry, etc

Brands such as Tide, Dove, Vera Wang, L'Oréal Paris and several others collaborate with WBA.

WBA’s private labels include:

• Almus: a range of medicines
• Botanics: a range of skincare products
• No7: skincare brand which launched in the UK 
• Liz Earle: a range of premium skincare products
• Soap & Glory: another brand originating from the UK. The brand offers products such as skincare, haircare, makeup and accessories.
• YourGoodSkin: skincare brand for women with skin problems

Furthermore, WBA has been regularly contributing to various communities to advocate for a healthier lifestyle and promoting sustainable values by reducing its carbon footprint and is focused on sourcing consumer goods safely, responsibly, ethically and sustainably.