San Francisco Walgreens employee stabs alleged shoplifter in eye: video
Officers arrested a San Francisco Walgreens employee who allegedly stabbed a shoplifter with a knife during a brawl over stolen goods early Wednesday morning. Brutal security camera footage shows employees heading down the street following shoplifting. There, a trade between the two of them blew and clench their faces before the thief sinks to the […]
Walgreens to be taken private by Sycamore Partners in $10B deal
The Walgreens Boots Alliance will keep Sycamore Partners private for $10 billion, the buyout company said Thursday, closing almost a century of deals in the open market of the US pharmacy giant. Sycamore paid $11.45 per share, with a premium of $10.60 on Thursday at 8%. The company's shares rose nearly 6% in expanded transactions. […]
Walgreens to go private in $10B deal
Please see what you are clicking on foxbusiness.com. Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance announced it will be private on Thursday. The struggling company has signed a deal with Sycamore Partners, a private equity company worth $10 billion. Sycamore paid $11.45 per share, with a premium of $10.60 on Thursday at 8%. The company's shares rose […]
Walgreens about to be sold to private-equity firm for $10B: report
The Walgreens Boots Alliance is on the verge of privately introducing a deal with private equity firm Sycamore Partners in a deal worth around $10 billion, according to the report. The negotiations are in a sophisticated stage, with both sides aiming to seal the agreement on Thursday, but last-minute hurdles could still delay or derail […]
Walgreens to permanently close 5 LA-area stores
The Walgreens plans to close five locations in Los Angeles and Orange counties in the coming weeks. This could result in at least 93 unemployment as struggling retailers stay ahead of the downsizing, which sees around 1,200 closures nationwide. The pharmacy chain will shutter stores in Whittier, downtown Los Angeles, Orange, Placentire and Stanton, according […]
Florida dad Anthony Souvenir killed by Jaime Taylor in front of son at Miramar Walgreens
A Florida father celebrating his birthday was shot in front of his one-year-old son during an argument with a stranger inside Walgreens. Anthony Souvenir, 27, was in Miramar Pharmacy with her son and girlfriend when she accused 28-year-old Jaime Taylor of staring at someone important. Taylor was in the store for a few minutes loaded […]
DOJ hits Walgreens with lawsuit for filling 'unlawful' opioid prescriptions
The Department of Justice (DOJ) this week sued drugstore chain Walgreens for filling “illegal” opioid prescriptions without a “legitimate” medical purpose for more than a decade. The lawsuit is submitted On Thursday, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, a Walgreens pharmacist dispensed millions of prescriptions despite “red flags” that indicated […]
Walgreens Plans To Close 450 Stores In 2025
The Pro-Trump News homepage sees 60 new headlines every 24 hours. Click here to take a look. Walgreens plans to close 450 stores by 2025. Approximately 1,200 stores will close over the next three years. USA Today reported: Walgreens continues to close stores as part of its restructuring plan. Walgreens stores are being thinned out. […]
Walgreens CEO admits anti-theft measures ‘largely ineffective’
Top executives at Walgreens lamented lost sales from putting products like toothpaste behind lock and key in an effort to crack down on rampant shoplifting plaguing pharmacy chains across the country. “When you lock things up… you don't sell as much,” Tim Wentworth, CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, told investors on a recent earnings call. […]
Dual-wielding gunman on the run after Walgreens holdup in Memphis
A brazen robber is on the run after an armed robbery at a Walgreens store in Memphis, Tennessee on Sunday. It's one of the latest crimes plaguing one of the nation's most dangerous cities. The man burst into the Walgreens on Macon Road around 1:30 a.m. with two guns in each hand. According to Memphis […]