Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Walgreens Boots Alliance”) is the first global, pharmacy-led health and wellbeing enterprise with sales of $117.4 billion in the fiscal year ended August 31, 2016. Our purpose is to help people across the world lead healthier and happier lives. Walgreens Boots Alliance is the largest retail pharmacy, health and daily living destination across the U.S. and Europe.
Walgreens Boots Alliance and the companies in which it has equity method investments together have a presence in more than 25(1) countries and employ more than 400,000(1) people.
The company is a global leader in pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing retail and, together with the companies in which it has equity method investments, has over 13,200(1) stores in 11(1) countries as well as one of the largest global pharmaceutical wholesale and distribution networks, with over 390(1) distribution centers delivering to more than 230,000(2) pharmacies, doctors, health centers and hospitals each year in more than 20(1) countries. In addition, Walgreens Boots Alliance is one of the world’s largest purchasers of prescription drugs and many other health and wellbeing products. Our portfolio of retail and business brands includes Walgreens, Duane Reade, Boots and Alliance Healthcare, as well as increasingly global health and beauty product brands, such as No7, Botanics, Liz Earle and Soap & Glory. Our global brands portfolio is enhanced by our in-house new product research and development and manufacturing capabilities.
We seek to further drive innovative ways to address global health and wellness challenges. We believe we are well positioned to expand customer offerings in existing markets and become a health and wellbeing partner of choice in emerging markets.
Walgreens Boots Alliance was incorporated in Delaware in 2014 and, as described below, is the successor of Walgreen Co., an Illinois corporation, which was formed in 1909 as a successor to a business founded in 1901. Our principal executive offices are located at 108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015. Our common stock trades on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol “WBA”.
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