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October 15, 2012
Executive Viewpoint Series: Joe Magnacca talks about transforming the store

In part 3 of his exclusive interview series with Walgreens executives, DSN editor Rob Eder talks to Walgreens president of daily living products and solutions Joe Magnacca about the massive transformation taking place in Walgreens stores.

In part 3 of his exclusive interview series with Walgreens executives, DSN editor Rob Eder talks to Walgreens president of daily living products and solutions Joe Magnacca about the massive transformation taking place in Walgreens stores. Part of the DSN.TV Executive Viewpoint series, the special three-part installment is sponsored by Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals.

Previously, DSN.TV talked to president and CEO Greg Wasson about how the company’s recent acquisition of Alliance Boots helps accelerate the company’s strategic growth plans.

October 9, 2012
Executive Viewpoint Series: Greg Wasson on Alliance Boots deal

In part 2 of his exclusive interview with Walgreens executives, DSN editor Rob Eder talks to Walgreens president and CEO Greg Wasson about how the company’s recent acquisition of Alliance Boots helps accelerate the massive transformation that is already under way across its business and its stores.

In part 2 of his exclusive interview with Walgreens executives, DSN editor Rob Eder talks to Walgreens president and CEO Greg Wasson about how the company’s recent acquisition of Alliance Boots helps accelerate the massive transformation that is already under way across its business and its stores. Part of the DSN.TV Executive Viewpoint series, the special three-part installment is sponsored by Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals. Coming next week in part 3, DSN.TV talks to president of health and daily living products and solutions Joe Magnacca.

October 1, 2012
Executive Viewpoint Series: Greg Wasson on the evolution of Walgreens' strategy

As part of its exclusive Executive Viewpoint video series, DSN editor Rob Eder interviewed Walgreens president and CEO Greg Wasson and president of health and daily living solutions Joe Magnacca for DSN.TV. In Part 1, Wasson talks about how the company’s strategy has evolved in recent years.

As part of its exclusive Executive Viewpoint video series, DSN editor Rob Eder interviewed Walgreens president and CEO Greg Wasson and president of health and daily living solutions Joe Magnacca for DSN.TV. In this special three-part installment, sponsored by Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals, Wasson and Magnacca discuss the vision that is guiding the transformation of Walgreens' business and its stores, and what it all means for patients, payers and suppliers. In Part 1, Wasson talks about how the company’s strategy has evolved in recent years.

January 3, 2012
Walgreens CEO talks strategy, what's next in Express Scripts feud

On Sunday, Jan. 1, Walgreens' contract with Express Scripts expired, and millions of Walgreens customers covered by ESI were forced to either move their pharmacy business to another pharmacy in the Express Script network or come up with some other way to stick with Walgreens. DSN editor Rob Eder on Tuesday interviewed Walgreens president and CEO Greg Wasson on what the company is doing to hold on to those customers and to appeal to payers, and what the potential ESI-Medco deal could mean.

AUDIO Q&A: On Sunday, Jan. 1, Walgreens' contract with Express Scripts expired, and millions of Walgreens customers covered by ESI were forced to either move their pharmacy business to another pharmacy in the Express Script network or come up with some other way to stick with Walgreens.

February 7, 2013
Verizon Communications elects Walgreens chief Greg Wasson to board

Verizon Communications on Thursday elected Greg Wasson, Walgreens president and CEO, to the Verizon board of directors, effective March 1.

NEW YORK — Verizon Communications on Thursday elected Greg Wasson, Walgreens president and CEO, to the Verizon board of directors, effective March 1.

"Greg Wasson brings to Verizon an in-depth knowledge of the retail and healthcare industries," stated Lowell McAdam, Verizon chairman and CEO. "He offers a unique perspective as the leader of a successful Fortune 50 company focused on innovation, traditional and nontraditional growth, operational and technical excellence, and multichannel integration. We welcome him as a valuable addition to our board."

October 9, 2012
Wasson, Magnacca discuss vision for transformation

As part of its exclusive Executive Viewpoint video series, DSN editor Rob Eder interviewed Walgreens president and CEO Greg Wasson and president of health and daily living solutions Joe Magnacca for DSN.TV.

As part of its exclusive Executive Viewpoint video series, DSN editor Rob Eder interviewed Walgreens president and CEO Greg Wasson and president of health and daily living solutions Joe Magnacca for DSN.TV. In this special three-part installment, sponsored by Jubilant Cadista Pharmaceuticals, Wasson and Magnacca discuss the vision that is guiding the transformation of Walgreens’ business and its stores, and what it all means for patients, payers and suppliers.

September 7, 2012
Model Freja Beha Erichsen is the newest face of Maybelline

Maybelline New York announced on Friday that fashion runway star Freja Beha Erichsen was signed to the brand.

NEW YORK — Maybelline New York announced on Friday that fashion runway star Freja Beha Erichsen was signed to the brand.

She joins a lineup of spokeswomen that includes Christy Turlington, Julia Stegner, Erin Wasson, Kemp Muhl, Shu-Pei Qin, Emily DiDonato and Charlotte Free.

Erichsen, who is often described as the "queen of cool" for her edgy, urban looks, will make her debut in advertising campaigns for Maybelline New York later this year.

August 26, 2012
Wasson rallies NACDS attendees with 'Push-Pull' theory for advancement of pharmacy

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores' 2012 Pharmacy & Technology Conference got under way Sunday as NACDS chairman and president and CEO of Walgreens Greg Wasson talked about how far pharmacy has come during his career and the increasingly significant role it will play in health care in the future.

DENVER — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores' 2012 Pharmacy & Technology Conference got under way Sunday at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver as NACDS board chairman and president and CEO of Walgreens Greg Wasson spoke about how far pharmacy has come during his career and the increasingly significant role it will play in health care in the future.

October 1, 2009
Walgreens makes a home in Brooklyn with 7,000th store

So, who’s bigger — CVS or Walgreens?...

NEW YORK So, who’s bigger — CVS or Walgreens?

 

That’s kind of a funny question really, and not just because both companies opened their 7,000 stores within one week of each other. Or, even because, both companies already operate more than 7,000 stores apiece.

 

 

It’s because it really doesn’t matter anymore who has the most stores. That’s really only one way to measure these companies; the stores are really just one component of a much bigger health care play.