Talk:Walgreens Boots Alliance

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Hello. As some of you may be aware, there are some inaccuracies that should be reviewed and corrected in this article. In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Walgreens Boots Alliance. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please feel free to contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.— Preceding unsigned comment added by SourceABC (talk • contribs)

And how would you be contacted on your Talk Page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.132.221.88 (talk • contribs)

Article Improvements

Walgreens Boots Alliance second paragraph Please update to say: "Walgreens Boots Alliance comprises three Divisions: Retail Pharmacy USA, Retail Pharmacy International and Pharmaceutical Wholesale, along with a number of global cross-divisional functions, including Global Brands and a Global Pharmacy Market Access group." (Reference: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/walgreens-and-alliance-boots-complete-step-2-of-merger-to-form-first-global-pharmacy-led-health-and-wellbeing-enterprise-2014-12-31)

Side Bar Subsidiaries: Please update to say replace "Ahumada" with "Farmacias Ahumada" (Reference: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/124ba49c-d53d-11e3-adec-00144feabdc0.html)

Retail Pharmacy USA Please replace "Walgreens had 8,206 drugstores as of January 31, 2014" with "Walgreens operates 8,229* drugstores (* As at 30 November 2014 on a pro-forma basis excluding equity method investments)" (Reference: http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2014/12/26/as-walgreens-cuts-costs-store-corners-may-change/)

Pharmaceutical Wholesale first paragraph Please replace "from 370 distribution centres in 20 countries" with "from 340 distribution centres in 19 countries" (Reference: http://www.stefanopessina.com/about.html) — Preceding unsigned comment added by SourcingABC (talk • contribs) 09:22, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

If you are familiar with the facts, why not make the necessary changes yourself?

Done For the most part all of your requests have been completed, abit some changes to comply with policy. Tiggerjay (talk) 19:14, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

Request for company page improvements

Hello

I believe there is an opportunity to update the Walgreen’s Boots Alliance page with some useful and significant information as they recently announced their Year-End and Fourth Quarter Results on 28th October 2015. In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Walgreens Boots Alliance. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

Key People (side bar): a. Stefano Pessina is no longer ‘acting CEO’ but CEO. Source: http://www.forbes.com/profile/stefano-pessina/. Retrieved 13 November.

Introduction b. “In October 2015 Walgreens Boots Alliance published fiscal 2015 year-end and fourth quarter results. Net sales in fiscal year 2015 increased 35.4% to $103.4bn, and net earnings rose to $4.2bn”. Source: 1. http://www.nasdaq.com/article/-walgreens-boots-tops-q4-earnings-set-to-buy-rite-aid-cm535840. Retrieved 09 November 2015 2. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/10/28/walgreens-earnings-rite-aid-acquisition/74727440/. Retrieved 09 November 2015

Main blurb: c. “Under the terms of the merger, the new company was organized into three divisions, Retail Pharmacy USA, Retail Pharmacy International and Pharmaceutical Wholesale.” Source: http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=WBA.O#E3FR2w6xRXlYID4r.97. Retrieved 13 November.

Under Retail Pharmacy International: d. “Boots Ad card has 15 million members on a six month basis as of 31 August 2015.” Source: http://www.boots-uk.com/about-boots-uk/about-boots/boots-in-numbers/. Retrieved 13 November.

e. “Internationally, the pharmaceutical wholesale division of WBA supplies medicines, other health products and related services to more than 200,000 pharmacies, doctors, health centres and hospitals from over 350 distribution centres in 19 countries.” Source: http://www.stefanopessina.com/about.html. Retrieved 13 November.

f. “As of 31 August 2015 the division operated 4,582 pharmacy-led healthy and beauty retail stores”. Source: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/-walgreens-boots-tops-q4-earnings-set-to-buy-rite-aid-cm535840. Retrieved 09 November 2015.

g. “On October 27, 2015 Walgreens Boots Alliance announced the purchase of competitor Rite Aid for $17.2 billion". Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34654946. Retrieved 13 November.

Under Retail Pharmacy USA: h. “Walgreens had 8,173 drugstores as of 31 August 2015.” Source: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/-walgreens-boots-tops-q4-earnings-set-to-buy-rite-aid-cm535840. Retrieved 09 November 2015.

Product brands: i. BCM is no longer in ‘Poland’. Source: http://www.bcm-manufacturing.com/about-bcm. Retrieved 13 November. SourcingABC (talk) 17:37, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

Done As with above, updates completed within policy, other cleanup was completed. In the future, unless we're looking at a significant change in numbers there is no need to request updates quarterly. Also for well sourced, uncontroversial numerical fact updating, you can do these edits yourself, even as a self-disclosed paid-editor. I would recommend still using these edit requests when you're requesting anything other than updating existing data in a very uncontroversial way that is well sourced (number of stores, name of ceo, etc)Tiggerjay (talk) 19:29, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

Request for company page improvements

Hello,

I believe there is an opportunity to update the Walgreens Boots Alliance page. The current sales information in the introduction will shortly be a year out of date. As a result, I propose replacing it with the below. In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work for Walgreens Boots Alliance. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

Introduction. “In October 2015 Walgreens Boots Alliance published fiscal 2015 year-end and fourth quarter results. Net sales in fiscal year 2015 increased 35.4% to $103.4bn, and net earnings rose to $4.2bn”. Source: 1.http://www.nasdaq.com/article/-walgreens-boots-tops-q4-earnings-set-to-buy-rite-aid-cm535840. Retrieved 09 November 2015 2. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2015/10/28/walgreens-earnings-rite-aid-acquisition/74727440/. Retrieved 09 November 2015 SourcingABC (talk) 15:53, 20 January 2016 (UTC)

 Done Altamel (talk) 06:21, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

Request for company page improvements

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Hello,

I believe there is an opportunity to update the Walgreen’s Boots Alliance page with some useful and significant information as the company recently announced its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2016 Results.

Introduction: Please update to say - "In October 2016, Walgreens Boots Alliance published its fourth quarter earnings report. Fiscal year 2016 totalled sales were $117.35 billion, up 13.4% from $103.44 in fiscal 2015, and GAAP net earnings decreased to $4.17 billion." (Reference: http://www.chaindrugreview.com/wba-tops-earnings-forecast-for-4q-full-year/)

Side bar: Please update the following Revenue - US$103.44 billion Net Income - US$4.17 billion Number of employees - 400,000

Retail pharmacy USA: Please update to say - "Walgreens and Duane Reade operate within the Retail Pharmacy USA division of Walgreens Boots Alliance. Both businesses sell prescription and non-prescription drugs, and a range of household items, including personal care and beauty products. Walgreens provides access to consumer goods and services, plus pharmacy, photo studio, health and wellness services in the United States through its retail drugstores. Walgreens had 8,175 drugstores as of August 2016. Walgreens runs several online stores, such as VisionDirect.com. (http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=WBA.O)

Pharmaceutical Wholesale: Please update to say - "Alliance Healthcare forms the main part of Walgreens Boots Alliance's Pharmaceutical Wholesale division. It operates twice daily deliveries to more than 16,000 delivery points in the UK alone. Internationally, Alliance Healthcare supplies medicines, other healthcare products and related services to over 110,000** pharmacies, doctors, health centers and hospitals from over 288* distribution centers in 11* countries.

• Figures as of 31 August 2016, excluding equity method investments
  • For 12 months ending 31 August 2016, excluding equity method investments"

(Source: http://www.alliance-healthcare.co.uk/about-us)

SourcingABC (talk) 16:07, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

SourcingABC (talk) 18:13, 10 November 2016 (UTC)

SourcingABC (talk) 11:39, 15 November 2016 (UTC)

Improvement to page

Hello,

I believe there is an opportunity to improve the company page. In the interest of transparency I am declaring that I work on behalf of Walgreens Boots Alliance. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions. Many thanks.

Under the External Links section please could Walgreens Boots Alliance's wholesale brands be added to the list: Alliance Healthcare - http://www.alliance-healthcare.co.uk/ Alcura - https://www.alcura-health.com/ Alloga - http://www.alloga-network.com/ Alvita - http://www.alvitahealth.com/ Almus - http://www.almus.com/ Skills in Healthcare - http://www.skills-in-healthcare.com/

SourcingABC (talk) 17:09, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

No thank you. Wikipedia is not a directory. See WP:LINKSPAM. Edwardx (talk) 18:16, 29 November 2016 (UTC)

Request for factual edit

Hi.

I'm employed by RLM Finsbury, a communications company. I'm using my Wikipedia account to contribute to the Wikipedia community.

I intend to suggest improvements to articles regarding my client, Alliance Boots. This will include noting any inaccurate information.

Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions.

Thanks.

Intro Please could you amend the introduction paragraph to instead say:

In October 2016, Walgreens Boots Alliance published its fourth quarter earnings report. Fiscal year 2016 totaled sales were $117.35 billion, up 13.4% from $103.44 in fiscal 2015, and GAAP net earnings decreased to $4.17 billion.

[SOURCE: http://www.chaindrugreview.com/wba-tops-earnings-forecast-for-4q-full-year/]

SourcingABC (talk) 11:07, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Request for factual edit

Hi.

I'm employed by RLM Finsbury, a communications company. I'm using my Wikipedia account to contribute to the Wikipedia community.

I intend to suggest improvements to articles regarding my client, Alliance Boots. This will include noting any inaccurate information.

Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions.

Thanks.

Retail Pharmacy USA Please could you update the first paragraph of Retail Pharmacy USA to:

Walgreens and Duane Reade operate within the Retail Pharmacy USA division of Walgreens Boots Alliance. Both businesses sell prescription and non-prescription drugs, and a range of household items, including personal care and beauty products. Walgreens provides access to consumer goods and services, plus pharmacy, photo studio, health and wellness services in the United States through its retail drugstores. Walgreens had 8,175 drugstores as of August 2016.[6] Walgreens runs several online stores, such as: Beauty.com, Drugstore.com and VisionDirect.com.

On June 29, 2017, Walgreens Boots Alliance announced the purchase of 2,186 Rite Aid stores and related assets for $5.18 billion in cash.[7]

[Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/walgreens-rite-aid-end-9-4-billion-merger-walgreens-to-buy-half-of-rite-aid-stores-1498735324]

SourcingABC (talk) 11:10, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Request for factual edit

Hi.

I'm employed by RLM Finsbury, a communications company. I'm using my Wikipedia account to contribute to the Wikipedia community.

I intend to suggest improvements to articles regarding my client, Alliance Boots. This will include noting any inaccurate information.

Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions.

Thanks.

Pharmaceutical Wholesale Please could you update the Pharmaceutical Wholesale section to:

Alliance Healthcare forms the main part of Walgreens Boots Alliance's Pharmaceutical Wholesale division. It operates twice daily deliveries to more than 16,000 delivery points in the UK alone.[8] Internationally, Alliance Healthcare supplies medicines, other healthcare products and related services to over 110,000** pharmacies, doctors, health centers and hospitals from over 288* distribution centers in 11* countries.[9]

• Figures as of 31 August 2016, excluding equity method investments
  • For 12 months ending 31 August 2016, excluding equity method investments

[SOURCE: http://www.alliance-healthcare.co.uk/about-us]

SourcingABC (talk) 11:12, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

References

Partially implemented The figure for pharmacies was changed to 110,000.  Spintendo  ᔦᔭ  13:56, 16 December 2017 (UTC)

Request for factual edit

Hi.

I'm employed by RLM Finsbury, a communications company. I'm using my Wikipedia account to contribute to the Wikipedia community.

I intend to suggest improvements to articles regarding my client, Alliance Boots. This will include noting any inaccurate information.

Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions.

Thanks.

Product Brands Please could you trim the final paragraph in Product Brands to:

In 2015, Walgreens Boots Alliance paid £140 million (about $250 million) for UK skincare brand Liz Earle Naturally Active, an Avon subsidiary since 2010.[18]

Source: http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/cofounder-leaves-liz-earle-44123.aspx

SourcingABC (talk) 11:16, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi @SourcingABC: I have added that she left the company; however, the other information is well sourced, so I kept it in. Cheers, Daylen (talk) 19:01, 28 November 2017 (UTC)

Suggested Updates to WBA Wikipedia Page

Hello! I think there is an opportunity to update the Walgreens Boots Alliance page with some new and relevant information. In the interest of transparency, I am declaring that I work for Walgreens Boots Alliance. I hope to work with external editors to ensure that this Wikipedia article is accurate and up to date. Please contact me on my Talk Page if you have any questions!

Introduction: In the interest of following a chronological timeline, consider switching the order of these two paragraphs: “In October 2020, Walgreens Boots Alliance published its fourth quarter earnings report. Fiscal year 2020 sales were $139.5 billion, up 2.5% from fiscal 2019, and net earnings decreased to $456 million.[1]” “On June 26, 2018, Walgreens Boots Alliance replaced General Electric on the Dow Jones Industrial Index.[8][9]”

Pharmaceutical Wholesale section: Please add a new paragraph regarding the January 6, 2021 announcement that AmerisourceBergen will acquire the majority of Alliance Healthcare. “On January 6, 2021, AmerisourceBergen Corporation and Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. announced strategic agreements under which AmerisourceBergen will acquire the majority of Walgreens Boots Alliance’s Alliance Healthcare businesses for approximately $6.5 billion, comprised of $6.275 billion in cash and 2 million shares of AmerisourceBergen common stock.” Source:

Retail Pharmacy International section: Please add a new paragraph regarding WBA’s acquisition of a minority stake in GuoDa. “In July 2018, the company completed an acquisition to acquire a 40 percent minority stake in GuoDa, a leading retail pharmacy chain in China.” Source:

Product Brands section: Consider adding an introductory sentence that includes all brands within WBA’s Global Brand portfolio for clarity. “Walgreens Boots Alliance owns several health and beauty brands, including Almus, Botanics, No7, Liz Earle, Soap & Glory, Sleek MakeUP and YourGoodSkin.” Source:

Product Brands section: Please update the citation for this sentence as existing citation is not correct. “In 2012, Liz Earle announced that she had left the company.[36] “ New citation: https://www.beautypackaging.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2017-05-22/liz-earle-leaves-liz-earle-beauty/

COVID-19: Consider adding some information regarding WBA's role in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Walgreens is playing a vital role in the United States’ COVID-19 vaccination and pandemic response efforts, administering vaccinations across 49 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, and having administered 11 million vaccines as of April 2021. (Source: ) Walgreens has set up nearly 500 COVID-19 vaccination clinics in underserved areas across the country and is planning for an additional 100 off-site clinics. Walgreens is also working with its partners to drive equitable access to vaccines within underserved communities and remove transportation barriers. (Source: )

Corporate Social Responsibility: Consider adding some information about WBA's corporate social responsibility initiatives. Walgreens Boots Alliance’s corporate social responsibility strategy is anchored in four priority areas of healthy communities, healthy planet, sustainable marketplace, and a healthy and inclusive workplace. (Source: ) Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, WBA and its businesses continued to support communities through numerous campaigns, donations and ongoing work to prioritize CSR efforts. (Source: ) As one example of the company’s CSR efforts, Walgreens has partnered with the United Nations Foundation’s Shot@Life campaign to help provide life-saving vaccines to children around the world. As part of the Get a Shot. Give a Shot. program, Walgreens donates the value of a vaccine to the UN Foundation for every immunization administered by the company. (Source: ) Additionally, in September 2020, WBA released the company’s first global diversity and inclusion (D&I) report, while also announcing recent efforts aimed at addressing healthcare disparity in underserved communities. (Source: ) SARosselet (talk) 21:53, 15 April 2021 (UTC)