Walgreens Ranks in Top 100 on 2013 InformationWeek 500 List, No. 1 in Retail – General Merchandising Category
October 10 2013 - 11:04AM
Business Wire
Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (NASDAQ: WAG) ranks 89th on this year’s
InformationWeek 500, a list of the top technology innovators in the
U.S. Additionally, Walgreens was the highest-ranked company in the
retail – general merchandising category.
Last year Walgreens was ranked 204th overall.
“This is great recognition for the work Walgreens has done to be
at the forefront on innovative pharmacy, health and wellness
solutions for communities across America,” said Tim Theriault,
Walgreens chief information, innovation & improvement officer.
“As healthcare and technology continue to evolve and influence
consumer behavior, Walgreens will innovate and offer solutions to
help people get, stay and live well.”
InformationWeek identifies and honors the nation's most
innovative users of information technology with its annual
InformationWeek 500 listing, and also tracks the technology,
strategies, investments, and administrative practices of some of
the best‐known organizations in the country. Unique among corporate
rankings, the InformationWeek 500 spotlights the power of
innovation in information technology.
About Walgreens
As the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2013 sales
of $72 billion, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) vision is to be the
first choice in health and daily living for everyone in America,
and beyond. Each day, Walgreens provides more than 6 million
customers the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer
goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and
wellness services and advice in communities across America.
Walgreens scope of pharmacy services includes retail, specialty,
infusion, medical facility and mail service, along with respiratory
services. These services improve health outcomes and lower costs
for payers including employers, managed care organizations, health
systems, pharmacy benefit managers and the public sector. The
company operates 8,123 drugstores in all 50 states, the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Take Care Health
Systems is a Walgreens subsidiary that is the largest and most
comprehensive manager of worksite health and wellness centers and
in-store convenient care clinics, with more than 750 locations
throughout the country.
WalgreensPhil CarusoPhone
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