Walgreens To Open New Store Friday

The new Walgreens at Forth and Bluemont will open at 8 a.m. Friday. The new store has been under construction for the past six months.

This is what the Walgreens web site says about the company:

Founded in 1901, Walgreens is a national retail pharmacy chain and considered the leader in innovative drugstore retailing. Walgreens pioneered many store features over the last two decades that are becoming standards in the industry. Among those concepts are:

* Computerized pharmacies connected nationwide via satellite, introduced in 1981 by Walgreens with its Intercom computer system.

* Point-of-sale scanning - completed chainwide in 1991.

* Freestanding stores with drive-thru pharmacies, introduced in the early 1990s. When Walgreens entered the Indianapolis market in 1992, initially with seven freestanding stores with drive-thru service, it was a watershed development. Since 1994, most new Walgreens have included a drive-thru pharmacy and today, more than 2,500 stores offer this convenience.

* Expanded convenience foods section for the "pick-up-a-loaf-of-bread-on-the-way-home" customer.

* Nationwide rollout of one-hour photofinishing service, now available at nearly all Walgreens stores.

* Intercom Plus, Walgreens advanced new pharmacy computer and workflow system. Intercom Plus allows pharmacists to spend more time counseling patients by assigning administrative tasks to pharmacy technicians. Intercom Plus also provides patients with information sheets that include a picture and description of what the medication looks like - a feature unique to Walgreens. And with Intercom Plus’ exclusive "Touch-Tone Prefills" feature, patients can use an automated phone system to request prescription refills and a pickup time. This information is fed directly into the pharmacy’s work queue.

Walgreens’ financial success has continued in step with its technical innovations. 2001 marked our 27th consecutive year of record sales and earnings. The company has paid a dividend in every quarter since 1933 and has raised the dividend in each of the past 21 years.

Expansion

More than 470 new stores opened in fiscal 2001. In 2002, Walgreens plans to open 475 new stores. Our most recent new major markets are Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas; Las Vegas, Nev.; Kansas City, Mo. and Ks.; Detroit, Mich.; Hampton Roads, Va.; Birmingham, Ala.; Charlotte, N.C.; Hilton Head, S.C.; Boise, Idaho; Atlanta; Lafayette, La.; Southern California; Baltimore; Jackson, Miss; and Salt Lake City. Founded in 1901, Walgreens is a national retail pharmacy chain and considered the leader in innovative drugstore retailing. Walgreens pioneered many store features over the last two decades that are becoming standards in the industry. Among those concepts are:

* Computerized pharmacies connected nationwide via satellite, introduced in 1981 by Walgreens with its Intercom computer system.

* Point-of-sale scanning - completed chainwide in 1991.

* Freestanding stores with drive-thru pharmacies, introduced in the early 1990s. When Walgreens entered the Indianapolis market in 1992, initially with seven freestanding stores with drive-thru service, it was a watershed development. Since 1994, most new Walgreens have included a drive-thru pharmacy and today, more than 2,500 stores offer this convenience.

* Expanded convenience foods section for the "pick-up-a-loaf-of-bread-on-the-way-home" customer.

* Nationwide rollout of one-hour photofinishing service, now available at nearly all Walgreens stores.

* Intercom Plus, Walgreens advanced new pharmacy computer and workflow system. Intercom Plus allows pharmacists to spend more time counseling patients by assigning administrative tasks to pharmacy technicians. Intercom Plus also provides patients with information sheets that include a picture and description of what the medication looks like - a feature unique to Walgreens. And with Intercom Plus’ exclusive "Touch-Tone Prefills" feature, patients can use an automated phone system to request prescription refills and a pickup time. This information is fed directly into the pharmacy’s work queue.

Walgreens’ financial success has continued in step with its technical innovations. 2001 marked our 27th consecutive year of record sales and earnings. The company has paid a dividend in every quarter since 1933 and has raised the dividend in each of the past 21 years.
 

Expansion

More than 470 new stores opened in fiscal 2001. In 2002, Walgreens plans to open 475 new stores. Our most recent new major markets are Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas; Las Vegas, Nev.; Kansas City, Mo. and Ks.; Detroit, Mich.; Hampton Roads, Va.; Birmingham, Ala.; Charlotte, N.C.; Hilton Head, S.C.; Boise, Idaho; Atlanta; Lafayette, La.; Southern California; Baltimore; Jackson, Miss; and Salt Lake City.