Well isn't this just going to be a day. Firstly the submit order at #Walgreens.com is broken with NVDA and Jaws For Windows in Google Chrome. It won't activate for love nor money. And then I just encountered the switch to the new #Outlook because we really, really, really, really want you to do it now! message. Anyone know how to make that not bother us any more? #Accessibility Welcome to Saturday friends.
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So, heads up for anybody else in #Illinois and is on #Medicaid. I found out today that #Walgreens is no longer enrolled in the IL Medicaid pharmacy plan. I did not receive any notification of this from either Walgreens or Medicaid. So you might want to call member services for whatever insurance company you have through Medicaid and talk to somebody in the pharmacy department to get a list of pharmacies near you that are still in network.
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For those of you who live #Louisiana #Walgreens is closing the Moss Street store in #lafayette which just happens to be the poorer section of the city and the Louisville Ave store in #Monroe. They are closing 500 stores nationwide
"The trends for Walgreens aren’t good - it has closed a thousand stores since 2018, and plans to shut 1,200 more this year. And if you look at the gross operating income of the U.S. retail segment, it is collapsing.
I put these charts together based on data in Walgreen’s annual reports.
What’s going on? Well that’s simple. Margins are falling apart.
Galloway and Elson went back and forth on why Walgreens is flailing. The company hasn’t modernized in the age of Amazon. It has too many stores. Bad management. A dumb acquisition of VillageMD in 2021. Etc. And these would seem like reasonable causes, since lots of other retailers are dying in the face of low price competition.
But the real reason Walgreens, and the pharmacy business in general, is dying, is because of a failure to enforce antitrust laws against unfair business methods and illegal mergers. Elson touched on it when he mentioned lower reimbursement rates, but I don’t think people appreciate the full scope of what happened to Walgreens, and to the full pharmacy business in general. This is not a case of bad management, it’s a case of desperate management."
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/the-real-reason-walgreens-collapsed
Walgreens stock surges 7.45% on buyout expectations as Sycamore Partners plans $10 billion acquisition, aiming for management improvements and eventual delisting
#YonhapInfomax #Walgreens #SycamorePartners #BuyoutOffer #StockSurge #PharmacyChain #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=53527
Yonhap Infomax · Walgreens, Largest US Pharmacy Chain, Sees 7.45% Stock Surge on Buyout Expectations
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comics.lucentinian.comWalgreens' Private Equity TakeoverWhy did Walgreens go private? Because it couldn't handle the pressure of being a publicly-traded company!
#Walgreens Goes Incognito: A $23.7 Billion Game of Hide and Seek with #Sycamore Partners
https://newz.wiki/fiscal-follies/walgreens-goes-incognito-a-23-7/
News as it should be · Walgreens Goes Incognito: A $23.7 Billion Game of Hide and Seek with Sycamore Partners - News WikiWalgreens, the pharmacy giant, takes a comedic turn as it goes private with Sycamore Partners in a deal that's more dramatic than finding the right aisle for your embarrassing itch cream.
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This is not going to be good. Let's see if we can make the already bad horrible.
Walgreens agrees to be acquired by private equity firm for almost $10 billion
"Walgreens Boots Alliance says it has agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm Sycamore Partners as the struggling retailer looks to turn itself around after years of losing money."
https://apnews.com/article/walgreens-buyout-private-sycamore-drugstore-4f4b33c34e61fe0e1b111107db4830fa
AP News · Walgreens agrees to be acquired by private equity firm for almost $10 billion
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@jeridansky This doesn't really affect anyone who shops at #Walgreens, except those who's local stores are closed in further cost cutting efforts by the new owner.
The prior closing of Walgreens stores was already a tip off at how poorly Walgreens has been doing.
Theft has been blamed for many of the closings in SF (which was & still is a problem) but, fact is, Walgreens already had too many stores in SF & has opened too many stores across the country. 
Well that's going to be the kiss of death. I wouldn't be surprised if there are no Boots stores left in the UK within 5-10 years.
"Walgreens-Boots bought by private equity company Sycamore Partners"
BBC NewsWalgreens: Boots owner to be taken private under $10bn dealIt is unclear what the deal would mean for Boots and its UK operations.
Walgreens is set to go private in a $23.7B deal with Sycamore Partners, ending its nearly century-long public run. Shareholders will receive $11.45/share.
For more details, read:
https://mohameddosou.blogspot.com/2025/03/walgreens-to-go-private-in-237-billion.html
Walgreens, America's largest pharmacy chain, to be acquired by Sycamore Partners for $10 billion, marking its transition to a private company after nearly a century
#YonhapInfomax #Walgreens #SycamorePartners #Acquisition #Delisting #PharmacyChain #Economics #FinancialMarkets #Banking #Securities #Bonds #StockMarket
https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=53332
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I would say further enshittify.
I guess allowing clerks to publicly shame women for buying condoms, deciding pharmacists' religious objections are more important than a customer's need for medication, and hiding refrigerated items behind crappy "smart" screens were not all that profitable.
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Walgreens set to be bought out for $10bn by private equity firm, according to reports
Health ExecPrivate equity firm to buy Walgreens for $10B, report saysThe struggling retail pharmacy chain is reportedly being bought out by Sycamore Partners. The deal could be finalized before the end of the week.
The Associated Press: #Wisconsin couple sues #Walgreens and #OptumRx, saying son died after $500 price rise for #asthma #meds
https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-asthma-medicine-lawsuit-walgreens-optum-8b4130ab404e513fbd68c9e02b51976b
AP News · Wisconsin couple sues Walgreens and Optum Rx, saying son died after $500 price rise for asthma meds
What's the point of #Walgreens putting the link to a survey on their receipts if the freggin' website containing the survey won't load??
Holy shit, #Walgreens called ME saying that they are refilling my prescription and it is ready for pickup. Last month they also filled three prescriptions without messing anything up, for the first time ever. How did they suddenly become competent?
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More companies* that (so far) are rejecting FOTUS’s hateful anti-#DEI directives:
#Kroger
#ELF
#Walgreens
#BenAndJerrys
#Ulta
#OldNavy
#Macys
#Nordstrom
#JPMorgan
#Apple
#TJMaxx
#Delta
#Nike
#Microsoft
#Adobe
#Pinterest
Companies that are COMPLYING with anti-DEI directives:
#Target
#Walmart
#Meta
#McDonalds
#Amazon
#HarleyDavidson
#Lowes
#HomeDepot
#JohnDeere
(sources in comment below)
*yes I know some of these companies suck for other reasons. That’s not the point of this post.
