Walgreens’ plan to combat increasing theft by locking products up at their stores has hurt sales, the company’s CEO said in a recent earnings call.

Walgreens is continuing to close stores as part of its turnaround plans. The thinning of Walgreens locations has been in the works. Walgreens said in October 2024 it planned to close about 1,200 ...

Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance tumbled after a report that the pharmacy chain’s talks to sell itself to a private-equity firm are unlikely to result in a deal. CNBC’s David Faber said on ...

Walgreens put more merchandise in locked display cases to offset theft. Sales declined, the retailer says. That's a likely result as an increase in asset protection usually leads to a dip in sales ...

The U.S. retail-pharmacy division of Walgreens has struggled, but this was offset by growth in other healthcare segments. (Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press) Walgreens Boots Alliance posted a wider ...

An employee was busy in another section of the store when the man walked behind the counter and grabbed the haul, police said. Dig deeper: Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth said the move may have ...