Walgreens

American pharmacy and convenience store chain
Organization pharmacy_chain Q1591889
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Walgreens

Summary

Walgreens is a pharmacy chain[1]. Walgreens has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Walgreens is in the country of United States[3].
  • Walgreens's instance of is recorded as pharmacy chain[4].
  • Walgreens's instance of is recorded as public company[5].
  • Walgreens's founder is recorded as Charles Rudolph Walgreen, Sr.[6].
  • Walgreens followed Drug Fair[7].
  • Walgreens's headquarters location is recorded as Deerfield[8].
  • Walgreens's chief executive officer is recorded as Stefano Pessina[9].
  • Walgreens's Commons category is recorded as Walgreens[10].
  • Walgreens's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[11].
  • Walgreens's industry is recorded as retail[12].
  • January 1, 1901 marks the founding of Walgreens[13].
  • Walgreens's location of formation is recorded as Chicago[14].
  • Walgreens's parent organization or unit is recorded as Walgreens Boots Alliance[15].
  • Walgreens's distributed by is recorded as Google Play[16].
  • Walgreens's official website is recorded as https://www.walgreens.com/[17].
  • Walgreens's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/walgreen-co-history/[18].
  • Walgreens's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+210500'}[19].
  • Walgreens's legal form is recorded as public company[20].
  • Walgreens's legal form is recorded as Domestic BCA[21].
  • Walgreens's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+67420000000'}[22].
  • Walgreens's net profit is recorded as {'amount': '+2091000000'}[23].
  • Walgreens's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+859113'}[24].
  • Walgreens's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+924321'}[25].
  • Walgreens's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+56700'}[26].
  • Walgreens's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+846118'}[27].

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Founding

Walgreens's founder is recorded as Charles Rudolph Walgreen, Sr.[6]. January 1, 1901 marks the founding of Walgreens[13]. Walgreens's location of formation is recorded as Chicago[14].

Identity

Walgreens followed Drug Fair[7].

Leadership

Walgreens's chief executive officer is recorded as Stefano Pessina[9].

Operations

Walgreens's headquarters location is recorded as Deerfield[8]. Walgreens's parent organization or unit is recorded as Walgreens Boots Alliance[15].

Industry

Walgreens's industry is recorded as retail[12].

Ownership

Walgreens's stock exchange is recorded as New York Stock Exchange[11].

Why It Matters

Walgreens has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Walgreens is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Retrieved . encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . money.cnn.com. money.cnn.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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