Talk:Walgreens

Logo

Please note: The logo discussion needs to be on the page of the logo's discussion! We have also decided on the Scalable Vector Graphics format for the logo(SVG). I, AntiVanMan remove the previous discussion to shorten the page. AntiVanMan (talk) 01:18, 7 January 2008 (UTC)

Writing Style

This is ridiculous. It reads like a commercial. I propose all information regarding corporate philosophy be stripped from the article.

Well, can you propose why corporate philosophy be stripped from the article? Is it that you don't like Walgreen's or because you have a legitimate reason? I can't think of any. Corporate philosophy is important in every company. It is what shapes the company. It is a defining characteristic of many companies. While not every little tidbit is needed, corporate philosophy should be in EVERY article on a company. --THollan 05:41, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

I like Walgreens, but if I wanted an ad I'd go to their official website. Where'd anyone get these anecdotes? Surely at least a few have citations _somewhere_?

OK, so...uh, is anyone going to do anything about this? It's obviously a PR puff piece, but nobody's doing anything about it. As for the question of apostrophe, the name of the store and the company is Walgreens (no apostrophe). Oh, and sign your comments. PeteJayhawk 06:00, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

I'm a former Rite Aid employee (in other words I have no love for Rite Aid) and yet even I think that this Walgreens article needs to be rewritten or cited, as stated above. (new user dafalcon) 22 August 2006

Article Name

The title of this article needs to be changed from "Walgreens" to "Walgreen's". This is because the surname of the company's founder was "Walgreen" and "Walgreen's" is possessive. Possessives have apostrophes except for the word "it" in possessive form.

The company name is not "Walgreen's". It's "Walgreens". --Caldorwards4 23:01, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Walgreens was founded by Mr. Walgreen, the company was named Walgreens, it never had an apostrophe, in it's HISTORY. I would now I have worked for the company for 27 years 71.43.71.75 (talk) 00:59, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

Citation

Irrespective of that, it needs a hell of a lot of citations and references, and yes, it does look like ad copy. Stifle (talk) 22:54, 26 July 2006 (UTC)

I agree, this reads like a Walgreens ad and virtually none of the content is cited.

I think most of the information has been in Walgreen World and the other newsletters (the names of which escape me at the moment). If anyone had the back issues, they could cite just about everything. Some of the other info might be from Jeff Rein's monthly memos. --Sweden15 05:52, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Vandalism

Is the walgreen's entry frequently vandalized? I just removed some anti-walgreen's garbage from the end of the article - as in "walgreen's is the devil" type garbage.

Well just saying walgreens is the devil might be good :p No, the article is not vandalized very often at all.

While anti-Walgreen's "garbage" may have been removed, I have to question whether there shouldn't be some information related to the voracious expansion of this chain, much of which has permanently altered the downtowns of small towns and cities across the nation. This may be perceived as "anti-Walgreen" but isn't it pertinent to a listing about the company? Or is everything supposed to be sweetness and light?

Competition

Wal-Mart should NOT be listed as a Walgreens competitor! Walgreens, Rite Aid, and CVS are all actual drugstore chains. Wal-Mart, however, has pharmacies, but is a discount store chain.

Hmm...Wrong again. Walmart is one of the top 3 competitors for WAG. Why not check Hoovers? Dirtydan667 19:08, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

I concur with Dirtydan. Wal-Mart is not a full competitor in some fields (like automotive parts, software, or firearms) but when it comes to apparel, groceries, and pharmacies, they are definitely a full competitor against more specialized stores in all three fields in that they carry a sufficiently broad inventory to serve as a satisfactory substitute for a more specialized store. For example, I wouldn't shop for software at Wal-Mart (their selection is terrible), but I definitely would (and do) shop there for the kind of stuff traditionally sold at pharmacies. --Coolcaesar 21:57, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Thank you for the macroeconomic look, and you are precisely correct. Furthermore, Wal-Mart's $4 generic announcement had much more effect on WAG's stock price and company morale than probably the past 10 acquisitions by CVS combined (including CareMark; do a Topix search to see PR statements from WAG-the only one that got an official response from WAG was the $4 announcement. Not even CVS+Eckerd could get a rise out of WAG). I apologize for being rude; I was just afraid of a potential 3R problem. Dirtydan667 00:37, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Addison Explosion

Can someone sneak in some info/trivia about the Walgreens that exploded in Addison, Illinois? Antman -- chat 22:48, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

How is it rekevant in the article? ♪ ĴøЙäţĥÂṇ sing it! ♫ 02:57, 8 November 2024 (UTC)

It is not relevant, it would have to under an article titled "Walgreens Store Disasters"

Contradiction

The first paragraph says a new store opens every 19 hrs. The "trivia" section says a new one opens every 17 hrs. While I hate that factoid that everyone uses because it's retarded, if we are gonna use it, it should be consistent. 24.171.12.250 12:51, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Question

Does anyone know if Walgreens is the only provider of 24-hour pharmacy services (prescriptions)? As far as I know, in Northern California and Nevada, this is the case. This would be an interesting thing to look into.

At least in Chicago, many of the CVS pharmacies are open 24 hours. I don't know about the rest of the country. Tubezone 23:25, 15 November 2006 (UTC)