MAN SUES WALGREENS FOR WRONGFUL TERMINATION

A former Walgreens pharmacist is suing for wrongful termination after they fired him for shooting a gun while his store was being robbed. Jeremy Hoven was working the overnight shift on Mothers Day, when two men wearing masks walked in with handguns and took a floor...

Walgreens to Buy Duane Reade

Drugstore giant Walgreens will buy Duane Reade for $1.1 billion in cash. Duane Reade, the New York drugstore chain, is currently held by Oak Hill Capital Partners. Duane Reade got its name from its first location:...

Walgreen Perfume Thief Nets $10,000 Worth Of Booty

8 Walgreens locations have been robbed by a criminal targeting perfume products. In total the perfume thief has stolen $10, 000 worth of perfume. Walgreen's statement has been that the criminals are 'skilled' and 'know what they are doing.' "The perfume thief has hit eight...

Fired Officer Files Appeal

A Chicago police officer fired last month for stealing $1 bad of trail mix from Walgreens has appealed his dismissal. Aaron Pena, a 22-year veteran of the department, said he forgot to pay for the bag. He had been acquitted of a charge of retail theft, but the Chicago Police...

Largest Times Square Sign Ever Goes Live

This seems ill timed.  ...then again maybe it's the only way to get people to spend their money these days.  There's life.  And then there's Wallgreens."NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- The largest sign...

Palm Beach woman sues Walgreens over insulting comments on prescription

I gotta say, She's really sounds like a psycho!!! Insulting, maybe... but un-true???"So when the 53-year-old Palm Beach resident read the Walgreens printout attached to her prescription last week for the sleep aid...

Business: Walgreens suit cites racial bias

Eleven current and former Walgreens employees filed a class-action suit on Monday alleging the drugstore chain discriminates against African-Americans in hiring, work assignment and promotion.

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