How Walgreens is Transforming the Traditional Drug Store

In 2009, Walgreens scaled back its new store openings from 8 percent to 9 percent increases year-over-year to two percent to three percent increases. The move freed up capital, bandwidth and resources that's enabled Walgreens to make digital innovation a priority. To help in its efforts to create a global platform, Walgreens entered into a strategic partnership with Alliance Boots, the largest drug store chain in the U.K. In addition, Walgreens partnered with pharmaceutical drug company AmerisourceBergen here in the U.S.