Mark Wagner

Walgreens on Monday launched its national Retail Employees with Disabilities Initiative (REDI), an in-store training program designed to help people with disabilities gain retail and customer service skills. Walgreens works closely with community organizations and vocational rehabilitation agencies to train and develop candidates. Another similar initiative at Walgreens’ distribution centers (DCs) resulted in 10 percent of the workforce being made up of people with disabilities at all levels across all 20 DCs. The company hopes to see the same success with REDI. 

DEERFIELD, ILL. -- Walgreens plans to become the country's largest host for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the country. The company plans to install 800 EV charging stations across the country by the end of the year. The EV charging stations will feature either a high-speed direct current charger that can add 30 miles of range in as little as 10 minutes of charging time, or a Level 2 charger that can add up to 25 miles of range per hour of charge, according to Business Wire. Installations have already begun at more than 60 locations in the