Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (Walgreen Co.)

2016-17 SALES (IN BILLIONS $ U.S.)	27.7*
FISCAL YEAR-END	Aug.
SYSTEMWIDE STORES FISCAL 2016-17 YEAR-END	8,175
STORE FORMATS	Drug chain
BRANDS/CONCEPTS	Walgreens; Duane Reade
HEADQUARTERS	Deerfield Ill.
KEY EXECUTIVES	Stefano Pessina / exec. vice chairman and CEO
FOOTNOTES	Latest year consumables sales represents reported 33% "retail" share of fiscal 2016 U.S. Pharmacy Retail division total sales of $83.8 billion. "Retail" sales are all those except from prescription drugs and pharmacy services. Fiscal 2016 worldwide sales for all divisions and countries - including international pharmacy retail and pharmaceutical wholesale divisions - were $117.4 billion. The company ended the fiscal year with 12842 retail stores worldwide including 8175 in the United States. October 2015-announced intended acquisition of Rite Aid Corp. with approximately 4550 stores was still pending at press time but expected to close in early calendar 2017.