Wasilla, Alaska Store Gives Walgreen's Stores in All Fifty States
CNN/Moneyreports that Walgreen's has opened a new store in Wasilla, Alaska. The store gives Walgreen's a store in all fifty states.
Walgreen and CVS Caremark Corp. (CVS), both with more than 6,900 stores, are locked in a battle for supremacy in the retail drug market. CVS, whose retail sales are below Walgreen's, operates in 44 states and the District of Columbia.
The Alaska store, in Gov. Sarah Palin's hometown of Wasilla, will be the only 24-hour pharmacy in the state, Walgreen said. Two locations in Anchorage will follow in August. All three stores will offer local products and amenities to make shopping easier in cold weather.
"With an aging population and baby boomers in their 60s, Alaska's demand for pharmacy services is growing every year," said Bruce Philipp, Walgreen district manager for Alaska.
A Reutersarticle says Walgreens is also busy revamping some of its other locations to "appeal to cash-strapped customers."
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