Tag Archives: Walgreens

Amazon is looking to get into the pharmacy industry. Reports show it may open physical pharmacies in the United States soon. According to The New York Post, CVS and Walgreens shares started going down this past week, as growing the conglomerate Amazon is reportedly moving to open brick and mortar …

Uber announced on Wednesday that it will now allow passengers to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments at Walgreens drugstores across the country through their app. The company’s vaccine-booking tool is expanding a previously announced partnership with drug store giant Walgreens. Uber has originally offered to provide some free rides to people …

A North Carolina Walgreens accidentally gave people shots of saline instead of a COVID-19 vaccine, the company said in a statement. According to the Charlotte Observer, a “limited number” of people were impacted by a vaccine mix-up at a Walgreens location in Monroe. The company said those involved in the …

While on vacation in Fort Lauderdale, a New York couple stopped by Walgreens and were greeted with an Islamaphobic and racist rant from a woman who declined to wear a mask when asked. The incident was captured on video and shared on Facebook by Egyptian-American Nahla Ebaid. Ebaid told Insider …

A man with his social security number tattooed on his forehead has been sentenced to 42 years in prison for a string of robberies. 43-year-old Robert Charles Wooten received the 42-year sentence following a two-day trial for robbing multiple phone stores and other stores in 2017 during the week of …

Health officials are blaming Walgreens and CVS for the slow rollout of the Covid-19 for nursing homes and long-term care facilities. According to CBS News, the federal government chose Walgreens and CVS as the main leaders in distributing the coronavirus vaccine. Critics say the vaccine rollout was poorly put together …

Walgreens has tapped Starbucks operating chief Rosalind Brewer as its next CEO. #BlackGirlMagic – can’t stop, won’t stop. And it continues with Roz Brewer, the woman who Walgreens just named as their next CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance. She will be replacing Stefano Pessina, the drugstore confirmed Tuesday evening, according …

Wayne Lee Padgett of Valrico, Florida told authorities he was “intrigued” by the recent shootings that took place in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas over the weekend. His fascination with the terrorist attacks prompted him to call into a Gibsonton Walmart Supercenter and threaten to shoot up the place.  …

A Chicago family is demanding answers after a mother of five was shot and killed at a local Walgreens on Monday. When Sircie Varnado was suspected of shoplifting, a store clerk decided to call a friend for help instead of authorities. According to CBS Chicago, the friend showed up to …

New video footage shows police officers stepping on Milwaukee Bucks player #SterlingBrown’s ankles while he’s sitting on the ground.⠀⠀⠀⠀ On January 26 around 2 a.m., police arrested Brown in the parking lot of a Milwaukee Walgreens. The two officers stopped the basketball player as he was walking out the store …