Walgreens is one of the most well-known drugstore chains in the U.S., having become American families' go-to place to obtain prescription and non-prescription medication since 1901. From opening the first Walgreens location nearly 124 years ago to inventing the first malted milkshake in 1922 and going public in 1927,
Alphabet (GOOG) and Walgreens (WBA) are climbing 3% and 8%, respectively, today. Alphabet’s partnership with Uber (UBER) kicked off in Austin, while private equity firm Sycamore Partners is reportedly close to acquiring WBA.
Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) were launched higher in Thursday’s premarket on reports that Sycamore Partners plans to break the company into three separate pieces after taking ...