Walgreen expansion
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Deerfield, Ill.-based drug store chain will enter into six new markets this year followed by four more major markets in 2000. The 1999 entries include: Boise, Idaho, Charleston and Hilton Head, S.C., Mobile, Ala., Reno, Nev. and Roanoke, Va. Outlets in southern California, Atlanta, Baltimore and Salt Lake City will be the large market entries in 2000. Walgreen finished fiscal 1998 with sales of $15.3 bil. from 2,625 outlets nationwide