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Walgreens Considers Closing 25% of Stores Amid Consumer Price Sensitivity
PYMNTS.com· 2024-06-27 19:10
Challenges in the retail environment and the pharmacy industry have led Walgreens Boots Alliance to consider closing as many as 25% of its U.S. retail stores.These Walgreens stores do not contribute to the firm’s adjusted operating income, and the company expects that a “significant portion” of these underperforming stores will be closed over the next three years, Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Tim Wentworth said Thursday (June 27) during the company’s quarterly earnings call.For the remainder of those underp ...
Walgreens Boots Alliance shares plunge on slashed profit guidance
Proactiveinvestors NA· 2024-06-27 17:18
About this content About Emily Jarvie Emily began her career as a political journalist for Australian Community Media in Hobart, Tasmania. After she relocated to Toronto, Canada, she reported on business, legal, and scientific developments in the emerging psychedelics sector before joining Proactive in 2022. She brings a strong journalism background with her work featured in newspapers, magazines, and digital publications across Australia, Europe, and North America, including The Examiner, The Advocate, ...
Down Over 50% This Year Should You Pick Walgreens Stock At $12?
Forbes· 2024-06-27 16:30
HONG KONG, CHINA - 2024/06/21: In this photo illustration, the American pharmacy chain Walgreens ... [+] (NASDAQ: WBA) logo seen displayed on a smartphone with an economic stock exchange index graph in the background. (Photo Illustration by Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesWalgreens recently reported its Q3’24 results (fiscal ends in August), with revenue exceeding but earnings falling short of our expectations. The company reported revenue of $ ...
Walgreens could shutter over 2K stores as sales plunge amid stubborn inflation
New York Post· 2024-06-27 16:27
Walgreens on Thursday said it could shutter up to a quarter of its more than 8,600 US locations amid plunging retail sales as inflation-battered shoppers cut back on spending.The struggling drug store chain, which closed 150 US locations last year, cut its profit forecast ahead of reporting its quarterly earnings — sending the company’s stock plummeting by nearly 25% in mid-day trading.Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth, who took over the 123-year-old company in October, cited “persistent pressures on the US consu ...
Walgreens Boots Alliance(WBA) - 2024 Q3 - Earnings Call Transcript
2024-06-27 16:27
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call June 27, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Tiffany Kanaga - VP of IR Tim Wentworth - CEO Manmohan Mahajan - Global Chief Financial Officer Mary Langowski - President, U.S. Healthcare Rick Gates - SVP and Walgreens Chief Pharmacy Officer Tracey Brown - President, Walgreens' Retail and Chief Customer Officer Conference Call Participants Lisa Gill - JPMorgan Charles Rhyee - TD Cowen Eric Percher - Nephron Research Ann Hynes - Mizuh ...
Walgreens Stores Closing: Retailer Announces ‘Imminent' Changes as WBA Stock Slumps
Investor Place· 2024-06-27 16:06
Walgreens (NASDAQ:WBA) stores will be closing as the company’s CEO announces that “imminent” changes need to happen at the struggling pharmacy chain.According to CEO Tim Wentworth, Walgreens has continued to have trouble courting customers as they are resistant to current prices. This comes as inflation is weighing on the economy and causing consumer spending to fall.As a result, Wentworth claims that Walgreens will be looking over its stores to see which ones to close. He claims that 75% of the company’s s ...
Initial Claims Lower-Than-Expected
ZACKS· 2024-06-27 15:55
A slew of economic data is served to us this morning. Not only our usual Weekly Jobless Claims, but also Durable Goods, the final revision to Q1 GDP and an earnings report from a household American retailer. We’ll see Pending Home Sales out after the opening bell today (expected to moderate from the big dip a month ago). Upon these reports having been released, pre-market indices have improved slightly but remain in the red: the Dow -45 points, the S&P 500 -2 and the Nasdaq -25 points.Initial Jobless Claims ...
Walgreens Stock Sinks To 27-Year Lows Amid Weak Consumer Demand
Investopedia· 2024-06-27 15:51
Key TakeawaysWalgreens Boots Alliance's third-quarter profit fell short of estimates, and the company cut its outlook because of what it called a "difficult operating environment."The big pharmacy chain and healthcare provider also planned changes to its U.S. Healthcare segment and said it would close "certain underperforming stores."Shares of Walgreens fell to levels not seen since 1997. Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) shares crashed to their lowest level since 1997 on Thursday as the big pharmacy chain and ...
Walgreens Plummets: Avoid At All Costs
Seeking Alpha· 2024-06-27 15:40
damircudic/E+ via Getty Images Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA) are getting absolutely crushed here today. We can see the temptation here to come in and scoop what appear to be extremely cheap shares, even with all the operational problems at the company. Despite rampant theft, heavy competitions, changing dynamics of the pharmacy space, and general pressure on the consumers, the company still makes money. However, the company is in trouble. In this column, we highlight the most rec ...
Jobless Claims Up, Consumption Down; Walgreens Down Big
ZACKS· 2024-06-27 15:25
Thursday, June 27th, 2024A slew of economic data is served to us this morning. Not only our usual Weekly Jobless Claims, but also Durable Goods, the final revision to Q1 GDP and an earnings report from a household American retailer. We’ll see Pending Home Sales out after the opening bell today (expected to moderate from the big dip a month ago). Upon these reports having been released, pre-market indices have improved slightly but remain in the red: the Dow -45 points, the S&P 500 -2 and the Nasdaq -25 poin ...