Walgreens’ Woes
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Walgreens’ Woes: Retail Pharmacy Giant Reportedly Weighing Private Equity Sale to Sycamore Partners
After a tumultuous run which included making major investments into healthcare delivery assets (most notably VillageMD), Sycamore Partners is reportedly taking Walgreens private as scooped by the Wall Street Journal.
In November, Walgreens parted ways with VillageMD CEO Tim Barry.
It has been a tough few years for the beleaguered retail pharmacy player, and Walgreens has been brought to its knees in 2024. The knockout punch was coming. How did we get here?
Walgreens has been hit hard by uncontrollable secular shifts in consumer behavior. Amazon and others are eating Walgreens’ retail lunch.
The retail side of Walgreens’ business is stagnant and...