Walgreens to be acquired by private-equity firm for $10 billion

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/03/06/walgreens-to-be-acquired-by-private-equity-firm-for-10-billion/

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JoMiran@lemmy.ml · 30 pts · 1y

Zeppo@sh.itjust.works · 24 pts · 1y (4 replies)

Can’t wait for Walgreens to get even worse!

ceenote@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

I'm morbidly curious how they'll manage it. It'll be like a slow moving car wreck you can't take your eyes off of.

Zeppo@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y

I wonder what they’ll do with the horrific video screen refrigerator doors.

OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Went to Walgreens for toothpaste and Tylenol. Somehow left with like a 40$ receipt. Never again, thanks. I'd rather use Amazon

Zeppo@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y

They tend to have convenience store prices. The liquor is cheap I guess…

Rezurektme@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

So in a few years years, Walgreens will be bankrupt?

Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y

The pharmacy will now be open one hour a day at random times based on the retrograde status of Mercury, except when it’s greater than 30% humidity, over 10% overcast, or the forecast calls for precipitation within the next 63.6 hours.

Graphy@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y

Every time I go into my local Walgreens one poor bastard is stocking the shelves, handling photo, and manning the register by themselves.

Can’t wait to see how they strip this bad boy

supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 1y

fuckin eeew

ThePantser@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (2 replies)

There goes the last 24 hour pharmacy in my city. The hospital doesn't even have a 24 hour pharmacy. What's the point of having 24 hour urgent care if I can't get a script filled.

CluckN@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Do what the rest of Hollywood does and use ChatGPT to fill your scripts.

LemmyFeed@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 1y

How does that work?

droplet6585@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y

Just that bust out scene from Goodfellas over and over again until everything collapses.

UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 1y

I'm curious how much of this business is funded by social security checks.