• Group photo of four Boots employees in a Boots pharmacy, smiling at the camera

    About Us

    As an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader serving millions of customers and patients every day, we play a critical role in the healthcare ecosystem.

Who We Are

About Us

As an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader serving millions of customers and patients every day, we play a critical role in the healthcare ecosystem.

Group photo of four Boots employees in a Boots pharmacy, smiling at the camera

Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA) is an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader serving millions of customers and patients every day, with a 170-year heritage of caring for communities.

A trusted, global innovator in retail pharmacy with approximately 13,000 locations across the U.S., Europe and Latin America, WBA plays a critical role in the healthcare ecosystem. The company is reimagining local healthcare and well-being for all as part of its purpose – to create more joyful lives through better health. Through dispensing medicines, improving access to a wide range of health services, providing high quality health and beauty products and offering anytime, anywhere convenience across its digital platforms, WBA is shaping the future of healthcare.

WBA has more than 325,000 team members and a presence in nine countries through its portfolio of consumer brands: Walgreens, Boots, Duane Reade, the No7 Beauty Company, Benavides in Mexico and Ahumada in Chile. Additionally, WBA has a portfolio of healthcare-focused investments located in several countries, including China and the U.S.

The company is proud of its contributions to healthy communities, a healthy planet, an inclusive workplace and a sustainable marketplace. WBA has been recognized for its commitment to operating sustainably: the company is an index component of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) and was named to the 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2022.

Fast Facts
  • WBA is the largest retail health, pharmacy and daily living destination across the U.S. and Europe. 
  • Our purpose is to create more joyful lives through better health. 
  • Our vision is to be the leading partner in reimagining local healthcare and wellbeing for all.

WBA has:

Presence in 9

Countries worldwide

13000

Approximate Retail footprint

More than 325000

Team Members

More than 31000

Pharmacists

8886

Drugstores in the U.S.

3989

Retail stores internationally