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Walgreens Inks Huge Deal
- Chain Store Age, Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8 AM
Walgreens, which reported a better-than-expected profit on flat sales for its second quarter Tuesday, has unveiled an expanded partnership with AmerisourceBergen that could give the pharmacy operator an equity position and seat on the drug wholesaler’s board. Now Walgreens will expand its existing relationship with AmerisourceBergen into a 10-year comprehensive primary distribution agreement for branded and generic pharmaceutical products.
