Walgreens has hired a longtime Alliance Boots GmbH executive from Britain to transform its front-of-store operations in the U.S. Alex Gourlay, chief executive of Alliance Boots' Health
and Beauty Division, will join Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreens as president of customer experience and daily living, where he will oversee merchandising, marketing and other non-pharmacy operations.
(Walgreens bought a 45% stake in Alliance Boots last year, and has said it will purchase the remaining portion within the next two years.)
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