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Topic: Walgreen Company

  
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WALGREENS   |  5 comments

Why Walgreens Is Building Its Own Universal Health-Care System

BY Zachary Wilson
Relevancy Score: 94
Wed Jul 1, 2009 at 2:00 PM

Walgreens, the $59 billion drugstore giant, is building its own universal health-care system, with more than 700 retail and corporate clinics.READ»

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HEALTH CARE   |  3 comments

Can Walgreens Solve the Health-Care Crisis?

BY David Lidsky
Relevancy Score: 93
Thu Mar 26, 2009 at 6:51 AM

Walgreen Co., like many other companies that touch the medical industry, is eagerly eyeing the outcome of President Obama's health-care reform initiative. But no matter what happens in Washington, Walgreen wins. "Whatever ...READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  12 comments

Good to Great

BY Jim Collins
Relevancy Score: 90
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:30 AM

Start with 1,435 good companies. Examine their performance over 40 years. Find the 11 companies that became great. Now, here's how you can do it too.READ»

CUSTOMER SERVICE   |  Comment

Profitable Player: Progressive

BY Fiona Haley
Relevancy Score: 85
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:47 AM

With such innovations as on-the-spot claims handling, Progressive is practically insuring customer loyalty and profitability.READ»

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DESIGN   |  2 comments

How Truth, Science, and Good Packaging Creates Good Branding

BY Kelsey Keith
Relevancy Score: 48
Fri Sep 25, 2009 at 12:16 PM

The Platinum Pentaward throws its weight behind beauty brand Living Proof, a startup committed to transparency, science, good packaging design--and good distribution.READ»

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2. Putting Towns on the Map


Relevancy Score: 47
Wed Feb 18, 2009 at 2:02 PM

Previous | Next Chances are, Tom Buxton has your number. As a collector of consumer data, he has 20 terabytes of information on everything from where you eat breakfast to whether you watch Leno or Letterman. ...READ»

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2. Putting Towns on the Map


Relevancy Score: 47
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 10:54 AM

Previous | Next Chances are, Tom Buxton has your number. As a collector of consumer data, he has 20 terabytes of information on everything from where you eat breakfast to whether you watch Leno or Letterman. Ueber-demographers ...READ»

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2. Putting Towns on the Map


Relevancy Score: 47
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:58 AM

Previous | Next Chances are, Tom Buxton has your number. As a collector of consumer data, he has 20 terabytes of information on everything from where you eat breakfast to whether you watch Leno or Letterman. ...READ»

WAL-MART   |  10 comments

Always Low Prices -- Is There Always a Catch?


Relevancy Score: 40
Thu Sep 21, 2006 at 5:07 PM

Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) announced this morning that it will begin to sell 291 types of generic prescription drugs -- charging only $4 for a month's worth of prescriptions that would otherwise cost as much as $30. The news leaves me ...READ»

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MARKETING SHIFT   |  Comment

What CSI Can Teach Us About Shopper Behavior

BY Joel Rubinson
Relevancy Score: 37
Wed Nov 18, 2009 at 12:14 AM

Great retailers know they must be in the rhythm of societal trends. We know how contemporary Apple stores, Abercrombie, Sephora's, and Coach stores feel. But I want to talk about plain old grocery shopping. Like a CSI episode, where ...READ»

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HEALTH CARE   |  Comment

Innovations in Health Care as Simple as Picking Up the Phone

BY Ellen McGirt
Relevancy Score: 36
Fri Jul 24, 2009 at 11:33 AM

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has created a program that allows patients or their families to call in a rapid-response team when they need emergency attention. It's saving lives--and probably money.READ»

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EARTH HOUR   |  10 comments

Happy Earth Hour! Remember to Keep Your Lights On

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 36
Fri Mar 27, 2009 at 7:27 PM

For one hour on Saturday at 8:30 PM (whatever your local time), lights in businesses, homes, and landmarks like the Empire State Building, the Acropolis and the Eiffel Tower will go out for the World Wildlife Foundation's (WWF) ...READ»

CUSTOMER SERVICE   |  Comment

Putting Customers First

BY Jena McGregor
Relevancy Score: 32
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:47 AM

You'd think more companies would have gotten it by now. Unfortunately, organizations that put customers at the center of what they do are rare -- so rare that we're celebrating them. Meet the best customer-focused outfits, and learn from them.READ»

SUSTAINABILITY   |  38 comments

Giving Filmy, Flimsy Plastic Bags the Sack

BY Charles Fishman
Relevancy Score: 32
Wed Mar 14, 2007 at 1:24 PM

The city of San Francisco is on the verge of banning use of the plastic grocery bags that have been a marvel (for their carrying capacity) and a plague for 30 years. The ban, supported by six of 11 supervisors and the mayor, was the ...READ»

ENTREPRENEURSHIP   |  Comment

EmpowHer Launches Free Health Events for Women

BY Francine Hardaway
Relevancy Score: 29
Tue Sep 15, 2009 at 4:11 PM

There's a long story behind this launch post. I'm on the advisory board of EmpowHer.com, a women's health site founded by a friend of mine, Michelle Robson, who had an awful experience with the health care system and decided ...READ»

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INNOVATION   |  1 comment

iFive: Netbooks Flirt with Android, Hello BlackBerry App World, and Steve Jobs to Give Away Macs? in Today's Innovation News

BY David Lidsky
Relevancy Score: 27
Wed Apr 1, 2009 at 5:07 AM

While you were sleeping, innovation resolved not to be fooled again. Here's today's innovation news:  1. The netbook market gets even hotter with a report that HP, Asus, Dell, and other PC makers are testing versions of the ...READ»

What President Obama Will Learn At Cleveland Clinic About Health Care
HEALTH CARE   |  14 comments

What President Obama Will Learn at Cleveland Clinic About Health Care

BY Ellen McGirt
Relevancy Score: 27
Thu Jul 23, 2009 at 3:31 PM

President Obama may have taken some heat for his interest in judicial empathy, but a smart take on empathy might just be the Rx for health care. The Cleveland Clinic, where Obama is spending time today, hopes to lead the way.READ»

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RETAILING   |  31 comments

Horrible Idea of the Day: Microsoft to Build Retail Stores Right Next to Apple's

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 26
Wed Jul 15, 2009 at 5:12 PM

Microsoft's COO says that the stores will open this fall. Just one question: How epic will the failure be?READ»

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RITE AID   |  2 comments

Rite Aid's "Free" $500 Health Screening

BY Zachary Wilson
Relevancy Score: 25
Tue Nov 3, 2009 at 10:10 AM

Pharmacy chain Rite Aid is testing a new customer rewards program called Wellness+ in four markets and promises to roll it out nationwide soon, according to its web site. The card offers standard benefits—it's free to sign up, ...READ»

BASCHE   |  1 comment

Wordlock – Redefining a Product in an Already Existing Market

BY Sara D. Anderson
Relevancy Score: 24
Mon Sep 29, 2008 at 4:03 PM

More than 150 years after Linus Yale Jr. invented the cylinder pin-tumbler lock (you know, the combination lock keeping your bike, locker, and luggage safe?), we are still stuck trying to remember those three-random-number ...READ»

BEAU DOZIER   |  Comment

Beau Dozier

BY Beau Dozier
Relevancy Score: 22
Tue Mar 24, 2009 at 6:15 AM

Beau Dozier news Such a suspension could negatively impact LaBeouf's employment opportunities in the near future, as many action scenes require the film's star to be behind the wheel. LaBeouf is currently filming "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," the latest film in the hit Michael Bay series that puts him in the driver's seat of various transforming automobiles. The actor's injury has already been written into the script by scrambling writers. READ»

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HEALTH CARE   |  1 comment

The Web Becomes the New Health-Care Battleground

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 21
Tue Jul 21, 2009 at 1:44 PM

Competing Websites from Barack Obama's Organizing for America and the Republican Party duke it out over the future of American health care.READ»

ADS   |  Comment

Garmin Introduces Ad-Supported Traffic Updates

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 21
Fri Sep 5, 2008 at 1:49 PM

When Garmin [NASDAQ:GRMN] introduced their latest batch of Nuvi GPS units, they came with one transcendent feature: free traffic alerts for the lifetime of the product. But now that review models have gone out to the tech media, ...READ»

LEADERSHIP   |  Comment

The Clear Leader

BY Bill Breen
Relevancy Score: 21
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:04 AM

Marcus Buckingham spent two decades studying great business leaders. His conclusion: True leaders have a unique ability to make things simple.READ»

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The Clear Leader

BY Bill Breen
Relevancy Score: 21
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 9:19 AM

Marcus Buckingham spent two decades studying great business leaders. His conclusion: True leaders have a unique ability to make things simple.READ»

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