Walgreens History

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Across
  1. 3. Walgreens launched its first store with a ___-___ in 1992.
  2. 4. In the year the first Walgreens opened, a ___ ___ ___ cost 2-5 cents.
  3. 5. The second paragraph of the Walgreens Creed says, "We believe in working, not waiting; in laughing, not weeping; in ___, not knocking and in the pleasure of selling our products."
  4. 8. Automated ___-___ centers allow pharmacists to focus on direct patient care.
  5. 10. Walgreens has over ___ ___ locations in the United States.
  6. 11. ___ ___ ___ and her mother both starred in films that take place in a Walgreens.
  7. 12. The last line of the Walgreens Creed says, "We believe in courtesy, in kindness, in ___, in cheer, in friendship, and in honest competition."
  8. 13. Charle R. Walgreen Sr.'s wife was named ___.
  9. 14. Walgreens had a customer newsletter titled ___ ___, which ran from 1919 to 2019.
  10. 16. The company's loyalty program (myWalgreens) has over 134 ___ members.
  11. 18. Walgreens has a brand called ___ that sells a variety of food, treats, toys, and accessories for pets.
  12. 19. In-store ___ were introduced in 2009.
  13. 21. The Walgreens ___ was released in 2009.
  14. 24. Walgreens experimented with different types of restaurants, from fast-food to ___-themed.
  15. 26. When Charles Walgreen Sr. retired in 1939, there were more than ___ ___ Walgreens locations.
  16. 27. In 1984, Walgreens became the first major drugstore chain to connect all of its pharmacy departments via ___.
  17. 28. This is a snack, drink, and grocery brand owned by Walgreens. Hint: the brand has peelable gummy mango candy that went viral in 2024.
Down
  1. 1. This is the city where Walgreens began.
  2. 2. In 1931, Walgreens ran the biggest sales print ___ ever placed by a retail business.
  3. 6. ___ ___ was sworn in as the youngest U.S. president in history the same year that the first Walgreens opened.
  4. 7. Walgreens has created this type of merch to commemorate significant milestones.
  5. 9. The ___ ___ ___ was created to ensure team members are never left alone during life's most difficult moments, including natural disasters, medical emergencies, or personal crises.
  6. 14. Charles R. Walgreen Sr.'s Boston terrier was named ___-___.
  7. 15. In the 1955 film titled ___ ___ ___, two sisters move to New York City, and one of them wins the heart of a local Walgreens fountain manager.
  8. 16. The first paragraph of the Walgreens Creed says, "We believe in the goods we ___, in ourselves, and in our ability to render satisfaction."
  9. 17. This type of dessert was served in early Walgreens stores.
  10. 20. Walgreens was the first major drugstore chain to put all prescriptions in ___-___ containers.
  11. 22. Even before it was expected and required of corporations, Charles R. Walgreen believed in ___ ___ for his pharmacists.
  12. 23. The address of the 1,000th Walgreens store was 1200 N. ___ in Chicago.
  13. 25. This was Charles R. Walgreen III's nickname.