Walgreen Buys Drugstore.com for Twice Its Market Value

After years of trying to expand its online presence through organic growth, giant drug store chain Walgreen has decided to buy a bigger Web footprint, acquiring drugstore.com, the country’s eighth-largest e-tailer — and it’s p…

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Face-Off on Stocks: Walgreen, CVS, Rite Aid [Video]


Not everyone is happy about the mild start to the cold-and-flu season. The nation’s drugstore chains, already under pricing pressure from Walmart and each other, would be happier if the rest of us had coughs and sniffles. Here are bull and bear cases for the three big chains. [Video]

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Face-Off on Stocks: Walgreen, CVS, Rite Aid [Video] originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 22 Dec 2010 16:00:00.

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