Walgreens’ plan to combat increasing theft by locking products up at their stores has hurt sales, the company’s CEO said in a ...

Keeping products under lock and key dissuaded customers from purchasing them, Walgreens said in earnings call.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA) reports a 6.9% sales increase while navigating challenges in retail and executing a ...

Retailers have been faced with increases in shoplifting and retail theft. But anti-theft prevention can hurt retail sales, ...

More Walgreens locations have closed or are closing — including one in Florida — as part of the company's plans to shutter ...

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. reported quarterly sales that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations, spurring the shares and ...

Walgreens plans to close 1,200 stores over three years. After 70 closed September to November 2024, 450 more will close in ...

The policy of locking up items at big stores was supposed to curb shoplifting in the U.S. in the wake of the pandemic.

Tim Wentworth, CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, the parent company of Duane Reade, acknowledged to investors during a Jan. 10 ...

Walgreens' strategy of locking up merchandise — from deodorants to bags of M&M's — to deter theft has backfired, according to ...

After a dreadful 2024 that saw its stock lose more than 60% of its value, 2025 has started off as a better year for Walgreens ...