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Walgreen Company is a leading pharmacy chain, mail service pharmacy, and specialty pharmacy which has operations in 49 states, with 6,237 locations. Walgreens is one of the two largest drug store chains in the United States. Of the 6,237 Walgreens locations, 1,616 are open 24-hours, including the pharmacy. Over 4.7 million customers are served by Walgreens daily.
The Walgreens chain began as a drug store owned by Charles R. Walgreen, Sr. By 1915, there were five Walgreen drugstores. He added several improvements to the stores such as soda fountains and luncheon service. He also began to make his own line of drug products and was then able to control the quality of the items and sell them at lower prices. By 1916, 19 stores were in operation, all in Chicago. And in that same year, all the stores were consolidated under Walgreen Co. the 1920s was a very successful decade for Walgreens. In 1921, the company opened stores outside of residentials areas and also introduced the malted milk shake in 1922.
