
How Walgreens went from pharmacy behemoth to distressed retailer
(Reuters) -Walgreens Boots Alliance is being taken private by Sycamore Partners for $10 billion, bringing to a close the pharmacy chain operator’s nearly century-long association with the public markets.The following is a timeline of key events in the history of the storied company, which was briefly part of the bluechip Dow Jones Industrial Average index but has seen its shares languish in rece ...