{"id":1834,"date":"2015-11-09T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T20:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sintelsystemspos.com\/?p=1834"},"modified":"2015-11-03T11:38:04","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T19:38:04","slug":"walgreens-to-buy-rite-aid-in-mega-merger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sintelsystemspos.com\/it\/walgreens-to-buy-rite-aid-in-mega-merger\/","title":{"rendered":"Walgreens to Buy Rite Aid In Mega Merger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"qtranxs-available-languages-message qtranxs-available-languages-message-it\">Ci spiace, ma questo articolo \u00e8 disponibile soltanto in <a href=\"https:\/\/sintelsystemspos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1834\" class=\"qtranxs-available-language-link qtranxs-available-language-link-en\" title=\"English\">English<\/a>. Per ragioni di convenienza del visitatore, il contenuto \u00e8 mostrato sotto nella lingua alternativa. Puoi cliccare sul link per cambiare la lingua attiva.<\/p><p><a class=\"bloglink bloglink_left \" href=\"https:\/\/www.sintelsystems.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Walgreens-to-Buy-Rite-Aid...-Point-of-Sale-article.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12705 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sintelsystems.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Walgreens-to-Buy-Rite-Aid...-Point-of-Sale-article.jpg\" alt=\"Walgreens to Buy Rite Aid... Point of Sale article\" width=\"299\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a>On Tuesday, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) announced it will be purchasing Rite Aid in a \u00a0$17.2 billion deal. If antitrust regulators approve the merger Walgreens will become the largest pharmaceutical retailer in the world.<\/p>\n<p>WBA will pay Rite Aid Corp $9 per share amounting to $9.4 billion dollars. The total value is equal to $17.2 billion, including dept.<\/p>\n<p>The chain has steadily been seeking global expansion through acquisitions. Walgreens Co. became what it is now known after absorbing European chain, Alliance Boots, last year. Prior to the international deal, Walgreens purchased Duane Reade, USA Drugs and Kerr Drug, which expanded its store count to more than 8,200 locations.<\/p>\n<p>With the addition of Rite Aid store, Walgreens will boast approximately 12, 600 locations across the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.<\/p>\n<p>Once the deal is complete Rite Aid will remain separate from the Walgreens name and work as a subsidiary. Walgreens does plan to build &#8220;a fully harmonized portfolio of stores,&#8221; over time.<\/p>\n<p>In June, CVS announced talks of purchasing <a title=\"Retail Giant Target Sell Pharmacies to CVS Point of Sale article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sintelsystems.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/17\/retail-giant-target-sells-pharmacies-to-cvs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Target Pharmacies <\/a>for $1.9 billion; although, the merger has yet to be approved by regulators. They have also \u00a0been expanding their brand name by procuring smaller chains.<\/p>\n<p>CVS Health is the leading pharmaceutical company by market value with 7,800 stores.<\/p>\n<p>According to USA Today, CVS has a 58% market share, while Walgreens and Rite Aid have a combined 41.3% based on revenue.\u00a0<a class=\"bloglink bloglink_left bloglink_right \" href=\"https:\/\/www.sintelsystems.com\/our-software\/retail\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10610 size-medium\" title=\"Best Retail Point of Sale Software \" src=\"https:\/\/www.sintelsystems.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Sintel-System-Retail-POS-Software-271x300.png\" alt=\"Sintel System Retail POS Software\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Sintel Systems Point of Sale Homepage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sintelsystems.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sintel Systems<\/a> is the only full-service provider of tailored Point of Sale systems across\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sintelsystems.com\/point-of-sale\/retail\" target=\"_blank\">retail<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"Best Restaurant Point of Sale POS Software\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sintelsystems.com\/our-software\/restaurant\" target=\"_blank\">restaurant<\/a>,\u00a0and service industries, including <a title=\"Best Sushi Restaurant Point of Sale POS System\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sintelsystems.com\/point-of-sale\/food-service\/sushi\" target=\"_blank\">sushi restaurants<\/a>, <a title=\"Best Frozen Yogurt Point of Sale POS System\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sintelsystems.com\/point-of-sale\/food-service\/frozen-yogurt\" target=\"_blank\">frozen yogurt shops<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sintelsystems.com\/point-of-sale\/grocery-market-produc\" target=\"_blank\">grocery stores<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sintelsystems.com\/point-of-sale\/retail\/clothing\" target=\"_blank\">clothing stores<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Sintel Systems Point of Sale Homepage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sintelsystems.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sintel Systems<\/a> is here to help your business grow. As a single source for business solutions, our experienced, knowledgeable team negotiates the complex POS landscape for you to enable you to find the right POS system for your business and budget.<a title=\"Sintel Systems Point of Sale Hardware\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sintelsystems.com\/our-hardware\" target=\"_blank\">Hardware<\/a> &#8211; <a title=\"Sintel Systems Point of Sale Software\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sintelsystems.com\/our-software\" target=\"_blank\">Software<\/a> &#8211; <a title=\"Sintel Systems Technical Support\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sintelsystems.com\/support\" target=\"_blank\">Support<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ci spiace, ma questo articolo \u00e8 disponibile soltanto in English. Per ragioni di convenienza del visitatore, il contenuto \u00e8 mostrato sotto nella lingua alternativa. Puoi cliccare sul link per cambiare la lingua attiva.On Tuesday, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) announced it will be purchasing Rite Aid in a \u00a0$17.2 billion deal. 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