ADVISORY, May 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What: Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA ), the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square in celebration of Walgreens participation in Red Nose Day, May 26. Walgreens, one of the nation's largest drugstore chains, is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance.
Through the power of entertainment, Red Nose Day raises awareness and money to help kids who need us most at home and around the world. Red Nose Day is on a mission to lift kids out of poverty and has raised over $1 billion globally in the last 25 years.
In honor of the occasion, Skip Bourdo, Corporate Operations Vice President of Walgreens and Christy Gibb, Board of Trustees, Comic Relief, the non-profit behind Red Nose Day, will ring the Opening Bell.
Representatives from Red Nose Day 2016 partners, NBCUniversal and Mars Chocolate North America will also be in attendance.
Where: Nasdaq MarketSite – 4 Times Square – 43 rd & Broadway – Broadcast Studio
When: Thursday, May 26, 2016 – 9:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ET
Walgreens Media Contact: Emily Hartwig (847) 315-3316 Emily.hartwig@walgreens.com
Nasdaq MarketSite: Emily Pan (646) 441-5120 emily.pan@nasdaq.com
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About Red Nose Day Red Nose Day ( rednoseday.org ) is a fundraising campaign run by the non-profit organization Comic Relief Inc. ( comicrelief.org ), a registered 501(c)(3) public charity. Red Nose Day has raised over $1 billion globally in the last 25 years, and in the UK has become a cultural phenomenon where people across the country come together to have fun, raise money and change lives. Red Nose Day launched in the U.S. in 2015, dedicated to raising money to help children who are most in need, both in the U.S. and in some of the poorest communities in the world. Last year it benefited children and young people in all 50 states and in 15 countries internationally.
Red Nose Day returns this year on Thursday May 26, 2016. The day's events will culminate in a two-hour live primetime TV special on NBC, featuring the biggest stars across comedy, music, TV and film. Funds raised go to the Red Nose Day Fund which distributes the money through programs to keep children and young people safe, healthy and educated. Comic Relief Inc. in the US and Comic Relief UK are independent sister organizations that are joined by their shared vision of a just world, free from poverty and the mission to drive positive change through the power of entertainment.
* Until June 4, 2016, for each Red Nose purchased Walgreens will donate $0.50; and for each Red Nose Flair item purchased (Beads, Bow Ties, Headbands, Sunglasses, Pens, Mugs, Cups and Hats) Walgreens will donate 10 percent of the purchase price to Comic Relief Inc.'s Red Nose Day Fund, which helps lift children out of poverty in the U.S. and overseas. For more information about the Red Nose Day Fund, visit rednoseday.org . No portion of purchase is tax deductible.
About Walgreens Boots Alliance Walgreens Boots Alliance (Nasdaq: WBA ) is the first global pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing enterprise.
The company was created through the combination of Walgreens and Alliance Boots in December 2014, bringing together two leading companies with iconic brands, complementary geographic footprints, shared values and a heritage of trusted health care services through pharmaceutical wholesaling and community pharmacy care, dating back more than 100 years.
Walgreens Boots Alliance is the largest retail pharmacy, health and daily living destination in the USA and Europe and, together with its equity method investments*, employs more than 370,000* people and has a presence in more than 25* countries. Walgreens Boots Alliance is a global leader in pharmacy-led, health and wellbeing retail with over 13,100* stores in 11* countries. The company includes one of the largest global pharmaceutical wholesale and distribution networks with over 350* distribution centers delivering to more than 200,000** pharmacies, doctors, health centers and hospitals each year in 19* countries. In addition, Walgreens Boots Alliance is one of the world’s largest purchasers of prescription drugs and many other health and wellbeing products.
The company’s portfolio of retail and business brands includes Walgreens, Duane Reade, Boots and Alliance Healthcare, as well as increasingly global health and beauty product brands, such as No7, Botanics, Liz Earle and Soap & Glory.
* As at 31 August 2015 (without subsequent adjustment for business acquisitions or dispositions), including equity method investments
** For 12 months ended 31 August 2015 (without subsequent adjustment for business acquisitions or dispositions), including equity method investments
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