Walgreens Launches Happy And Healthy, Your Guide To Living Well With Walgreens

DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) announces the launch of Happy And Healthy, Your Guide To Living Well With Walgreens, which debuts on Sunday, Nov 4. The magazine will be issued bi-annually, and the premiere edition is holiday-themed and includes entertaining and gift ideas, as well as Taylor Swift on the cover. The high-quality, glossy, 28 page magazine will be available in English and Spanish, and there is a similar version for Duane Reade customers.

“We are thrilled to bring Happy and Healthy magazine to our customers, and we look forward to providing them with relevant information and articles to help them get, stay and live well”

The magazine delivers interesting content, such as healthy living tips, relevant offers and Balance Rewards loyalty program promotions to its readers. It also provides a unique way to highlight Walgreens innovative and leading private brands. Each issue is divided into three sections: Health and Wellness, Food and Beverage, and Beauty.

“We are thrilled to bring Happy and Healthy magazine to our customers, and we look forward to providing them with relevant information and articles to help them get, stay and live well,” said Joe Magnacca, president of daily living products and solutions for Walgreens. “Walgreens is constantly innovating and Happy and Healthy is a great way to keep our customers informed of our latest private brand offerings.”

Some highlights from the Fall/Winter edition include:

Dr. Oz Healthy Holiday Travel Tips
Ask Your Pharmacist – Answers For Cough/Cold/Flu season
Diabetes Management Including Paula Deen’s Cooking Tips
Introducing Ology
Taylor Swift’s Perfect Christmas
Stocking Stuffers, Holiday Gifts and Entertaining Essentials
Beauty Advice Including An Interview With Halle Berry

Happy And Healthy, Your Guide To Living Well With Walgreens will be inserted into millions of Sunday newspapers and also available in-stores nationwide. An electronic version of the publication can be viewed online at Walgreens.com, and the total circulation is expected to be approximately 65 million. For more information about the Happy And Healthy magazine, please visit: www.walgreens.com/

About Walgreens

As the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2012 sales of $72 billion, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) vision is to become America’s first choice for health and daily living. Each day, Walgreens provides more than 6 million customers the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services and advice in communities across America. Walgreens scope of pharmacy services includes retail, specialty, infusion, medical facility and mail service, along with respiratory services. These services improve health outcomes and lower costs for payers including employers, managed care organizations, health systems, pharmacy benefit managers and the public sector. The company operates 7,944 drugstores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Take Care Health Systems is a Walgreens subsidiary that is the largest and most comprehensive manager of worksite health and wellness centers and in-store convenient care clinics, with more than 700 locations throughout the country.