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Walgreens aims for 400 clinics by August
Chicago Tribune, December 4, 2008
The push into retail medicine is regaining momentum, and Deerfield, IL-based Walgreen Co. projects having 400 clinics nationally by Aug. 31. Although the economic downturn slowed growth, retailers and hospital systems continue to open retail clinics. The number of U.S. clinics jumped to 1,135 by December 1 compared with 1,104 just a month earlier, according to Merchant Medicine.
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