Walgreens Reports A Strong Q2 Driven By Growth In Holiday Sales And Medicare Part D Scripts

This is the company?s first earnings announcement after its merger with Alliance Boots, which was completed on 31 December 2014. Historically, Walgreens? operations were within one reportable segment. But, with the combination of the two companies, the company has organized its operations and is reporting results in three segments: retail pharmacy USA, retail pharmacy international and pharmaceutical wholesale. This means that numbers from this quarter are not directly comparable with those in t...