The strategic plan focuses on Walgreens, the largest drug retailing chain in the US with over 8,000 stores. Walgreens' vision is to be "America's most loved pharmacy-led health, wellbeing, and beauty enterprise." The document provides background on Walgreens, noting it sells over-the-counter drugs, pharmaceuticals, household goods, and cosmetics. The author spent 10 years as an executive assistant manager at Walgreens before attending University of Phoenix. Walgreens manufactures many of its own products to shorten the supply chain and pass savings to customers.

1. Running head: STRATEGIC PLAN 1
Strategic Plan
David M Eberle
STR/581
April 15, 2015
Professor Richard Bowman

2. STRATEGIC PLAN 2
Strategic Plan
The organization chosen for this strategic plan is The Walgreens Company, the largest
drug retailing chain in the United States. Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, The Walgreens
Company operates 8217 stores in all 50 states, The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the
U.S. Virgin Islands. The vision of Walgreens is “to be America's most loved pharmacy-led
health, wellbeing, and beauty enterprise.” according to “Walgreens.com” (2015). The primary
function for Walgreens is the selling of over the counter and pharmaceutical goods and services.
Walgreens drug stores sell both generic and name brand drugs and pharmaceutical items as well
as other household goods and services and cosmetics. Before attending The University of
Phoenix, I did in fact spend ten years with Walgreens as an Executive Assistant Manager. Not
only is The Walgreens Company a fortune 50 company, but also genuinely care for each one of
their customers and employees. I enjoyed every moment spent with Walgreens, but in the end, it
was time to move forward. This company manufactures many of its thousands of goods, thus
shortening the supply chain and fixed and variable costs. These savings can then pass along to
their customer base. There is plenty of data, historical and recent, that may be used for research
and report writing.

3. STRATEGIC PLAN 3
References
Walgreens.com (2015). Retrieved from http://news.walgreens.com/