Flash ReportWalgreens Boots Alliance to Acquire a 40% Stake in Chinese Pharmacy Chain GuoDa Coresight Research December 7, 2017 Executive Summary On December 6, Walgreens Boots Alliance announced an agreement to invest in China-based Sinopharm Holding Guoda Drugstores (GuoDa). Walgreens Boots Alliance plans to acquire a 40% minority stake in GuoDa, subject to regulatory review and approval and customary closing conditions. GuoDa operates more than 3,500 retail pharmacies in approximately 70 cities across 19 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China. The company employs close to 20,000 people. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Keeping Green While Saving Green: Five Areas for Technology-Driven Sustainability in 2025Innovator Profile: ReFiBuy—Solving Research-Find-Buy E-commerce Challenges with Agentic AIEconomic Optimism at Five-Month Low; Holiday Shopping Slows: US Consumer Survey InsightsEssential Guide to Shoptalk Spring 2025: Navigating the Future of Customer-Centric Retail with AI and Unified Commerce
