Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA)

[big-yank]

You know I never really considered if Magnacca may have felt slighted by the Miquelon appointment. I see nothing in Wade's curriculum vitae that would make him well suited to an international role, though Joe's experience seems to be only in Canada and the U.S. so maybe that's a "push"... I'll have to ask around on that. Milo, any insights?

Merlo's comments are well grounded in both tradition and law. Despite fanfare about A-B market entry, Russian Law is especially harsh regarding chain ownership of pharmacies. There are a lot of similar pan-European limitations and requirements for pharmacist-owned apothecary-style local operations. Even Carrefour had a problem in France where they are otherwise beloved as true French enterprise which explains why so few of its supercenters remain in the Rx business.

GLTA,

Yank