Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) today announced the availability of
Apple Pay at Walgreens and Duane Reade drugstores nationwide. Apple Pay
makes the check-out process for customers convenient and simplified.
“Customer experience is top of mind for Walgreens, and Apple Pay
provides more flexibility for customers to use their payment of choice,”
said Alex Gourlay, President, Customer Experience and Daily Living,
Walgreens. “Incorporating the latest mobile technology into our business
is another way we are offering ultimate convenience for our customers.”
In the more than 8,200 Walgreens and Duane Reade drugstores, Apple Pay
works with iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and the upcoming Apple Watch.
Customers just hold their iPhone near the contactless reader at
checkout, with their finger on Touch ID, to easily and securely pay.
Security and privacy is at the core of Apple Pay. When a user adds a
credit or debit card with Apple Pay, the actual card numbers are not
stored on the device nor on Apple servers. Instead, a unique Device
Account Number is assigned, encrypted and securely stored in the Secure
Element on your device. Each transaction is authorized with a one-time
unique dynamic security code, instead of using the security code from
the back of the card. If the iPhone is lost or stolen, the owner can use
Find My iPhone to quickly suspend or remove cards from the device.
For more information on Apple Pay, visit: http://www.apple.com/apple-pay/
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About Walgreens
As the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2014 sales of $76
billion, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com)
vision is to be America’s most loved pharmacy-led health, wellbeing and
beauty enterprise. Each day, in communities across America, more than 8
million customers interact with Walgreens using the most convenient,
multichannel access to consumer goods and services and trusted,
cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services and advice.
Walgreens scope of pharmacy services includes retail, specialty,
infusion, medical facility and mail service, along with online and
mobile services. These services improve health outcomes and lower costs
for payers including employers, managed care organizations, health
systems, pharmacy benefit managers and the public sector. The company
operates 8,207 drugstores with a presence in all 50 states, the District
of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Walgreens digital
business includes Walgreens.com, drugstore.com, Beauty.com,
SkinStore.com and VisionDirect.com. Walgreens also manages more than 400
Healthcare Clinic and provider practice locations around the country.
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