Walgreens 24-hour Stores and Seasonal Offers Make Holiday Shopping Easy

DEERFIELD, Ill. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - For customers looking to purchase holiday gifts, Walgreens (NYSE: WAG) (Nasdaq: WAG) offers a wide variety of products small and large certain to please anyone on a shopping list. Stores will be open Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, including 'round-the-clock at 1,600 24-hour locations, to help shoppers pick up any last-minute items.

• Through Dec. 23, most Walgreens stores will be open until midnight.
• On Christmas Eve, nearly all stores will be open regular hours. Pharmacies will be open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. and 24 hour stores always open.
• On Christmas Day, non-24 hour stores will be open from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. Pharmacies open in 24 hour stores and select locations; 24-hour stores always open.
• Every day, 24/7, Walgreens.com lets you create and print photo gifts, calendars, canvas prints and more for same day pick up from a nearby store.

"We understand that this is a busy and exciting time of year for our customers, and we are constantly working to provide them with a unique and comprehensive shopping experience for all of their holiday, health and daily living needs," said Joe Magnacca, president of daily living products and solutions for Walgreens. "With our more than 8,000 locations nationwide, Walgreens offers an extensive array of merchandise making us the perfect one-stop shop for holiday gifts."

This year, Walgreens is providing customers with great entertaining and gift solutions ranging from social gathering "must-haves" to photo printing options, beauty gift offerings, and national brand toys and electronics. Shoppers can take advantage of three gift giving guides that are available in-store to help make their gift-giving experience even easier - "Happy and Healthy, Your Guide to Living Well with Walgreens, "Your Guide to Gift Giving and Entertaining," and "Photo Gifts and Holiday Cards."