Walgreens offers discounts for AARP members

WASHINGTON Walgreens is partnering with AARP to offer its members access to discounted health, beauty and wellness products.

The company has launched a new catalogue, "AARP Health Essentials by Walgreens" and a new Web site, http://aarp.walgreens.com, which offer AARP members an exclusive 5% discount on more than 20,000 products.    

Citing a report by The Resource for Marketing Executives, which says that baby boomers account for 61% of all over-the-counter medication purposes, AARP said it felt its partnership with Walgreens was the right move.

"Our 39 million members represent a large percentage of this group and our relationship with Walgreens will provide them with discounts and easier access to a wide variety of health-related products," said Adam Sohn, associate director of AARP media relations.