Walgreens to buy 10 Carle RxExpress

Deerfield, Ill. -- Walgreen Co. has agreed to buy 10 Carle RxExpress pharmacies in east central Illinois.

The chain did not disclose terms of the deal. It expects the sale to close by July. Walgreen said it will continue to run six of the pharmacies and will consolidate a seventh into the others. It will close three other locations and transfer prescription files and inventory to nearby Walgreen locations.



The stores are currently owned by The Carle Foundation, a not-for-profit company based in Urbana, Ill.