Walgreens acquires minority stake in Birchbox

By Sarah Parsons | Published: 8-Oct-2018
Finance Retail

The US drugstore giant is bringing the beauty subscription box service in-store

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Walgreens has acquired a minority stake in beauty subscription service Birchbox.

The deal sees the pharmacy chain

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