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Walgreens to Shut Down Drugstore.com and Beauty.com

castle12 — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:54:11 GMT

Hey beauties,

The company that I work for is a vendor for drugstore.com. I just received a

letter from their corporate dept. stating that Walgreen's has decided to shutdown

drugstore.com and beauty.com effective September 30, 2016.

I'm really surprised about this. I know that there are some ladies on this board that

buy some beauty products from these sites and wanted to pass along this information.

Re: Walgreens to Shut Down Drugstore.com and Beauty.com

meallen616 — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:00:33 GMT

I will pass this on, much appreciated!

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Ibby114 — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:01:42 GMT

I didn't realize Walgreens owned drugstore.com and beauty.com - I know they carry lots of Walgreens items and deliver to Walgreens as an option as well. But I thought of it as more of a joint partnership than anything else.

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SilleeMee — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:03:13 GMT

I wonder how many people will lose their jobs because of this. Sad days ahead for them.

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ChynnaBlue — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:15:40 GMT

Oh, that's a huge bummer.

Here's some more information about the upcoming shutdown: http://www.geekwire.com/2016/walgreens-shut-drugstore-com-4-years-429m-acquisition/

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SahmIam — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:21:02 GMT

Oh wow!!! Beauty.com was starting to carry more and more vendors and wow.... how sad. I order a LOT from drugstore.com.

I am going to miss them. : (

Re: Walgreens to Shut Down Drugstore.com and Beauty.com

scotnovel — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:35:43 GMT

Walgreens says they are shutting down drugstore.com to concentrate on their own web site. This seems like a case of them buying out their competition to increase their own market share (not unusual in the business world). It doesn't mean that products won't be available in the future unless, of course, they are poor sellers.

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lovinglife — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:42:57 GMT

I have ordered from Drugstore.com since they first launched their website. I had a feeling that once Walgreens purchased drugstore.com it was the beginning of the end for them. Sad, before we know it there will be just a few choices remaining...I am not a fan of Walgreens.

Re: Walgreens to Shut Down Drugstore.com and Beauty.com

suzyQ3 — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 23:17:11 GMT

NOOOOOOOOOO! SAY IT AIN'T SO

Sorry about that, but I'm so bummed.

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suzyQ3 — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 23:20:05 GMT

I can see closing down drugstore.com, which can probably easily mesh with Walgreens.com, but what about beauty.com? Is Walgreen's going to carry upscale brands?

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January121 — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 23:43:52 GMT

I feel really bad about this ... I order a lot from drugstore.com ... I just ordered Tuesday evening & received the box with my order yesterday(Wednesday) afternoon ... the service is GREAT!!! ... I will miss them!!!!! 😪😩😰

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Sunshine Kate — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 00:25:32 GMT

Wow, sorry to hear about that. I ordered from both.

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tansy — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 01:26:01 GMT

I just received some items from Beauty the other day and wondered why I had stopped ordering from those two sites. Bummer.

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charvale — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 01:40:24 GMT

Count me among those bummed out by this news. Walgreens' prices were usually higher than the same merchandise on their other 2 sites and selection was limited.

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september — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 03:12:46 GMT

I'm sorry to hear that. I'm a long time shopper of both sites.

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HappyDaze — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 03:30:04 GMT

I've ordered from both from many, many years. However, to be honest, I haven't ordered from either in quite awhile when I used to order from both rather frequently. I have found that other sites, like Amazon, Jet, etc are now cheaper than drugstore and Beauty.com.

An end of an era.

By the way, I am not fond of Walgreens. Never have been.

Re: Walgreens to Shut Down Drugstore.com and Beauty.com

HappyDaze — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 06:45:22 GMT

Here is an article about it:

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/walgreens-shut-drugstore-com-4-years-429m-acquisition/

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Funloving — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 07:24:26 GMT

I hate that this effects beauty.com. They carried very hard to find prestige cosmetics and shades-- like my beloved Nars creme blush in "Penny Lane."

I too hadn't orderd in quite a while.

Well RATS!

Re: Walgreens to Shut Down Drugstore.com and Beauty.com

TY — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 07:56:52 GMT

I read the geekwire article. Well, 400 million dollars down the drain. I'm sure it's just a tax writeoff for Walgreens. Hopefully those Bellevue, WA tech employees can find new jobs easily.

Because I'm in Canada, I seldom buy beauty products online from U.S. based companies as the red tape involved in shipping to Canada isn't worth the aggravation and stress.

I frequently visit Walgreens when I'm in the U.S. but I haven't bought much there in my last few visits as it's expensive compared to what I buy elsewhere.

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AngelPuppy1 — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 09:33:59 GMT

I am really disgusted about this! Drugstore.com is one of the few places on-line that I really love and shop at faithfully. It was a wonderful place to find stuff and their service was great!!!!