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Walgreens workers no longer want you to ‘Be Well’

By Ben Geier
CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 26: A display of colored lights change every few seconds outside a State Street Walgreen's on March 26, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. Visitors to "The Windy City," the third most populous city in the United States, have had to bundle up due to an unusually cold spring. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 26: A display of colored lights change every few seconds outside a State Street Walgreen's on March 26, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois. Visitors to "The Windy City," the third most populous city in the United States, have had to bundle up due to an unusually cold spring. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)
Photograph by George Rose — Getty Images

Walgreens has officially dropped the requirement that its workers wish you to “Be Well” as you leave one of the pharmacy chain’s locations, CNN reports. The change also applies to Duane Reade stores.

“We felt that it had accomplished its goal of enhancing our branding and it was time to evolve that,” a spokesman told CNN. However, a new goodbye phrase is on its way.

Walgreens posted first quarter earnings per share of $.85, up 18.1% year-over-year. The chain’s first-quarter sales were up 6.7%, setting a new quarterly record of $19.6 billion in total.