Walgreens Opening Flagship Store in Downtown Crossing

The shop will feature a grocery section with sushi chef station, pastry case, adult beverages and more as well as a health and beauty section, all incorporating interactive technologies.

The former Borders building in Downtown Crossing is being renovated into a new kind of Walgreens—one of three flagship stores the company is creating around the country that offer a mix of high-end groceries, adult beverages, beauty products and health needs. On Wednesday, Walgreens representatives offered members of the media a sneak peek at the new building, located at 10-24 School St., at the corner of School and Washington streets. Though the company has already opened similar flagship stores in New York City and Chicago, the Boston site presented a unique opportunity to blend old and new design styles in a building that is itself a mix of time periods. “We respected the fact that this is a modern building attached to a very …

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