Walgreens’ 19th isle store celebrates opening Sunday

Walgreen Co., the nation’s largest drugstore chain, is marking another recent expansion milestone in Hawaii with a grand opening Sunday of its store at Market City in Kai­muki.

The store, which opened about a month ago, is the company’s 19th statewide and follows the February opening of a new two-story flagship store in Hono­lulu at the corner of Kapiolani Boulevard and Kee­au­moku Street, where the retailer opened its first Hawaii store in 2007 in a former Tower Records building.

At Market City, Walgreens reconfigured space previously occupied by Fun Factory and other stores at the shopping center anchored by Foodland.

The Market City store includes a Cafe W that offers pre-made sandwiches, salads, fresh fruit and other food. The store is open 24 hours a day.

The company previously said its goal is to open 25 to 30 Hawaii stores.