Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Walgreens Plans Chennai Global Centre, Creating 250 First-Year Jobs
Walgreens plans to open a new centre in Chennai.
The centre will be at DLF Downtown in Tharamani.
It will work on technology and business services.
More than 250 people may get jobs there in the first year.
The centre could grow and hire more people later.
Walgreens India Private Limited signed an agreement with the Tamil Nadu government.
The project is part of a wider effort to attract global companies to Chennai.
The government hopes it will create more skilled work in the city.
Walgreens India Private Limited signed an MoU to establish a global capability centre in Chennai.
The proposed centre will be located at DLF Downtown in Tharamani.
It is expected to create more than 250 jobs during its first year.
The centre will provide technology and business services supporting Walgreens’ enterprise operations.
The Tamil Nadu government said the project will strengthen Chennai’s high-value global capability centre ecosystem.
- Who
- Walgreens India Private Limited and the Tamil Nadu government, in the presence of Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.
- What
- An MoU was signed to establish a Walgreens global capability centre focused on technology and business services.
- When
- The MoU was signed on Friday; no calendar date was specified.
- Where
- DLF Downtown, Tharamani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- The centre will support Walgreens’ enterprise operations and help expand Chennai’s high-value global capability centre ecosystem.
- Company
- Walgreens India Private Limited
- Project
- Global capability centre
- Location
- DLF Downtown, Tharamani, Chennai
- Initial employment
- More than 250 jobs in the first year
- Primary functions
- Technology and business services
- Expansion
- Further growth is planned in the coming years, but eventual staffing and investment were not specified
- Government programme
- Tamil Nadu Global Capability Centres Corridor and Development Programme