Walgreens

Inventory Data a Weak Link in Omnichannel Retail, BOPIS Efforts
Inventory Data a Weak Link in Omnichannel Retail, BOPIS Efforts
December 22, 2022  |  eCommerce

Despite all the growth of omnichannel retail, the inventory data needed to satisfy BOPIS demand is still behind. Among those pressures: Having the right inventory...

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Walgreens Takes on Convenience Stores With 24/7 Delivery
Walgreens Takes on Convenience Stores With 24/7 Delivery
December 02, 2022  |  Retail

When you need baby formula at 3 a.m., options are limited. Or rather, they were. Announcement of Walgreens 24-Hour Same Day Delivery on Thursday (Dec....

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Walgreens Launches 24/7 Same-Day Delivery Service
Walgreens Launches 24/7 Same-Day Delivery Service
December 01, 2022  |  Delivery

Walgreens says it will extend its same-day delivery service to fulfill orders around the clock. Beginning Thursday (Dec. 1), Walgreens will fulfill orders 24 hours...

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VillageMD Eyes Merger Deal With Summit Health, Report Says
VillageMD Eyes Merger Deal With Summit Health, Report Says
October 30, 2022  |  Healthcare

Walgreens-controlled healthcare provider VillageMD is reportedly considering a possible merger with Summit Health. According to a Sunday (Oct. 30) Bloomberg News report, unnamed sources said...

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Walgreens Rolls Out 30-Min Pickup Option
Walgreens Rolls Out 30-Min Pickup Option
October 26, 2022  |  Retail

Walgreens said it has begun offering customers in some markets the option of order pickups that are ready within 30 minutes. According to an announcement...

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White House Recruits Uber, Walgreens in Anti-COVID Plan
White House Recruits Uber, Walgreens in Anti-COVID Plan
October 25, 2022  |  Partnerships

Uber and Walgreens have launched a partnership with the White House to provide free deliveries of the prescription COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid straight to customers’ doorsteps....

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Walgreens Charts Simplified Future as ‘Consumer-Centric Healthcare’ Company
Walgreens Charts Simplified Future as ‘Consumer-Centric Healthcare’ Company
October 13, 2022  |  Retail

In what could be characterized as the latest entry in the “COVID-19 Changed Everything” file, Walgreens Boots Alliance said Thursday (Oct. 13) that it is...

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Robots Fill Prescriptions at Walgreens Automated Fulfillment Centers
Robots Fill Prescriptions at Walgreens Automated Fulfillment Centers
October 02, 2022  |  Automated Retail

Drug store chain Walgreens is expanding a system of huge fulfillment centers — some as large as a city block — where robots package prescriptions...

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Healthcare Becomes Fertile Ground for Big Retail’s Payments Ambitions
Healthcare Becomes Fertile Ground for Big Retail’s Payments Ambitions
September 07, 2022  |  Retail

Health care is the space that couldn’t reinvent itself — becoming truly modern — until Big Retail came along to help usher the industry more...

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