The pharmacy retailer added a 12th automated facility to its network while touting improved performance and shipped volumes.

Walgreens certainly thinks so, as it doubles down on robotic micro-fulfillment centers to reshape ... Walgreens’ automation strategy is an 8x bet, i.e., high risk or high reward.

Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) is doubling down on automation, with plans to expand the number of retail stores serviced by its micro-fulfillment centers, CNBC reported. Walgreens routes ...

"Walgreens’ investment in micro-fulfillment centers is another strategic step toward a brighter future for community pharmacy,” said Rick Gates, chief pharmacy officer, Walgreens.

Walgreens noted that these high-tech facilities have yielded successful results, including: A 24% year-over-year increase in shipped volumes from micro-fulfillment centers, with approximately 16 ...

The company hopes to serve more than 5,000 stores from 11 micro-fulfillment centers by the end of 2025. Walgreens launched the concept in 2021 and then took a break to assess the impact and make ...

Walgreens told CNBC it hopes to have its 11 micro-fulfillment centers serve more than 5,000 stores by the end of the year, up from 4,800 in February and 4,300 in October 2023. As of February ...

Walgreens has opened a central pharmacy center in Brooklyn Park, Minn., aimed at streamlining prescription fulfillment and freeing up pharmacists’ time. The micro-fulfillment center is ...

Walgreens’ micro-fulfillment center in Minnesota is the first to open since the company paused the expansion of its network of the automated facilities last fall. With the addition of the ...

DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walgreens is continuing to invest in innovative pharmacy solutions with the opening of a new micro-fulfillment center (MFC) in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.