Forbes October 9, 2024
Amazon will more than double to 20 the number of cities where its customers can get same day delivery of their prescriptions by opening new pharmacies in these markets.
The online retailer’s Amazon Pharmacy business said it will leverage its “vast logistics network and advanced automation technology to solve one of pharmacy’s biggest pain points: the lack of convenient, affordable access to medications,” the company said in an announcement Wednesday.
Amazon said the new pharmacies are not retail locations like a Walgreens or a CVS but will be “embedded in Amazon same-day delivery sites, enabling faster delivery of medication directly to a customer’s door.”
These pharmacies are considered “digital first” and designed to simplify the ordering experience with around-the-clock access...