CNBC May 11, 2025
Key Points
– Walgreens is expanding the number of its retail stores served by its micro-fulfillment centers as it works to turn itself around and prepares to go private.
– Those centers use robots to fill thousands of prescriptions for patients who take medications to manage or treat diabetes, high blood pressure or other conditions.
– Relying on those centers frees up time for pharmacy staff, reducing their routine tasks, eliminating inventory waste and allowing them to interact directly with patients and perform more clinical services such as vaccinations and testing.
As struggling drugstore chains work to regain their footing, Walgreens is doubling down on automation.
The company is expanding the number of retail stores served by its...
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