PYMNTS.com May 12, 2025
Walgreens is reportedly increasing its use of robots to fill prescriptions for its retail locations.
Company officials told CNBC in a report Sunday (May 11) that the pharmacy hopes to have its 11 micro-fulfillment centers serving more than 5,000 stores before the year’s end.
That’s up from 4,300 in October 2023 and 4,800 in February. During that month, these centers handled 40% of the prescription volume on average at supported pharmacies, which translates to roughly 16 million prescriptions filled per month at the different sites, the company said.
“Right now, they’re the backbone to really help us offset some of the workload in our stores, to obviously allow more time for our pharmacists and technicians to spend time with patients,”...
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