US Edition3 local Walgreens stores closing for good
- Walgreens is expanding its 11 micro-fulfillment centers that use robots to fill prescriptions for about 4,800 stores as of February 2025.
- The company began rolling out these centers in 2021 to reduce workload and costs amid fierce retail competition and shifting patient behavior.
- These centers handle about 40% of prescription volume at supported pharmacies, filling around 16 million prescriptions monthly, while freeing staff for patient care.
- Kayla Heffington reported that the centers have lowered prescription fulfillment expenses by almost 13%, doubled the number of prescriptions filled compared to the previous year, and have resulted in about $500 million in savings so far.
- Walgreens plans to serve more than 5,000 stores with these centers by year-end and is preparing for a roughly $10 billion deal to go private with Sycamore Partners.
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Walgreens closing this Springfield location
EASTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) - Walgreens has announced a store closure in Springfield. The store at 1440 Boston Road will close on June 24th. It is part of the company's business plan to close 1,200 of its roughly 8,500 locations nationwide over the next three years. Walgreens said that prescription patients can choose another location nearby or sign up for delivery. What customers can expect as Rite Aid closes or sells all its drugstores Wal…
3 local Walgreens stores closing for good
(WPRI) — Three more local Walgreens stores will soon be closing their doors. According to the company's website, the location on Main Street in Lakeville will close on May 21, and the one on Wilbur Avenue in Swansea will close on June 23. The Walgreens at the corner of South Main Street and Hall Street in Fall River will close permanently on June 26. The location at 85 Huttleston Avenue in Fairhaven closed in March. The company announced back in…
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