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Walgreens announced on Tuesday that it has launched contactless delivery in under two hours nationwide.
With the same-day offering, shoppers can order 24,000 items from the pharmacy chain, and myWalgreens members can earn and use rewards as well as redeem digital coupons. Delivery fees for the service vary by store, but the company said there is no order minimum.
Walgreens, which also partners with Instacart, Postmates and DoorDash for delivery, can now drive customers to its website and app for delivery orders, retaining more shopper data.
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By rolling out the two-hour delivery service, Walgreens is continuing to expand its e-commerce options as its competitors also look to nab online shoppers with faster and more convenient services.
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(Bloomberg) Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.’s Co-Chief Operating Officer Alex Gourlay will exit the company and Ornella Barra will assume the role of chief operating officer international, Walgreens said Friday.
Gourlay will leave his post May 17 and serve as a senior adviser to Walgreens’s new chief executive officer Rosalind Brewer until the end of the year. At that point, he will leave the company and return to the U.K., Walgreens said in a regulatory filing.
Barra will continue to oversee operations of Walgreens’ international businesses, the company said. She will assume that role April 30 and report directly to Brewer.
Walmart Health
A number of Walmart s healthcare leaders have left the company in recent months.
Walmart slowed its push into primary care after a recent change in CEOs.
Now with 9 key healthcare leaders gone, the clinics are no longer in the spotlight.
At least eight leaders behind Walmart s push into the health-clinic business have left the company since early 2020, and another is leaving in May.
Walmart launched its first comprehensive health center in September 2019 and now has about 20 of them attached to Walmart stores in four states, including Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois and Florida. The clinics were Walmart s attempt to get serious about healthcare, compete with other retailers like CVS Health, and capture some of the $3.8 trillion industry.