The pharmacy retailer added a 12th automated facility to its network while touting improved performance and shipped volumes.

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 ...

DEERFIELD, Ill., May 20, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Walgreens is continuing to invest in innovative pharmacy solutions with the opening of a new micro-fulfillment center (MFC) in Brooklyn Park ...

Walgreens’ micro-fulfillment center in Minnesota is the first to open since the company paused the expansion of its network of the automated facilities last fall. With the addition of the ...

Walgreens told CNBC it hopes to have its 11 micro-fulfillment centers serve more than 5,000 stores by the end of the year, up from 4,800 in February and 4,300 in October 2023. As of February ...

"Walgreens’ investment in micro-fulfillment centers is another strategic step toward a brighter future for community pharmacy,” said Rick Gates, chief pharmacy officer, Walgreens.

Walgreens noted that these high-tech facilities have yielded successful results, including: A 24% year-over-year increase in shipped volumes from micro-fulfillment centers, with approximately 16 ...