INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Walgreens is gearing up for a battle with Amazon
The country second-largest pharmacy chain announced this week that it teaming up with FedEx to offer quick drug delivery
Through Walgreens Express, patients will be able to get prescriptions delivered to their home as quickly as the next day
Customers will get a text notification when prescriptions are filled and can opt to get them sent to their home or pick them in one of the
company locations via an Express pickup line.
Walgreens also offers some same-day deliver in a handful of cities, including New York,
Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Gainesville, Tampa and Fort Lauderdale
It will expand that selection in the coming year.
The features find Walgreens stepping up its services to compete with both established
pharmacies and newcomers in the space
Walgreens& chief competitor (and top U.S
chain) CVS struck a partnership with the U.S
Postal Service early this year
Like Walgreens Express, CVS& offering runs $4.99 for a delivery, with a one- to two-day turnaround time
Amazon, meanwhile, acquired pharmacy startup PillPack over the summer, with plans to disrupt the drugstore business with online
