Walgreens Boots Alliance launches 22 robotic warehouses

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The U.S. drugstores giant Walgreens Boots Alliance (sales of US$33.8 billion in Q2 2022, up by 3% year-on-year) announced on 30th March investment for 22 new robotic micro-centres in the United States by the end of 2024.

In these fulfillment centres, orders are processed by robotic arms. Once the prescription is packaged, the package is sent to the Walgreens pharmacy for customer collection. According to Rex Swords, Vice President, “half of the total prescription volume cou

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