Walgreens launching 'high-tech' drug warehouse with micro-fulfillment
Walgreens plans to launch a $30 million high-tech drug warehouse in Memphis employing 200 people. The pharmacy operator will occupy a 103,000-square-foot fulfillment center at 3299 Tchulatech Drive in Memphis, Tennessee.
“Walgreens is planning to transform its product delivery model to lower costs related to filling customer orders, improving the customer experience, and expanding delivery services. This will include creation of a micro-fulfillment facility, a prescription drug warehouse with state-of-the-art technology.”
The mini-fulfillment model to be used by the new facility "is expected to increase the speed packages go to stores, to lockers for pick-up and directly to customer homes. In addition to the established logistics network serving stores, Walgreens will partner with FedEx and UPS, as well as companies such as Uber and Doordash for direct-to-consumer shipping. Walgreens evaluated locations throughout the Central United States before targeting Memphis for this project.''
Walgreens is the pharmacy arm of Walgreens Boots Alliance, a Deerfield, Illinois-based company with annual revenue of nearly $140 billion.
