Walgreens, based in Illinois, and Virginia state officials announced on Friday that the company plans to to invest $34.2 million to establish a micro-fulfillment center for high-value ...

Sandra Levy, senior editor of Drug Store News sat down with Rick Gates, senior vice president, chief pharmacy officer of Walgreens to discuss Walgreens’ first micro-fulfillment center in ...

Walgreens is ramping up its micro-fulfillment center push amid a tumultuous time for retail pharmacies. The company itself is planning to shutter 1,200 stores in the next three years.

Dive Insight: 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 ...

May 22, 2025 — 08:26 am EDT Written by Zacks Equity Research for Zacks -> Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. WBA recently opened a new micro-fulfillment center (“MFC”) in Brooklyn Park, MN.

Importance of WBA’s MFC Walgreens’ network of 12 micro-fulfillment centers supports over 5,000 stores across the United States, fulfilling more than 3.5 million prescriptions weekly. These high-tech ...

For scale, Walgreens’ micro-fulfillment centers are on pace this year to fill 180 million prescriptions total. In store, that amounts to about 40% of prescription volume, according to Walgreens.

Walgreens will open a so-called micro-fulfillment center at 10695 Winnetka Ave. N., near the border with Champlin. It will use robotic technology to process prescriptions. The company expects 13 ...

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA) is pushing forward with its investment in advanced pharmacy technology through the launch of a new micro-fulfillment center (MFC) in Brooklyn Park ...