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Walgreens Rethinks Role of Pharmacy in Capturing Consumer Sales
Earnings // October 15, 2024

Walgreens Boots Alliance is undertaking a transformation focused on its retail pharmacy business in response to persistent challenges in the consumer market and pharmacy sector. As part of this strategy, the company plans to close approximately 1,200 underperforming stores in the next three years to...

Amazon’s Multichannel Bid To Bring ‘Amazon Effect’ To Healthcare
Amazon // May 28, 2021

Among the greenfield opportunities beckoning for modernization and digitalization, none beckon quite as brightly as healthcare. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

Amazon Preps To Sell RX Online
Amazon Commerce // October 27, 2017

Amazon.com has won approval from several state pharmaceuticals boards to become a wholesale distributor. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS...

IBM Targets Pharmaceuticals With Blockchain Supply Chain Tech
B2B Payments // April 14, 2017

As IBM continues its exploration of how blockchain could disrupt supply chain management, the technology firm has partnered with Hejia to introduce a solution targeting the pharmaceutical space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Agentic AI Turns From PowerPoint Promise to Production Reality

October 06, 2025
If the outpouring of thought leadership is any indication of the urgency with which companies are advancing agentic AI, we’re about to see a Q4 that will require popcorn. But thought leadership won’t pay the bills on their own. Use cases will. And this past week has seen some impressive use cases in the Prompt […]

Walgreens Rethinks Role of Pharmacy in Capturing Consumer Sales

October 15, 2024
Walgreens Boots Alliance is undertaking a transformation focused on its retail pharmacy business in response to persistent challenges in the consumer market and pharmacy sector. As part of this strategy,...

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Amazon Preps To Sell RX Online

October 27, 2017
Amazon.com has won approval from several state pharmaceuticals boards to become a wholesale distributor. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing […]