SAN FRANCISCO and DEERFIELD,
Ill., Oct. 2, 2019
/PRNewswire/ -- Walgreens and Postmates announced today their
collaboration designed to provide quick, convenient, on-demand
delivery for customers looking for over-the-counter medications,
health and wellness, beauty and grocery products. Postmates will
deliver hundreds of Walgreens' most popular items from 174
Walgreens and Duane Reade locations
in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
"In the last year, orders from convenience and drugstores have
increased by 68%. By collaborating with Walgreens, we are able to
provide our customers with even more convenience when it comes to
everyday items that they need now," said Craig Whitmer, VP, Merchant Business
Development, Postmates.
Bringing together the scale of Walgreens with the on-demand
delivery service of Postmates will allow both businesses to better
meet the needs of their customers. Postmates found that its
customers are seeking many of the everyday items found at
Walgreens. For example, the top items New Yorkers order are Smart
Water, Gatorade, San Pellegrino, Tylenol and Pedialyte. Further,
during last flu season, from August
2018 to January 2019,
Postmates saw a 173% increase in orders for cough relief items, a
111% increase in sinus relief aids and a 50% spike in soup
orders.
"We share Postmates' commitment to providing customers with
convenient, differentiated shopping experiences, and together we
can help ensure our customers are getting what they need, when they
need it," said Joe Hartsig, Chief
Merchandising Officer, Walgreens. "Particularly as we head into the
peak season for flu, being able to bring our customers convenience
items as well as cough and cold relief directly to their home can
take the stress out of being sick."
This news comes as the latest addition to Postmates roster of
leading restaurants and retailers while continuing to solidify them
as a leader in offering the most choice in on-demand delivery—
including more than 500,000 restaurants, grocery and convenience
stores, as well as traditional retailers. The company now operates
in more than 3,500 cities and has added some of the most
sought-after local and national restaurants, serving 75 of the top
100 restaurants in the US.
To order items from participating Walgreens stores, visit
Postmates.com or download Postmates on iOS or Android. Customers
can pay zero delivery fees when they subscribe to Postmates
membership service, Postmates Unlimited, for $9.99 per month.
To get more information about being a merchant on the Postmates
platform, please visit https://postmates.com/partner.
About Postmates
Postmates enables you to get anything
you want on-demand. Launched in 2011, Postmates led the creation of
on-demand delivery in the U.S and has grown to be the #1 platform
in Los Angeles, amongst other
markets and has the most merchant selection in the country,
including hundreds of exclusive LA merchants such as Sugarfish,
Salt + Straw, Trejos Tacos and The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. The company now operates in more than
3,500 cities across the U.S. and Mexico, provides access to over 500,000
merchants and has recently launched innovative new products
including Postmates Party. Postmates is headquartered in
San Francisco and has more than
1,000 employees. Learn more:www.postmates.com.
About Walgreens
Walgreens (walgreens.com), one of the
nation's largest drugstore chains, is included in the Retail
Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens
Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA), the first global pharmacy-led,
health and wellbeing enterprise. Approximately 8 million customers
interact with Walgreens in stores and online each day, using the
most convenient, multichannel access to consumer goods and services
and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services
and advice. As of August 31, 2018,
Walgreens operates 9,560 drugstores with a presence in all 50
states, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, along with its
omnichannel business, Walgreens.com. Approximately 400 Walgreens
stores offer Healthcare Clinic or other provider retail clinic
services.
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