Walgreens teams up with DoorDash, Uber

Drugstore company Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA.O) said on Tuesday that it will partner with DoorDash Inc, Uber Technologies Inc and others to launch same-day delivery in under two hours for retail products in the US.

Rivals, including Walmart (WMT.N) and CVS Health (CVS.N), have since the start of the pandemic doubled-down on getting products to doorsteps within hours as shoppers become increasingly accustomed to quickturn delivery.

Walmart in February said it is raising wages for stocking and digital workers, who fulfill local online and curbside pickup orders.

Walgreens same-day purchases made online or via its app will be packaged by store workers and then picked up by delivery drivers. There will be no minimum order amount and customers in most markets will pay a delivery fee of $7.99 that will go to Walgreens.

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