Postmates teams up with Walgreens for delivery service
Postmates has announced that it has teamed up with Walgreens, the largest drugstore chain in the US, “to offer delivery in minutes”. In a blog posted on its website yesterday (15 September), Postmates said: “For the first time, Walgreens and Duane Reade will now offer on-demand delivery of beauty, household, health and wellness items, powered by Postmates.
“With a catalog featuring hundreds of popular items available at Walgreens and Duane Reade, Postmates is bringing customers a comprehensive drugstore on-demand, available 24/7.”
Postmates said that it is “starting with 600 stores across all markets”. In order to promote the new service, Postmates will be offering a flat $4.99 delivery fee on all Walgreen or Duane Reade orders for a limited time.
Sources report that Postmates and Walgreens have already been testing out the service in some locations but the new launch has formalised the partnership and extended the coverage significantly.
The US on-demand delivery market is fiercely competitive – and bristling with announcements about new partnerships. Just yesterday, Target trumpeted its tie-up with Instacart in Minneapolis.
