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Dive Brief:
Walgreens opened a new micro-fulfillment center in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, reviving its push to expand the use of the automated facilities, according to a May 20 press release.
The facility is the 12th of its kind in Walgreens’ network and will service almost 200 Midwest stores while processing roughly 13 million prescriptions annually, the release said.
Last fall, the pharmacy retailer paused its rollout of micro-fulfillment centers to improve facility productivity and cut operational costs, but CEO Tim Wentworth said in January that the company planned to re-accelerate the effort over the next 12 months.