Walgreens, DHL team up to offer shipping at store kiosks

DEERFIELD, Ill. Walgreens has entered into an agreement with DHL to offer shipping services in almost all of its stores. The program will begin in April in Illinois and Florida and is expected to expand to more than 6,500 locations by the end of the calendar year 2008.

DHL shipping spot kiosks will be available at Walgreens photo counters and will be staffed by Walgreens employees, who will weigh, label and ship customer packages to U.S. or international destinations. Each location will offer packaging materials, in addition to complimentary DHL Express shipping envelopes and boxes. Walgreens customers will have access to all of DHL’s core services, including overnight, ground and international delivery.

“We’ve seen strong customer response to DHL in-store shipping in test markets,” said Walgreens executive vice president of marketing George Riedl. “The service addresses an important need for our time-crunched customer base. This new offering will be another powerful addition to our overall strategy of making life easier for customers.”