Walgreens provides on-demand delivery service through Postmates

NEW YORK — Walgreens and its Duane Reade subsidiary on Tuesday inked a deal with Postmates that will provide urbanites across 30 markets on-demand delivery service fulfilling all their health, beauty and wellness needs, Postmates announced Tuesday. 

 

This marks a same-day delivery first for a cutting-edge retailer like Walgreens, though Postmates has been delivering goods from the likes of Starbucks,  Chipotle, McDonald’s, Apple, Etsy and 7-Eleven for some time now. Customers utilizing the service will be charged a flat introductory delivery fee of $4.99 for a limited time. 

 

“We’re a customer-led company that aims to help remove friction and make the experience as simple as possible,” Joe Rago, director of mobile Innovation at Walgreens said. “For us, on-demand delivery services are another way we’re supporting customers’ ability to engage with us in a way that’s most convenient for them.”

 

Postmates’ “drugstore on-demand” will be available 24/7 and can be accessed right from the iOS and Android app.