@Walgreens Upgrades The Pharmacy Experience In New York City’s Union Square Flagship Location
The grand re-opening of the Walgreens newest 24/7 flagship store, located in Union Square, Manhattan officially opened at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23. Former New York City Council Speaker, Peter Vallone, joined Walgreens executives and management in a ribbon cutting ceremony.
The store features an innovative health and daily living offering unexpected from a typical drugstore. Walgreens opened in the historic Union Square area in 2001 and has now renovated the store to to feature its new Well Experience format.
The store's expanded features include:
- Walgreens new Well Experience format, offering new products, services and solutions delivered in unique and innovative ways and customized for the local community.
- An advanced printing and photo lab providing expanded printing capabilities for creative projects that include a full photo lab processing 35mm film, posters, banners, photo books, folded cards and calendars – all available in one hour.
- New, Upmarket consumable offerings providing an ultra-fresh selection of professional chef-rolled sushi, sandwiches, wraps and ready-to-eat cut fruits and vegetables; all offering a healthier solution to typical fast food choices. Walgreens core food categories also include a wider range of frozen foods and entrees as well as expanded deli dairy items to round out a more complete range of options.
- A new checkout format for customers offering greater access to the main registers and arranged in a way that will guide customers through easily, making for an overall quicker checkout.
- Web Pickup, which allows customers to access the entire store's online item assortment and pickup purchases in-store. Once an order is picked, the customer will receive an email and/or text message notifying them that the order is ready for pickup.
- An expanded beauty and personal care section, that’s 2,000 sq ft of just beauty, creating a best-in-class destination shopping experience for categories including skincare, color cosmetics, hair care, dental, grooming and baby.
In addition to all the cool features, the new flagship Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) offers a variety of products like a wall products!
Visit the new store and see for yourself! #WAGUnionSq #CollectiveBias