Walgreens offers delivery through Uber Eats

DEERFIELD - Walgreens said on Tuesday it has expanded its collaboration with Uber to offer products directly on the Uber Eats platform for customers across the United States.

Walgreens customers can have health and wellness, beauty and personal care, household essentials, over-the-counter medications and more delivered through Uber. The same-day, on-demand delivery service is now available from more than 7,800 stores across the United States, with Puerto Rico soon to follow, the drugstore chain said.

The collaboration launches with top-selling Walgreens retail items on the Uber Eats app, with more added daily and the goal to expand to the entire assortment of more than 20,000 products over time.

"By leveraging the best of what Walgreens and Uber have to offer we're making it easier than ever for customers to prioritize their health and wellness," said Raj Beri, San Francisco-based Uber's head of grocery delivery.

Uber and Walgreens worked together earlier this year to create a new vaccine scheduling option via the Uber app where Uber users in the U.S. can choose to schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment at Walgreens.

"Walgreens provides our customers with seamless health and well-being experiences, and offering them convenient delivery solutions on whichever platform they prefer to shop is key," said Stefanie Kruse, vice president, digital commerce and omnichannel at Walgreens.