{"id":55,"date":"2012-10-24T14:12:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T18:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom.chainstoreguide.com\/2012\/10\/walgreens-experimenting-with-different-store-prototypes-during-remodel-effort\/"},"modified":"2012-10-24T14:12:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-24T18:12:00","slug":"walgreens-experimenting-with-different-store-prototypes-during-remodel-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2012\/10\/walgreens-experimenting-with-different-store-prototypes-during-remodel-effort\/","title":{"rendered":"Walgreens Experimenting With Different Store Prototypes During Remodel Effort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As an ever-evolving industry leader, Walgreens is always attempting to change the retail drug landscape to stay ahead of its competition. The company has rolled out pilot stores in locations across the country, including Las Vegas, Chicago, and Boston.\u00a0 Some so-called \u2018flagship\u2019 stores feature sushi bars, smoothie stations, or coffee barista counters. Now, two stores in Tampa and Phoenix are being renovated to further enhance the customer experience on a number of levels.<\/p>\n<p>In the Tampa, FL area, the Walgreens in Seffner will soon debut a brand new store format. One of the biggest changes customers will see is that the pharmacy is now more accessible, much larger, and open. The \u2018Well at Walgreens\u2019 store prototype will also feature a number of areas not found in a typical drug store, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A consultative room \u2013 used for health tests and vaccinations<\/li>\n<li>Health Corner \u2013 space used to discuss health topics with Walgreens\u2019 pharmacists<\/li>\n<li>Express RX \u2013 a kiosk enabling customers to pay and pick-up refills; also will be integrated with Walgreens.com and Walgreens mobile application<\/li>\n<li>Health Guide \u2013 a \u2018concierge\u2019 on the store floor to assist customers finding the products and services<\/li>\n<li>Health Clinic \u2013 also will include Walgreens\u2019 traditional Take Care Clinic on-site<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additionally, fresh sushi and salads will be brought into the store six days a week.<\/p>\n<p>A Walgreens renovation in Phoenix, AZ will also bring new offerings to customers, although the company has not dubbed it a \u2018flagship\u2019 location. An enhanced fresh food section will highlight the renovation, while the pharmacy transformation will be similar to that of the Tampa location. The Phoenix location already has a Take Care clinic, and will remain one-story. The core of the pilot store renovations is the health center, which focuses on the aforementioned redesigned pharmacy. They also feature redesigned interior involving the health and beauty departments and nail counters, along with a \u2018lighter, brighter\u2019 design.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an ever-evolving industry leader, Walgreens is always attempting to change the retail drug landscape to stay ahead of its competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"post-template-no-sidebar.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[5],"class_list":["post-55","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-drug-hbc","tag-insight","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}