廣告
香港股市 已收市

  • 恒指

    16,224.14
    -161.73 (-0.99%)
     

  • 國指

    5,746.61
    -57.25 (-0.99%)
     

  • 上證綜指

    3,065.26
    -8.96 (-0.29%)
     

  • 滬深300

    3,541.66
    -28.14 (-0.79%)
     

  • 美元

    7.8329
    +0.0017 (+0.02%)
     

  • 人民幣

    0.9238
    +0.0001 (+0.01%)
     

  • 道指

    37,775.38
    +22.07 (+0.06%)
     

  • 標普 500

    5,011.12
    -11.09 (-0.22%)
     

  • 納指

    15,601.50
    -81.87 (-0.52%)
     

  • 日圓

    0.0504
    +0.0000 (+0.04%)
     

  • 歐元

    8.3533
    +0.0189 (+0.23%)
     

  • 英鎊

    9.7490
    +0.0100 (+0.10%)
     

  • 紐約期油

    82.15
    -0.58 (-0.70%)
     

  • 金價

    2,393.10
    -4.90 (-0.20%)
     

  • Bitcoin

    64,645.87
    +2,479.50 (+3.99%)
     

  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,336.57
    +23.95 (+1.86%)
     

Walgreens Turns To Robots To Help Ease Manpower Shortage

Shivani Kumaresan
·1 分鐘文章

  • Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) is planning to seek the help of automation for its drugstores to ease the pressure of the lack of manpower.

  • The company, faced with a shortage of pharmacists and pharmacist technicians, is setting up a network of automated, centralized drug-filling centers.

  • Walgreens' plan would cut the pharmacist workloads by at least 25% in addition to saving more than $1 billion a year in costs, the Wall Street Journal reported.

  • Through automation, pharmacists will have more time to attend to requirements, including vaccinations, patient outreach, and medical prescription.

  • The COVID-19 pandemic has created more demand for pharmacies as they took on the jobs of vaccination and testing.

  • Also Read: As Moderna Grapples With Supply Shortage, FDA Gives Nod To Additional Lots of COVID-19 Booster

  • "Small chains up through the larger chains are all facing the labor shortage as well as increased demand for services," the report quoted Alecia Lashier, chief automation officer at iA.

  • iA is a provider of pharmacy automation software and technology in which Walgreens is a majority investor.

  • Price Action: WBA shares are trading higher by 0.64% at $31.60 in premarket on the last check Monday.

See more from Benzinga

廣告

Don't miss real-time alerts on your stocks - join Benzinga Pro for free! Try the tool that will help you invest smarter, faster, and better.

© 2022 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.