Amazon partners with Rite Aid on package pickup

Amazon has partnered with Rite Aid to provide staffed package pick-up services at 100 of the pharmacy’s locations across the country with plans to roll out the program to 1,500 stores by the end of the year. Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) Counter gives shoppers the option to have their packages delivered via same-day, one-day, two-day or standard shipping to a Rite Aid retail location. “Being the first store partner for Counter in the U.S. is a differentiator for Rite Aid and we believe our partnership with Amazon, that includes Locker, creates a stronger in-store experience for existing customers and new customers that come in to pick up their packages,” said Jocelyn Konrad, executive vice president, Pharmacy and Retail Operations for Rite Aid. Read More...