It’s staffed with ODs and opticians.
Walgreens is experimenting with an in-store vision clinic in Chicago.
Licensed optometrists and opticians are providing eye examinations at a flagship store on Michigan Avenue, the Chicago Tribune reports.
The vision professionals work for a third party, but Walgreens is not providing details on the firm, according to the newspaper.
The clinic, located on the second floor of the store, opened last month. It’s a pilot project, and based on its results, the drugstore chain will decide whether to open vision clinics in additional stores.
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By opening a vision clinic, Deerfield, IL-based Walgreens joins the ranks of other retailers such as Costco and CVS Health who offer similar services, the Tribune notes.
Read more at the Chicago Tribune
