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Walgreens Opens In-Store Vision Clinic

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7 years ago

January 9, 2017

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.

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

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