Zebra Technologies Corporation announced that the Walgreens Boots Alliance has optimized its operations with Zebra Workcloud Actionable Intelligence software to save millions of dollars by enhancing operational compliance and the company's ability to identify and combat shrink. Walgreens, a Chicago-based international pharmacy retailer, selected Zebra's Modern Store framework to improve asset protection, better equip employees with technology, and optimize operational visibility in their network of 8,000 locations across 50 states. As an essential retailer carrying critical healthcare products and prescription medications, Walgreens needed an intuitive analytics solution to uncover issues and resolve areas of loss in real time.

In addition to Workcloud Actionable Intelligence, Walgreens is using Workcloud Task Management and Workcloud Demand Intelligence software to reduce total retail loss, enhance task management, and optimize inventory. Moreover, Walgreens is leveraging Zebra's modular software compatibility with Zebra's hardware. Most of the workforce and task management features are integrated with Zebra TC52 mobile computers and wearables, working in concert with Zebra's DS3608/MP7000 scanners and ZT610/ZT620 printers.

The deployment of Zebra's Workcloud Actionable Intelligence resulted in a net gain of millions of dollars over five years and has benefited 20,000 associates companywide, including asset protection, store operations, pharmacy managers and inventory specialists. Workcloud Actionable Intelligence further enabled Walgreens to tackle phantom inventory, shelf gaps, fraud detection, and high shrink rates from markdown non-compliance, reducing waste by 27%. Key TAKEAWAYS: Zebra's Workcloud software solution helps uncover and resolve areas of shrink, improving store execution and visibility across Walgreens' network of 8,000 stores nationwide.

Walgreens selected Zebra's Work cloud Actionable Intelligence solution to improve accountability and visibility. With Zebra's Modern Store framework implementation, Walgreens has saved millions of dollars and is well-positioned to achieve its modernization goals.