South Loop Walgreens transforms into ‘test’ store with digital displays, hidden products

Pedestrians walk near a newly renovated Walgreens store in South Loop. The “test” location incorporates digital kiosks for customers to place orders while employees “shop” aisles hidden behind a counter. (Violet Miller/Sun-Times)

Walgreens is testing out a new look at its South Loop location — one that pulls most of its merchandise out of the hands of shoppers.

The newly renovated store at 2 E. Roosevelt Road, which reopened Wednesday, featured a number of self-serve kiosks offering customers a new way to shop, mixing online order pickups and a traditional store layout.