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CVS Health promotes Jon Roberts to COO
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Veteran CVS Health executive Jon Roberts has been named the company’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, a new position. Jon Roberts CVS said Thursday that...
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Fred’s revamps its board of directors
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fred’s Inc. has overhauled its board of directors, including the appointment of chief executive officer Michael Bloom and retail industry veterans Christopher Bodine and Peter Bocian...
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Study touts savings of Rx-to-OTC switches
OTTAWA — More than $1 billion could be saved by the Canadian health care system and economy by switching three categories of drugs from prescription to over-the-counter, new research finds. Consumer...
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Walgreens names chief merchant, marketer
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has appointed Joseph Hartsig as chief merchandising officer and Adam Holyk as chief marketing officer for Walgreens. Joseph Hartsig WBA said Friday that...
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Turning 75, Lewis Drug looks back — and ahead
Lewis Drug is celebrating its 75th anniversary, and the company is marking the occasion with a yearlong series of promotions and special events. The first of them, Customer Appreciation Day on March...
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CVS steers more funds to tobacco-free campaign
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has earmarked $10 million in new and expanded partnerships and programs for the second year of “Be The First,” its five-year, $50 million initiative to help deliver the...
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CVS Health reins in prescription drug trend
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health said it was able to counteract rising prescription drug prices for its pharmacy benefit management clients in 2016, achieving their lowest drug trend in the past four...
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Senator: C-THRU bill ‘shines light’ on drug pricing
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ron Wyden (D., Ore.) has introduced the Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked Act (C-THRU), aimed at bringing more visibility into prescription drug pricing by pharmacy...
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Publix Pharmacy branches out in delivery of care
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Pharmacy is working with BayCare Health System to provide a range of pharmacy and health care destinations in the Tampa Bay and central Florida region. Publix Super Markets Inc....
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More in-store clinics coming to Bartell Drugs
SEATTLE — Bartell Drugs and health care and benefits provider Kaiser Permanente have opened the first of five CareClinic in-store clinics planned for this year. The Seattle-area drug chain said a...
View ArticlePharmasave reaches the 600-store mark
LANGLEY, British Columbia — Continuing its steady expansion, Pharmasave Drugs National Ltd. has reached a milestone with the opening of its 600th store. One of Canada’s largest pharmacy operations,...
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Walmart claims biggest share in personal care
SHELTON, Conn. — Walmart holds the largest share of the personal care market among all retailers, according to TABS Analytics. Meanwhile, CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens have helped make rewards programs...
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Mass retailers reap benefits of beauty makeover
NEW YORK — Efforts that mass market retailers started last year to brush up their beauty departments and court new shoppers are starting to register. Mass market beauty care sales rose only 2% in 2016,...
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Publix tops retailers in customer experience
WABAN, Mass. — Supermarkets led the way in delivering the best customer experience in the retail industry, according to the 2017 Temkin Experience Ratings. Temkin Group’s annual customer experience...
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Congress urged to move on DIR fee legislation
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Chain drug retailers were among 118 health care stakeholders calling on Congress this week to crack down on direct and indirect remuneration fees in Medicare Part D. Marshaled by the...
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NACDS, NCPA file suit against Washington state
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association and Washington State Pharmacy Association (WSPA) are suing Washington state over a rule they...
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Walgreens, Prime Therapeutics launch company
DEERFIELD, Ill., and ST. PAUL, Minn. — Walgreens and pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics LLC have completed their transaction to form a joint pharmacy services company and announced its...
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Walgreens Boots Alliance sees sales dip in 2Q
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Despite an uptick in its Retail Pharmacy USA division, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) reported declined sales for its fiscal 2017 second quarter, with adjusted earnings per share in...
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Fred’s ends fiscal year with net loss, lower sales
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fred’s Inc. reported declined sales and net losses for its 2016 fourth quarter and fiscal year as it awaits regulatory approval to buy up to 1,200 drug stores in connection with the...
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Bartell Drugs CEO Brian Unmacht resigns
SEATTLE — After just two years on the job, Bartell Drugs chief executive officer Brian Unmacht has resigned. Bartell Drugs on Friday confirmed a published report that Unmacht — the first person outside...
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