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Strong sales propel CVS’ Q1 earnings
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Strong sales during the early stage of the coronavirus pandemic helped lift CVS Health’s first quarter earnings well above Wall Street’s projection. The company’s adjusted earnings...
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Rite Aid significantly expands COVID-19 testing
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid announced that it will significantly expand its COVID-19 testing effort with the addition of 46 no-charge testing sites, most of which will operate through its stores’...
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Prescryptive Health, Bartell Drugs to expand access to COVID-19 testing
SEATTLE — Prescryptive Health, a health care technology company headquartered in Redmond, Wash. and Bartell Drugs have announced a partnership to expand access to reliable and secure COVID-19 antibody...
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London Drugs expands shopping hours to the public
RICHMOND, B.C. – As more and more grocery stores and pharmacies have expanded their opening hours beyond 9 pm in the last couple weeks, it has given frontline workers many more options to find the...
View ArticleVideo Forum: NACDS’ Steve Anderson
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented demands on retail pharmacies. In the first of Chain Drug Review’s new series of video interviews, NACDS president and chief executive officer Steve...
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CRA, NACDS commend Gov. Newsom on COVID-19 testing action
ARLINGTON, Va. — California Retailers Association (CRA) president Rachel Michelin and NACDS president and CEO Steven Anderson issued the following statement Tuesday on California Governor Newsom’s...
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Rite Aid partners with Instacart
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid announced on Tuesday a new partnership with Instacart, which will allow customers to conveniently order and receive essential health care and grocery items delivered directly...
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CVS Health remains committed to testing
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Building on the company’s comprehensive efforts to help slow the spread of the virus, on Friday, May 15 CVS Health will open more than 50 COVID-19 test sites at select CVS Pharmacy...
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NACDS issues new COVID-19 report on reopening America
WASHINGTON – To reopen the nation successfully and to suppress future COVID-19 outbreaks, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) is urging government actions supporting three key...
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CVS launches ‘Transform Health 2030’ CSR report
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has launched its 13th annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) report and unveiled Transform Health 2030, the company’s new CSR roadmap for the next decade. The...
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Walmart reports strong sales gains in Q1
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart posted strong sales gains across its businesses in the first quarter, with demand driven by the COVID-19 outbreak. Unprecedented demand for products across multiple...
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Walgreens completes first phase of mental health first aid training
DEERFIELD, Ill. – With a sharply rising need for mental health resources since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Walgreens announced on Wednesday it has completed its first phase of training in...
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CVS opening 36 new drive-thru test sites in New York
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Building on the company’s comprehensive efforts to help slow the spread of the virus, on Friday, May 22 CVS Health will open 36 new COVID-19 test sites at select CVS Pharmacy...
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Ashworth leaving Walgreens to run Tivity Health
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens president Richard Ashworth is leaving the company to become president and chief executive officer of Tivity Health, a leading provider of fitness, nutrition and social...
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Gourlay to keep Walgreens on track
DEERFIELD, Ill. – With Richard Ashworth’s resignation as Walgreens president to lead Tivity Health Inc., one thread in the drug chain’s storied history is coming to an end, even as the overarching...
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Ahold Delhaize USA names Ira Kress president of Giant Food
QUINCY, Mass.– Ahold Delhaize USA announced Tuesday that Ira Kress has been appointed president, Giant Food, effective immediately. Ira Kress “Ira has been a dedicated leader for Giant Food for 36...
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CVS establishes 1,000 COVID-19 test sites across the country
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Delivering on a commitment the company made in April, CVS Health announced it will open an additional COVID-19 test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations on Friday, May...
View ArticleVideo Forum: Jim Peters of Rite Aid
Rite Aid’s ongoing turnaround efforts have been complicated by the arrival of COVID-19. In the second of Chain Drug Review’s new series of video interviews, chief operating officer Jim Peters shares...
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2020 NACDS Total Store Expo unable to be held
Steven Anderson, president and chief executive officer of NACDS, has issued the following memo regarding 2020 Total Store Expo: To: NACDS Members From: Steven C. Anderson, FASAE, CAE, IOM...
View ArticleVideo Forum: Rich Tremonte, AmerisourceBergen
In the latest installment of our Video Forum, Rich Tremonte, executive vice president and president of community and specialty pharmacy at AmerisourceBergen, discusses the company’s success in keeping...
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