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Chris Dimos stepping down at McKesson Corp.
IRVING, Texas — With the end of a career spanning almost four decades of involvement in community pharmacy close at hand, Chris Dimos remains as optimistic about the business and the meaningful...
View ArticleVideo Forum: Chris Lane, Wakefern Food Corp.
In the latest installment in our Video Forum, Chris Lane, executive vice president of Wakefern Food Corp., discusses the company’s success in maintaining the food supply chain during COVID-19, the...
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CVS issues Path to Better Health Study
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — The American health care system is undergoing a period of rapid transformation. With a global pandemic as the backdrop, CVS Health has released the 2020 Path to Better Health Study,...
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CVS Health launches Time for Care
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health announced on Wednesday the official launch of Time for Care, a campaign that reinforces the importance of accessing primary health care. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic,...
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NACDS: Committed to solutions for complex times
Editor’s Note: NACDS president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson offers the following update on NACDS’ COVID-19 response: I appreciate the chance to update Chain Drug Review readers on the...
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Walgreens and DoorDash team up
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens and DoorDash announced a new collaboration on Thursday to offer on-demand delivery to customers in select cities with plans to expand to markets throughout the country....
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WBA appoints Mike Maresca new CTO
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) announced on Friday that Mike Maresca has been named the company’s new chief technology officer. Maresca joined WBA at the end of June from Accenture,...
View ArticleVideo Forum: Mark Griffin, Lewis Drug
In this installment of our Video Forum, Mark Griffin, president and chief executive officer of Lewis Drug, talks about the regional drug chain’s groundbreaking partnership with Sanford Health,...
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Closed Loop Partners launches consortium
NEW YORK – The Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners and leading retailers CVS Health, Target and Walmart have joined forces with the aim to reinvent the single-use plastic retail...
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NACDS urges Congress to advance COVID testing services
ARLINGTON, Va. — NACDS on Wednesday urged Congress to take necessary action to help pharmacies and pharmacists scale and sustain COVID-19 testing services for the benefit of patients, communities,...
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Walmart Health to expand to Florida
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart announced plans Wednesday to open Walmart Health centers in the Florida market beginning next year as the retailer looks to expand low cost health care services to tens of...
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Walgreens supports INFORM Consumers Act
DEERFIELD, Ill. — In support of the INFORM Consumers Act introduced Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Walgreens issued the following statement from Alex...
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NACDS urges states to keep in place pharmacy policies needed to serve...
ARLINGTON, Va. — NACDS wrote to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, chair of the National Governors Association (NGA), and to New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo, vice chair of the NGA, urging bipartisan...
View ArticleVideo Forum: Alex Gourlay, WBA
In this edition of our Video Forum, Alex Gourlay, co-chief operating officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance and president of Walgreens, provides an update on the company’s strategic priorities — creating...
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Stefano Pessina to step down as CEO of WBA
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) announced on Monday plans for a transition of leadership, to prepare for the appointment of a new chief executive officer as Stefano Pessina has...
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Walgreens now offers same-day curbside pick-up
DEERFIELD, Ill. — With an ongoing focus on modernizing its customer shopping experience, Walgreens announced on Tuesday that contactless same-day curbside pick-up is now available at more than 8,600...
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MinuteClinic Video Visits now available in Georgia, Massachusetts
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health announced Wednesday that MinuteClinic, the medical clinic inside CVS Pharmacy, is now offering Video Visits for patients in Georgia and Massachusetts. The service is...
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Rite Aid opens new COVID-19 testing sites in Michigan and Ohio
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid continues to expand its no-charge COVID-19 testing service with the addition of six drive-through locations opening on July 30 in Michigan and Ohio, through its partnership...
View ArticleWE panel looks at developing African-American talent in our industry
NEW YORK — Earlier this week, the “WE Move Forward” panel series discussed strategies to develop more African-American talent and growth in the retail and consumer packaged goods industries. Above...
View ArticleVideo Forum: Leslie Sarasin, FMI
This week’s Video Forum examines developments in the supermarket sector with Leslie Sarasin, president and chief executive officer of FMI: The Food Industry Association. Sarasin talks about the FDA’s...
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