Walgreens introduces Walgreens Advertising Group
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens announced today the launch of the Walgreens Advertising Group, a modern, full-service, personalization-driven advertising offering rooted in insights and rich first-party...
View ArticleHy-Vee to hire 1,000 pharmacy technicians
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee, Inc. announced on Friday it is seeking to hire 1,000 pharmacy technicians across its eight-state region. The company is increasing its pharmacy workforce as it...
View ArticleVideo Forum: Dan Leonard, Association for Accessible Medicines
Dan Leonard, longtime leader of the National Pharmaceutical Council who became CEO of the Association for Accessible Medicines in September, discusses the impact of generic medications on health...
View ArticleCVS Health and CVS Health Foundation announce nearly $1.25 million in grants
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health and the CVS Health Foundation announced on Tuesday a total of nearly $1.25 million in grants to help underserved communities in Ohio increase access to food and health...
View ArticleWalgreens rolls out Flu Index for the 2020-2021 flu season
DEERFIELD, Ill. – During National Influenza Vaccination Week, Walgreens has launched the Walgreens Flu Index for the 2020-2021 season to help communities track flu activity in their area and serve as...
View ArticleCVS Health increases access to flu vaccines in communities of need
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is supporting a nearly $3 million commitment to increasing access to flu vaccines for underserved communities throughout the country. Through its Project Health...
View ArticlePharmacy groups hail Supreme Court’s Rutledge decision
ARLINGTON, Va. – Pharmacy groups including the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Thursday hailed the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Rutledge, Attorney General of Arkansas v....
View ArticlePanel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.
WASHINGTON— A committee of top U.S. vaccine scientists recommended Thursday that the Food and Drug Administration authorize the first COVID-19 vaccine for Americans. This endorsement paves the way for...
View ArticleFDA authorizes emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, kicking off a massive effort to initially deliver nearly 3 million doses of the...
View ArticleVideo Forum: Nicholas Hall, Nicholas Hall Group of Cos.
Nicholas Hall is one of the world’s leading experts on consumer health care. In this week’s Video Forum, Hall, executive chairman and creative solutions director at the Nicholas Hall Group of Cos.,...
View ArticleWBA and Verizon Business team up
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and Verizon Business announced on Wednesday a multi-year strategic partnership where Verizon will deploy their Network as a Service (NaaS), an...
View ArticleRite Aid’s third quarter results beat estimates
CAMP HILL, Pa. _ Rite Aid Corp.’s third quarter sales climbed 12% to $6.12 billion, but adjusted earnings slipped to 40 cents a share from 54 cents a year earlier, hurt by elevated expenses. Still,...
View ArticleWalgreens now administering Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in long-term care...
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens has begun administering Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to residents and staff at long-term care facilities in a monumental first in the company’s 119-year history. Pharmacists...
View ArticleWalgreens makes COVID test kit available for home delivery
Labcorp’s at-home COVID-19 test. DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens is making the Pixel by Labcorp At-Home COVID-19 Collection Kit available for home delivery through Walgreens Find Care, a digital health...
View ArticleKroger Health to provide COVID-19 vaccine nationwide
CINCINNATI — Kroger Health, the health care division of The Kroger Co. said it will provide the COVID-19 vaccine nationwide across its 2,200 pharmacies and 220 clinics, partnering with the federal...
View ArticleVideo Forum: Steve Mister, CRN
In this week’s Video Forum, Steve Mister, president and chief executive officer of the Council for Responsible Nutrition, discusses recent developments in the dynamic vitamin and nutritional...
View ArticleVideo Forum: George Coleman, CVS Health
George Coleman, senior vice president of merchandising at CVS Health, tells this week’s Video Forum about the company’s evolving strategy at a turning point in its history. Coleman, who has just been...
View ArticleRite Aid’s Donigan honored as Retailer of the Year
CAMP HILL, Pa. — When Heyward Donigan was chosen to lead Rite Aid Corp. in the summer of 2019, she was tasked with restoring an iconic brand that had lost some of its luster. After devoting the first...
View ArticleMerlo’s professional achievements honored
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Few executives have had the impact on the chain drug industry that Larry Merlo has had. But as he gets ready to retire after a career spanning more than four decades, framing his...
View ArticleKroger’s Lindholz named Rx Executive of the Year
CINCINNATI — Colleen Lindholz and her team are continuing to lead initiatives and create innovative programs to help people live happier, healthier lives. Colleen Lindholz As the president of Kroger...
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