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Health Mart helps bridge competitive gap
SAN FRANCISCO — Health Mart has spurred its rapid growth by helping to level the competitive playing field for its member pharmacies with innovative programs and tools, according to president Steve...
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Balancing drug cost vs. access a challenge
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Growth in spending on medicines dipped last year, but that hasn’t eased the challenge of balancing access to drugs and the cost of care in an era of innovative but more expensive...
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CVS Pharmacy brings Hispanic format to L.A.
LOS ANGELES — CVS Health has launched its CVS Pharmacy y más Hispanic store format in Los Angeles, the second major market to have the concept. CVS held a grand opening at the CVS Pharmacy y más store...
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Kinney Drugs sharpens health, wellness focus
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. — At Kinney Drugs, last year marked the launch of a new wellness format, Good for You Health + Wellness by Kinney Drugs, and the debut of Circle of Care Pharmacy Services, the rollout...
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The Top 10 Chain Drug Retailers
NEW YORK — The new landscape of chain drug retailing came into sharper relief over the past year. Integration and consolidation were the themes, as Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) assimilated its...
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Anderson: ‘NACDS always looking out even further’
Steve Anderson, NACDS president and CEO ARLINGTON, Va. — In the nine years since Steve Anderson became chief executive officer of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the association has...
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Outlook: Transition time for drug chains
NEW YORK — Going forward, chain drug stores can bank on the same underlying trends that have fueled the retail pharmacy business in recent years. But the industry as they’ve known it won’t look quite...
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Otto sees a bigger role for pharmacy
H-E-B’s Martin Otto, the incoming chairman of NACDS SAN ANTONIO — Martin Otto, the incoming chairman of the National Association for Chain Drug Stores, symbolizes the changes that have occurred both...
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CVS launches curbside pickup via mobile app
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has launched CVS Express, a curbside and in-store pickup service for nonprescription items that’s accessed via the CVS Pharmacy app. CVS said Tuesday that the service is...
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CVS Pharmacy opens at Target stores in Utah
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has opened its first CVS Pharmacy locations inside Target stores in Utah. CVS said Thursday that the 13 new pharmacies are at Target stores in the Ogden–Clearfield,...
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Good Neighbor Pharmacy president Neu to retire
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. — David Neu, executive vice president of retail strategy at AmerisourceBergen Corp. and president of its Good Neighbor Pharmacy network, plans to retire this summer. AmerisourceBergen...
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Valeant names Perrigo’s Papa as chairman, CEO
NEW YORK — Joseph Papa has resigned as chairman and chief executive officer of Perrigo Co. plc to join Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. as chairman and CEO. Valeant said Monday that Papa, 60,...
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MinuteClinics open in Chicago-area Target stores
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — MinuteClinic’s locations in the Chicago area now include Target stores. CVS Health said Monday that MinuteClinics have opened inside 13 Target stores in Cook, DuPage, Kane and Lake...
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Retail sales up as Jean Coutu closes fiscal year
VARENNES, Quebec — Retail store sales edged up for the fiscal 2016 fourth quarter and full year at Jean Coutu Group, but the company saw net earnings decline year over year for both periods. Jean...
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Former Walgreens exec Curtin to join Coty
NEW YORK — Shannon Curtin, former group vice president of beauty and personal care at Walgreen Co., is joining Coty Inc. as senior vice president for North America. Shannon Curtin Coty said Friday that...
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CVS Health sees sales surge in 1Q
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health reported strong sales gains and topped Wall Street’s consensus earnings forecast for the 2016 first quarter. CVS said Tuesday that for the three months ended March 31,...
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CDC sharpens aim at antibiotic overuse
ATLANTA — Nearly a third of antibiotics prescribed in the United States aren’t necessary, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC study, done in...
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AmerisourceBergen, WBA extend relationship
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — AmerisourceBergen Corp. has extended its strategic partnership with Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Inc. for another three years. AmerisourceBergen said Thursday that its drug...
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Walgreens launches online mental health services
Walgreens’ new mental health offering brings access to MDLIVE’s Breakthrough Behavioral Services telehealth solution. DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has rolled out an online mental health platform that...
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CVS Pharmacy unveils CVS Health store brand
NEW YORK — CVS Pharmacy has begun rolling out a CVS Health-labeled line of over-the-counter health products that will replace its current OTC store brand. The drug chain said Wednesday that the more...
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