Video Forum: Justin Honaman, Amazon Web Services
In this week’s Video Forum, Justin Honaman, head of worldwide retail and consumer goods go-to-market at Amazon Web Services continues his discussion of generative AI. Honaman talks about how the...
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Hy-Vee launches wellness tour
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — In partnership with Old El Paso, a popular brand of Tex-Mex style foods, Hy-Vee announced Wednesday the launch of the Hy-Vee Healthy You Wellness Tour, which will travel across...
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Walgreens and VillageMD expand to the Chicago area
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and VillageMD announced Thursday the opening of the first Village Medical at Walgreens primary care practice in the Chicago area. The practice is...
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Total Store Expo reimagines ‘what could be’ during NACDS’ 90th anniversary year
SAN DIEGO — National Association of Chain Drug Stores chair Mike Wysong, and president and CEO Steve Anderson, Sunday welcomed member retailers and suppliers to the NACDS Total Store Expo — the third...
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Walgreens unveils new vaccination and testing offerings
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens is offering in-store vouchers and off-site vaccination clinics through its employer vaccination program, and is rolling out a low-cost, 2 results in 1 test for flu and...
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Wellness Day at Walmart rings in school year
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – More than 4,600 Walmart pharmacies will host Wellness Day events on August 16, offering opportunities for families to prioritize their health ahead of a new school year with free...
View ArticleVideo Forum: Dominique Harris, Kearney
Dominique Harris, a partner at Kearney, tells this week’s Video Forum about the pressing need to address health disparities that impact millions of people in this country. She discusses some of the...
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The Emerson Group to hold Industry Day 2023 on October 11th
WAYNE, Pa. — The Emerson Group announced Monday that this year’s highly anticipated Industry Day is scheduled for October 11, 2023, from 9 am to 5 pm EST. This all-encompassing virtual event will...
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Rx Roundtable: Industry solidly unified at a pivotal time for pharmacy
Momentum for PBM reform was among the hot topics at a pharmacy roundtable conducted by Chain Drug Review during the NACDS Total Store Expo this summer in San Diego. Retailers, suppliers and industry...
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Hy-Vee launches new resource to help provide affordable insulin
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee, Inc. is launching a new resource to help patients with diabetes who are covered under commercial/private insurance save on hundreds of insulin products at their local...
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Brian Nightengale departs Cencora
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Inmar Intelligence announced the appointment of Brian Nightengale as executive vice president and president, Healthcare Solutions. He brings a wealth of expertise spanning the...
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WBA appoints Tim Wentworth chief executive officer
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA) announced Wednesday the appointment of Tim Wentworth as the company’s new chief executive officer, effective October 23. Wentworth will also join...
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WBA’s Q4 earnings fall short of expectations
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. reported fourth quarter adjusted earnings of 67 cents per share, down 17% from a year earlier and one cent shy of analysts’ forecast. Ginger Graham...
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Rite Aid files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
PHILADELPHIA — Rite Aid Corp. on Sunday announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as part of a voluntary restructuring plan that the company says will reduce its debt, increase...
View ArticleVideo Forum: Vin Gupta, Amazon Pharmacy
In this week’s Video Forum, Dr. Vin Gupta, Amazon Pharmacy’s chief medical officer, talks about the potential for e-commerce providers to help bring down the cost of prescription medications. In...
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Walgreens and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation partner
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced Wednesday a collaboration to drive forward the PREVUE-VALVE study, a groundbreaking population-based clinical...
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Register for NACDS’ 90th anniversary celebration
NEW YORK — Time is running out to register for NACDS’ 90th anniversary celebration. Chain Drug Review, Drug Store News, The Emerson Group and MMR have joined forces to celebrate the contributions of...
View ArticleNew ad campaign from NACDS calls on Congress to pass “REAL REFORM”
ARLINGTON, Va. — NACDS today launched a new broadcast and digital advertising campaign to stress the need for true reform of pharmaceutical benefit manager (PBM) tactics — so that Americans may...
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Amazon’s Q3 results beat expectations
SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. reported third-quarter revenue and earnings that topped analysts’ forecasts, and the e-commerce giant said it expects fourth-quarter net sales to be between $160 billion and...
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Health Equity Summit examines troubling health gaps
CHICAGO — Speaking earlier this month at the Health Equity Summit presented by Kearney and Chain Drug Review, Dr. David Ansell brought the vexing problem of persistent health disparities in the U.S....
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