Kroger Co.’s first-quarter same-store sales and net earnings beat analysts’ projections, and the company reaffirmed its guidance for the year. Identical store sales, excluding fuel, increased by 3.5% for the quarter, topping analysts’ average forecast of a 3.27% gain.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – RedSail Technologies, developer of Axys, announced the launch of its integration with Parata PASS, the leading medication adherence packaging solution.
Apple retains its crown as the world’s most valuable brand, for the second year in a row, in the Kantar BrandZ Most Valuable Global Brands Report 2023. The latest ranking shows that the total brand value of the world’s top 100 brands now stands at $6.9 trillion for 2023. Despite a 20% drop
CHICAGO – U.S. retail sales revenue rose 2% in May, according to Circana, which notes that the overall sales figure includes both discretionary general merchandise and consumer packaged goods (CPG).
WOONSOCKET, R.I. – On November 2, 2022, CVS Health announced a global opioid settlement that was conditioned on its satisfaction with the level of participation by states and local subdivisions.
VAUGHAN, Ontario – Bausch + Lomb Corp. announced the U.S. launch of PreserVision AREDS 2 Formula soft gels plus coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10).
Automation isn’t new, but it is time to think about it in a new way: as an important opportunity to transform pharmacists’ work, attract more talent and make retail pharmacy businesses viable for the long term.
Insulin price cuts have raised awareness of the manageability of diabetes with monitoring and treatment. But given the stubborn increases in the disease’s prevalence and its worrisome side effects, education is still a must, which is where pharmacists can play a vital role.
CVS Pharmacy couldn’t have dreamed just how impactful its Beauty Mark initiative in 2018 would be on the beauty industry. The chain announced a commitment to lead industry change around transparency in beauty and educate consumers on the difference between authentic and digitally altered photos.
In the second installment of a two-part interview, George Rafferty, who has announced his retirement after heading AmerisourceBergen’s Corporate Partnerships Group for the past five years, and his successor, Claire Biermaas, talk about the leadership transition and the unique culture that enables th
Zebra Technologies Corp. announced earlier this year that Malaysia’s largest prescription pharmacy chain, Alpro Pharmacy, has introduced Zebra’s mobile computing and RFID solutions to digitalize its manual inventory management system to advance with its fast-growing business.
It appears that a day of reckoning for pharmacy benefits managers has arrived.
As I reflect back on my attending the NACDS Annual Meeting in April, it is with fond memories and a wonderful look back at an industry that has become a health care provider like no other. The role of pharmacy has changed. Most of us see that and understand what has taken place and will
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation — which continues to heighten its impact on the health and well-being of people through grants that support research and education — will be in the spotlight in August when, for the first time, it holds its premier fundraising event in conjun
they have been the butt of jokes on late-night talk shows and even made it into a New York Times crossword clue. While these loyalty programs are well known,
WASHINGTON – In a dynamic effort to enhance the nutritional support provided through the farm bill’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Organic & Natural Health Association (O&N Health) has launched the “All for Vitamin D: Building Stronger Families in a SNAP” campaign.
