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Shoppers Drug Mart partners with Truvian Health

Shoppers Drug Mart partners with Truvian Health

Shoppers Drug Mart has agreed to a commercial partnership with San Diego, Calif.-based blood testing startup Truvian Health. Truvian has created a printer-sized device that enables practitioners to perform a blood test in less than 40 minutes without sending the sample to a different lab.

Boehringer Ingelheim and GoodRx partner

Boehringer Ingelheim and GoodRx partner

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – Boehringer Ingelheim and GoodRx, the leading prescription savings platform in the U.S., announced today a patient affordability initiative to provide citrate-free Adalimumab-adbm, Boehringer’s biosimilar to Humira (adalimumab), at a low cash price available exclusively on GoodRx.

Kantar study details DEI impact on consumers

Kantar has released their annual Brand Inclusion Index for 2024, which ranks the most inclusive brands of the year based on recognition by consumers for setting a positive example by demonstrating a genuine commitment to DE&I. A key finding shows that 8 in 10 U.S.

PQA pilots demonstrate positive Rx impact

PQA pilots demonstrate positive Rx impact

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) has completed two proof-of-concept pilots that implemented two blood pressure and two hemoglobin A1C pharmacy measure concepts in value-based payment arrangements (VBAs) between payers and pharmacies.

Walgreens introduces Nice! For You brand

Walgreens introduces Nice! For You brand

Walgreens is launching Nice! For You, a new tier of its popular owned grocery brand, Nice!, to help customers find food choices that help support their journey to a healthier lifestyle. Nice! launched in 2011 and offers a range of everyday food and beverage products at an incredible value.

Census data shows modest sales gains in June

WASHINGTON – Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau Tuesday shows modest retail sales gains in June despite an uneven pace of spending in recent months, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said. “The path of household spending remains difficult to read,” Kleinhenz said.

Market Performance Group acquires Wodika Devine

Market Performance Group acquires Wodika Devine

Market Performance Group (MPG) has acquired Wodika Devine, a renowned boutique manufacturers’ representative company. The acquisition is a natural progression for MPG, which continues to expand its retailer-specific capabilities to drive success at grocery retailers nationwide.

FTI says online retail sales to hit $1.2 Trillion

FTI says online retail sales to hit $1.2 Trillion

FTI Consulting projects that U.S. online retail sales will reach $1.2 trillion in 2024, an increase of nearly 10% from last year, according to the firm’s 2024 Online Retail Report. The firm’s Retail & Consumer Products practice, which conducted analysis for the report, expects U.S.

Crest Scope line from OraLabs has mass appeal

Crest Scope line from OraLabs has mass appeal

Portable breath sprays and drops are another area in the oral care sector enjoying brisk sales of late. One company that is reaping the rewards is OraLabs. Founded in 1990, OraLabs operates out of an over-the-counter drug, FDA registered and audited, 115,000-square-foot manufacturing facility here.