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CVS prototype fosters tighter bond with shoppers

CVS Pharmacy’s new prototype store here has a fine-tuned mix, recast physical space, and rebalance of everyday-low pricing and promotions.  The format strives to enhance the customer experience, and it does so in large part by centralizing the personnel.

Purpose-driven brands connect with consumers

Purpose-driven brands connect with consumers

Having a strong brand purpose and connection with your target consumer is more critical than ever before. Distinct from “social purpose,” a truly purpose-driven brand’s mission should be obsessed with satisfying every category and/or target audience’s unmet needs.

Palm Beach is the place to be this month

Palm Beach is the place to be this month

It happens every spring. As April winds down, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores once again convenes its fabled and nearly flawless Annual Meeting. Once again, upwards of 2,000 retailer and supplier executives will gather in Palm Beach, Fla.

Andrea Harrison leaves CVS

Andrea Harrison leaves CVS

CVS vice president of merchandising for beauty and personal care Andrea Harrison has left the company for “a new opportunity,” she wrote on LinkedIn. After 19 years with CVS, “it was a bittersweet departure with so many memories and so hard leaving an amazing team,” she wrote.

WBA beats estimates for Q2 sales and profits

WBA beats estimates for Q2 sales and profits

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. topped analysts’ forecasts for second quarter revenue and adjusted earnings. WBA posted adjusted earnings per share of $1.20, well above Wall Street’s predicted 82 cents. Sales of $37.05 billion exceeded the estimated $36.22 billion. The company posted a net loss of $5.

Camber launches generic Gralise

Camber launches generic Gralise

Camber Pharmaceuticals has added gabapentin tablets (generic for Gralise) to its portfolio. Camber already offers gabapentin tablets and capsules (generic for Neurontin). Generics for Gralise and Neurontin are not interchangeable.

Retailing accounts for most private sector jobs

Retailing accounts for most private sector jobs

WASHINGTON – The retail industry continues to be a top employer, according to a new report released by the National Retail Federation on Monday, which found that retailers supported 55 million full-time and part-time jobs in 2022, accounting for 26% of total U.S. employment.