Ahold Delhaize names Siddiqi chief digital officer
Ahold Delhaize has appointed Farhan Siddiqi as chief digital officer and member of the retailer’s executive committee, effective January 28.
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Polaroid celebrates instant photography at CES 2019
At CES 2019, Polaroid is celebrating the nostalgic charm of analog instant photography, while embracing the potential of the digital world by giving guests the opportunity to experience firsthand the creative new Polaroid OneStep+, the latest analog instant camera from Polaroid Originals.
Cardinal Health acquires Mirixa Corp.
Cardinal Health announced today it has acquired Mirixa Corp., a leading provider of technology-enabled solutions for the provision of medication therapy management (MTM) services, from the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA).
Cost, safety main reasons for personal prescription imports from Canada
The Campaign for Personal Prescription Importation (CPPI) today released survey results highlighting the reasons Americans continue to purchase their personal prescriptions from licensed and legitimate online pharmacies in Canada, safely, at considerable cost savings, and often at the recommendation
Chain Drug Review names Hartsig top merchant
Walgreens is continuing to transform its retail business, and one of the principal architects of the transformation is senior vice president and chief merchandising officer Joe Hartsig.
Kroger and Microsoft team to redefine the customer experience
Kroger Co. and Microsoft Corp. today announced a collaboration to redefine the customer experience using Kroger Technology products powered by Microsoft Azure, the retailer’s preferred cloud platform for Retail as a Service (RaaS).
Lilly to acquire Loxo Oncology
Eli Lilly and Co. and Loxo Oncology, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement for Lilly to acquire Loxo Oncology for $235.00 per share in cash, or approximately $8.0 billion.
Philips intros personalized solutions to improve consumer health at CES
Philips announced at CES 2019 a range of intelligent, adaptive and personalized consumer health solutions to help people to live healthy lives and be active health consumers.
CVS Health acquires Ritzman Pharmacies
CVS Health has acquired Ritzman Pharmacies Inc. with plans to close almost all of its 20 Ohio stores and transfer the prescription files. Terms were not disclosed. Ritzman’s units in Akron and Berlin, will be rebranded CVS Pharmacy.
Cardinal Health Foundation supports new initiatives for the OHA
As part of its long-standing commitment to reduce opioid misuse and abuse, the Cardinal Health Foundation is pleased to announce a $530,000 grant to the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) to identify and deploy best opioid prescribing practices for pain management among OHA member hospitals across the
Diplomat partners with CSI Specialty Group to expand health system services
Diplomat Pharmacy and CSI Specialty Group, a globally recognized specialty pharmacy consulting firm, have launched a program for hospitals and health systems interested in starting or expanding their own specialty pharmacy services to benefit from Diplomat’s limited-distribution drug portfolio and e
Study: CeraVe helps consumers find the winter itch fix
According to recently released results from a CeraVe survey conducted online by Harris Poll among 2,000 U.S. adults, 83% of Americans say their skin feels different in winter than it does during the rest of the year, with six in 10 going as far as calling it “unhealthy” during the season.
ADA Finds Colgate Optic White Toothpaste safe and effective to whiten teeth
Colgate Optic White announced that the brand is the first toothpaste to be awarded the American Dental Association (ADA) Seal of Acceptance in the at-home tooth bleaching category.
Hain Celestial enhances executive leadership team
The Hain Celestial Group announced the appointments of Chris Boever to the role of chief customer officer and Robert Gulliver to chief human resources officer, both reporting directly to Mark Schiller, president and chief executive officer, effective today.
Diplomat provides updated 2018 guidance and preliminary 2019 outlook
Diplomat Pharmacy is updating its 2018 financial guidance and providing a preliminary 2019 outlook in connection with its presentation today at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. Diplomat now expects 2018 revenue to be at the lower end of the previously communicated $5.5 to $5.