Elevators aren’t usually fun—awkward small talk, bad music and cramped spaces — which is why Blue Bunny took over an elevator to New York City’s iconic Top of the Rock last week, transporting visitors to a joy-inducing ice cream experience of awesome.
Kimberly-Clark announced executive leadership changes to sharpen its focus on executing its global business plan. Kim Underhill, president of Kimberly-Clark Professional, has been named group president Kimberly-Clark North America.
Albertsons Cos. has promoted Sean Barrett to senior vice president of advertising and marketing. Barrett has been at Albertsons since 2015. At the time of his promotion, he was serving on the retailer’s own brands team as group vice president of innovation, product and brands.
Marshall, Mo.-based Red Cross Pharmacy Inc. plans to sell its retail pharmacies to CVS Pharmacy, both companies announced last month. Red Cross Pharmacy is a top-50 drug store chain and one of the oldest pharmacy businesses in the country.
A group of 19 high-profile women in the retail and health care industries formally announced the creation of an organization called WE during a reception at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting here last month. The mission of WE, derived from the first two letters in well, is
CVS Health last month named Dr. Marc-David Munk as the new chief medical officer of MinuteClinic, the company’s retail medical clinic subsidiary, as well as associate chief medical officer of CVS Health.
Kevin Hourican was promoted last month to president of CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health.
Two protectionist policies being considered by the White House would result in significant job losses, according to research released by the National Retail Federation.
Novartis announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gilenya (fingolimod) for the treatment of children and adolescents 10 to less than 18 years of age with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis, making it the first disease-modifying therapy indicated for these patients.
NACDS today sent the following memo to chain members: We are writing to update you on President Trump’s announcement today regarding prescription drug pricing policies, and anticipated future events related to it.
CVS Health and Walgreens have commended President Trump for vowing in a speech today to fight high drug prices.
A Lewis Drug location in Sioux Falls, SD, on Monday, May 7, 2018, made possible the screening of approximately 170 patients for skin cancer – the highest number of screenings in the nearly 20-year history of the “Melanoma Monday” event.
Metro Inc. has completed its $4.5 billion ($3.6 billion U.S.) acquisition of the Jean Coutu Group, creating a food and drug retailer with more than 1,300 stores in Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick.
PANTHERx Specialty Pharmacy has been selected by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. to distribute Jynarque (tolvaptan), the only FDA-approved therapy for patients diagnosed with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD).
