TABS Analytics webinar to dissect beauty market
TABS Analytics next week plans to release the results of its third annual TABS Analytics Beauty Study, shedding some light on the ever-changing buying habits of consumers in a core mass retail market.
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AmerisourceBergen plans new specialty group HQ
AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group today has completed negotiations for a 300,000-square-foot office lease in Carrollton, Texas.
Bartell Drugs readies launch of 65th store
Bartell Drugs is set to mark the opening of its newest store, in Seattle’s burgeoning Ballard neighborhood. The Puget Sound-area drug chain said is plans to hold a grand opening event for the Ballard store, its 65th overall, on Nov. 19.
Dollar General to open small-format store
Dollar General Corp. plans to open the first of its new small-format stores early next year in Nashville. Dubbed DGX, the new format aims to serve busy metropolitan shoppers with everyday-low prices on daily essential items in a convenient, easy-to-shop format, Dollar General said Wednesday.
Private equity’s place in WBA-Rite Aid talks
Walgreens Boots Alliance and Rite Aid recently extended the agreement end date for their merger transaction until late January, with the expectation that the deal will get the Federal Trade Commission’s OK in early 2017.
Target adds logistics vet Natarajan
Target Corp. has hired former Walmart executive Shekar Natarajan for the newly created role of senior vice president, network planning and operational design, with oversight of Target’s direct-to-store and direct-to-customer shipping operations.
Teva set to ship Tribenzor generic
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has expanded its antihypertensive portfolio with the rollout of two new generic products in the United States.
Walgreens sues ex-lab test partner Theranos
Walgreens has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against former lab testing partner Theranos Inc., the companies confirmed. The civil suit was filed Nov. 8 in U.S.
First Quality campaign spotlights Dri-Fit technology
First Quality Consumer Products LLC this week launched the first-ever national campaign for its Dri-Fit ingredient brand.
CVS Health sales, earnings up for third quarter
CVS Health posted sales gains in both of its business units and adjusted earnings per share above Wall Street’s forecast for the 2016 third quarter.
At Home Viniferamine kit aids diabetes skin care
As part of its line of hospital-grade, therapeutic skin care solution, At Home Viniferamine is offering a two-step kit designed to make it easier for people with diabetes to address skin issues.
Retail pharmacy veteran John Fegan retires from Southeastern Grocers
John Fegan has retired as vice president of pharmacy at Southeastern Grocers LLC. The food and drug retailer, the parent company of supermarket chains BI-LO, Harveys and Winn-Dixie, operates more than 500 pharmacies. Fegan joined Winn-Dixie as vice president of pharmacy in June 2008.
Walmart’s Carmen Bauza to join HSN
Walmart executive Carmen Bauza is leaving the company to join interactive media retailer HSN Inc. HSN said Monday that Bauza is slated to join HSN/Home Shopping Network as executive vice president and chief merchandising officer on Nov. 28.
Big premium increases on the way for Obamacare plans
Premiums for health plans purchased through the Affordable Care Act will rise sharply next year, and insurer defections in some states will leave consumers with substantially fewer coverage options, the federal government reported.
WBA, Rite Aid push back deal deadline
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) and Rite Aid Corp. have extended the time frame for completing their planned $17.2 billion merger. The companies have pushed back the end date for the deal by three months to January 27, and they expect the transaction to close early next year.
Urick becomes Diplomat president
Paul Urick has been promoted to president of Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. Urick, who had been senior vice president of industry relations, pharmaceutical account management and payor strategy, succeeds Gary Kadlec, who will retire on December 31.