Rite Aid Corp. made headlines in January when it announced it had installed beacons throughout its network of nearly 4,600 drug stores, wrestling away from Macy’s the designation of largest retail beacon deployment to date.
doubling every two years by some estimates.
Life Wear Technologies is building on its CryoMAX cold therapy brand with the launch of ThermalMAX long-lasting heat packs. According to Life Wear, ThermalMAX delivers a new level of wearable performance to consumers in need of deep heat therapy.
I was asked to share with Chain Drug Review readers a few thoughts about what is new in terms of pharmacy and front-end topics. As it turns out, the answer to this question is very similar to the answer to another frequently asked question: What will be new at the 2016 NACDS Total Store Expo?
Headlining the first day of the 2016 NACDS Total Store Expo in Boston was the Meet the Retailer event, in which suppliers get to interact with retailers firsthand in scores of face-to-face meetings.
Mylan N.V. has completed its $9.9 billion deal to acquire Sweden-based Meda AB. Mylan had received Federal Trade Commission clearance for the transaction in late July. The deal was announced in February.
Giant Eagle is deploying PharmaSmart blood pressure kiosks at its 217 supermarkets and in-store pharmacies. PharmaSmart International Inc.
Dana Beauty has introduced Eau So Love’s, a new women’s fragrance collection inspired by its Love’s brand.
Performance Health plans to launch Biofreeze topical pain reliever over the counter at retail stores beginning this fall. The company said Saturday that Biofreeze cold therapy gel will be sold at drug store, supermarket and mass merchant retailers.
Bell Pharmaceuticals is working to grow retail distribution of the latest additions to its Jet-Alert product family, Jet-Asleep and Jet-Avert. Jet-Asleep has gained placement at major retailers such as Dollar General and regional drug chains Kinney Drugs and Discount Drug Mart.
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) has lauded Walgreens for fighting the pervasive problem of prescription drug abuse and misuse. Ryan late last month appeared at a Walgreens outlet here, his hometown, to mark Wisconsin’s first in-store drug take-back kiosk.
Axium Pharmacy Holdings Inc., a unit of Kroger Co., has agreed to acquire Modern HC Holdings Inc. (ModernHEALTH), a specialty pharmacy operator, to create a combined specialty pharmacy organization. Terms of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, were not disclosed.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) has signed an agreement to form a franchise partnership with Emart Co., a subsidiary of South Korea’s largest retailer, Shinsegae Group.
The Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies) has responded to a recent communiqué issued by Canada’s provincial and territorial premiers regarding the nation’s health care system.
Retail pharmacy is no stranger to technology. For many years pharmacy operators and their supply chain partners have relied on computer-driven systems to ensure efficient distribution of products, assist pharmacists in dispensing and adjudicate insurance claims.
