Publix Super Markets Inc. is expanding into Virginia, which will be the employee-owned food and drug chain’s seventh state. Publix said on Tuesday that it has signed two leases for stores in the greater Richmond area.
Albertsons Cos. pharmacy chief Mark Panzer has added oversight of the food and drug chain’s general merchandise and health and beauty aids businesses to his duties. The supermarket retailer announced the move Tuesday.
Rite Aid Corp.’s RediClinic has allied with regional health care provider Aria Health, a move that will bring the retail clinic operator’s services to more people in the greater Philadelphia area.
Market Performance Group (MPG) has hired Alison Chaltas as head of consulting. The sales management and strategy consulting firm said Monday that Chaltas brings more than 25 years of shopper marketing and category management experience to MPG.
CVS Health plans to make the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone available without a prescription at all CVS/pharmacy stores in Ohio starting in late March.
PharmaSmart International Inc. and Chain Drug Review have launched a partnership designed to help pharmacy patients lower their blood pressure. Over the next year, the first-of-its-kind collaboration aims to generate awareness in U.S.
Executive Summary CPG Turns to Premiumization to Boost Growth Macroeconomic Conditions Impact Shopper Attitudes CPG manufacturers and retailers still recovering from the last recession have relied on price increases for boosting the top and bottom line.
At its recent EPPS event here devoted to specialty pharmacy, ECRM hosted seven special educational sessions called Thought Interaction Pods, including one on the role of personal device data in improving medication adherence.
Sneeve Inc. is providing kids a way to sneeze and cough safely and avoid a mess.
CVS Health found that patients in a pilot study of its Specialty Connect specialty drug program had a significant improvement in adherence to their medication. CVS said Friday that new patients enrolled in the pilot were 17.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is on top of it, says president and CEO Steve Anderson.
McKesson Pharmacy Systems & Automation (MPS&A) has released the McKesson Clinical Programs Solution, a new platform that enables pharmacists to build customized wellness programs.
Walgreens has stopped clinical laboratory services from Theranos Inc. at its store in Palo Alto, Calif.
Rite Aid Corp. is giving members of its wellness+ with Plenti rewards program a chance to get a big jump in points. Starting on Jan. 31, holders of the free customer loyalty card can earn 5,000 Plenti points when they spend up to $200 on participating products in stores or at
Rite Aid Corp. reported decreased same-store sales for January, due in part to declined front-end business and the deflationary impact of new generic drugs. The drug chain said Thursday that for the four weeks ended Jan. 23, comparable-store sales in its retail pharmacy segment fell 1.
For the first time, Coca-Cola Co. is making Diet Coke available in millions of unique package designs via the company’s Diet Coke “It’s Mine” program, part of the Coke “Get A Taste” due campaign due to launch Feb. 1. The beverage giant said Wednesday that the It’s Mine program also will mark the
