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Retail expert bullish on CVS

Retail expert bullish on CVS

Longtime retail consultant/analyst Walter Loeb likes what he sees from CVS Health. In a Forbes article on Friday, Loeb described CVS as a compelling health and wellness destination, especially in the wake of its acquisition of Target Corp.

Walmart names Rogers chief marketing officer

Walmart names Rogers chief marketing officer

Tony Rogers reportedly has been appointed as chief marketing officer at Walmart. Published reports said Friday that Rogers, a 10-year company veteran who has been CMO of Walmart China for the past two years, succeeds Stephen Quinn, who is retiring.

AstraZeneca buys Takeda respiratory business

AstraZeneca buys Takeda respiratory business

AstraZeneca plans to acquire the core respiratory business of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. for $575 million. Under the agreement, approximately 200 Takeda staff will transfer to AstraZeneca after the closing of the transaction, expected in the first quarter of 2016.

Rite Aid 3Q earnings meet Wall Street’s forecast

Rite Aid 3Q earnings meet Wall Street’s forecast

Rite Aid Corp. posted fiscal 2016 third-quarter adjusted earnings in line with Wall Street estimates and announced a special shareholders meeting to vote on its $17.2 billion deal to be acquired by Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the third quarter ended Nov.

Sucampo CEO to become chairman

Sucampo CEO to become chairman

Peter Greenleaf, chief executive officer of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc., has been appointed as chairman of the board. Sucampo said late Tuesday that Greenleaf, the company’s CEO and a board member since March 2014, is slated to take the reins as chairman on Jan. 1.

General Mills makes strides in reducing sodium

General Mills makes strides in reducing sodium

General Mills reports that it’s making headway in its effort sodium by 20% across 10 key U.S. retail product categories by the end of this year. The food company said Tuesday that it has met or exceeded its goal in seven of 10 categories, with reductions across the 10 categories ranging from 18%

Rite Aid deploys EQuIPP Rx performance platform chainwide

Rite Aid deploys EQuIPP Rx performance platform chainwide

Pharmacists in Rite Aid Corp.’s nearly 4,600 drug stores are now using the EQuIPP pharmacy performance measurement platform from Pharmacy Quality Solutions (PQS). Rite Aid said Wednesday that it’s the largest drug chain to enable EQuIPP access to all of its pharmacists.

CVS closes purchase of Target pharmacies, clinics

CVS closes purchase of Target pharmacies, clinics

CVS Health has completed its $1.9 billion acquisition of Target Corp.’s pharmacy and retail health clinic business. The companies said Wednesday that Target’s 1,672 pharmacies in 47 states will be branded as CVS/pharmacy and operated under a store-within-a-store format.

Sanofi, Boehringer Ingelheim mull business swap

Sanofi, Boehringer Ingelheim mull business swap

Sanofi and Boehringer Ingelheim are in talks to swap their animal health and consumer health care businesses, respectively. The companies said Tuesday that the proposed transaction would involve an exchange of Sanofi’s Merial animal health business (“Merial”), valued at €11.4 billion ($12.

Hershey tabs Coke exec as global sales chief

Hershey tabs Coke exec as global sales chief

The Hershey Co. has hired sales veteran Rob Gehring as global chief sales officer. Hershey said Gehring is slated to assume the post effective Jan. 18. He comes to the company from Coca-Cola North America, where he served as president of the Walmart global team since 2011.