Loblaw intends to close 52 stores
Loblaw Cos. will shutter 52 underperforming stores, including Shoppers Drug Mart units, over the next year, giving up revenue to boost its bottom line. Canada’s No.
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Jack Futterman dies at age 82
Jack Futterman, who during the 1990s served as chairman and chief executive officer of Pathmark Stores Inc. and also a term as chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, has died at age 82.
How suppliers can help Walgreens amp up beauty care
Selling into a retail chain as large as Walgreens can be a formidable challenge for even the largest supplier, let alone a fledgling player.
IPO in the works at Albertsons
Albertsons Cos., the nation’s second-largest supermarket company and one of the biggest retail pharmacy operators, plans to go public. The company filed a registration statement last month with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of common stock.
Consolidation hits health insurance industry
Chain drug retailers have gotten used to dealing with fewer, and larger, drug makers, wholesalers and pharmacy benefit managers over the years. Retailers themselves have also consolidated, and now a merger wave has washed over the health insurance industry.
Medicine Take-Back Campaign under way in Canada
Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) and the Partnership for a Drug-Free Canada (PDFC) are collaborating on the third National Medicine Take-Back Campaign, to be held through December 2015, and a new partnership with Loblaw Pharmacy will increase the number of pharmacies participating in the campaign to 1,800 n
SDM backs effort to help seniors overcome depression
Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM), the Canadian government and the Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH) have teamed up to help seniors dealing with depression and thoughts of suicide.
Drones may be next big thing in photo section
London Drugs, which boasts of having a long history of embracing new ideas and products, especially in cameras and photofinishing, says consumer drones are the next big evolution in action video and aerial photography.
Walgreens, J&J push healthy choices
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Inc. (J&J) is now sponsoring the Walgreens Balance Rewards for healthy choices program in order to encourage and reward healthy behavior.
A&P’s demise holds lesson for all retailers
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. has, for the second time in five years, entered Chapter 11, a return that likely presages the death of one of the legendary names in the history of mass market retailing.
At Total Store Expo, the moment to gain an edge is now
The third annual Total Store Expo, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ exhibit event that has replaced the association’s Marketplace Conference as mass retailing’s signature merchandising event, is about to kick off in Denver.
Access to medications, adherence go hand in hand
If the lack of medication adherence were an easy problem to solve, then everyone would be taking their medicines as directed, there would be no need for iPhone apps or electronic pill bottle reminders, patient health outcomes would be improved, and overall health care costs would be lower because of
The future of community pharmacy in the United Kingdom
Pharmacy is one of the foundational pillars of modern medicine, and many of today’s leading pharmaceutical companies can trace their origins back to a pharmacy entrepreneur. Yet community pharmacy is now at a crossroads.
Exec returns to Dollar General as chief merchant
James Thorpe has rejoined Dollar General Corp. as executive vice president and chief merchandising officer. The dollar store chain said Friday that Thorpe succeeds David D’Arezzo, who left the company on Aug. 6.
Topical BioMedics plans more MyPainAway products
Topical BioMedics Inc. is building on its Topricin topical pain relief brand with MyPainAway powered by Topricin, a product line extension. The company said products in the new line address specific ailments and pain issues.
London Drugs begins selling 3D printer
London Drugs is adding a 3D printer to its unique mix of pharmacy, health and beauty care products, and electronics. The western Canada drug chain said Thursday that the Tiertime UP Mini 3D printer has been rolled out to 50 of its stores, enabling consumers to see the capabilities of 3D