Former Duane Reade chief executive officer John Lederer has been named to the board of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA). Lederer has been president and CEO of US Foods since September 2010, leading a comprehensive brand transformation.
Sam’s Club has expanded its prescription drug savings program. As part of the initiative, five medications at specific quantities are available for free at all Sam’s Clubs with pharmacies in 35 states.
Walgreens Boots Alliance experienced a rite of passage earlier this month when for the first time it reported quarterly earnings.
The NACDS Annual Meeting, unfolding at the moment in Palm Beach, Fla., unofficially marks the end of the first third of the mass retailing year.
One of the most dramatic changes in global business over the past few decades is the growth of organized retail in developing markets and the expansion of global retailers in general.
and thus more power to choose. As providers compete on this somewhat leveled playing field, they will be pressured to find new ways to
In 2014 there were an estimated 3 billion Internet users worldwide, up from 2.8 billion by the end of 2013. The Indexed Web contained at least 4.59 billion pages as of this writing (March 16, 2015). The Worldwide Web is here to stay, and it is clearly not shrinking anytime soon.
Pharmacy automation provider QS/1 has partnered with Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) to help sharpen coordination among health care providers.
L’Oréal USA has formed the Multi-Cultural Beauty division to encompass Dark & Lovely, Optimum Salon Haircare, SoftSheen-Carson Professional, Magic Shave and newly acquired Carol’s Daughter. The goal of the MCB division is to fulfill the needs of the underserved multicultural beauty consumer.
In the last five years or so, chain drug stores have made huge progress ramping up their front-of-store offerings.
Many beauty mavens have fond memories of some of their first product experiments. When we were eager tweens or teens, lip balm, nail polish and fragranced body splashes and sprays were some of the first products most of our mothers let us try.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has posted NACDS Annual Meeting highlights from the Sunday Business Program via its NACDS-TV coverage. The first Business Program of the meeting featured presentations by Rite Aid Corp.
National Association of Chain Drugs Stores chairman John Standley and president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson updated members on the association’s position in health care, retail, public policy and the political arena at the 2015 NACDS Annual Meeting here.
Thrifty White Pharmacy’s focus is “It’s All About the Patient and Healthy Outcomes.” And that focus has been implanted into the mind-set of its pharmacists and other store personnel as well as those who work at the corporate level.
An apt symbol for what Steve Anderson’s leadership has meant to the National Association of Chain Drug Stores is certainly RxImpact Day.
McKesson Canada has seen its retail pharmacy banner business continue to grow. The company’s roster of pharmacy banners includes Guardian, I.D.A., Medicine Shoppe Canada, Proxim and the newly acquired Remedy’sRx.
