In the aftermath of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores-sponsored Total Store Expo exhibit show and business conference, held in Boston late last month, one long-held view was fortified by both the retailer and supplier communities: Business at retail is in the doldrums.
The change in name of CVS Caremark to CVS Health marks the culmination of a transition almost a quarter century in the making. Just 25 years ago CVS was one of several regional drug chains with a strong presence in a relatively limited geographic area.
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The Female Health Co. has unveiled new packaging for its FC2 Female Condom in the United States. The company said Tuesday that the new look marks Global Female Condom Day on Sept. 16, in which events around the world will raise awareness and availability of the female condom.
Continuing its successful program, Walgreen Co. is offering more than $10 million of free flu shot vouchers to people who lack health insurance coverage and cannot afford a flu shot on their own. Walgreens said Friday that for the program, now in its fifth straight year, the U.S.
Family Dollar Stores Inc. has rejected an enhanced acquisition bid by Dollar General Corp. made earlier this week. Family Dollar said Friday that it turned down Dollar General’s $80-per-share acquisition proposal on Sept. 2, valued at $9.
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has launched entecavir tablets (0.5 mg and 1 mg), an antiviral medication, in the United States. Teva said Thursday that its product is the generic equivalent of Baraclude tablets, marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb.
David Tacka, senior vice president and chief financial officer at The Hershey Co., plans to retire at the end of this year. Hershey said late Wednesday that it has engaged a leading executive search firm to conduct a national search for a successor to Tacka, who assumed the CFO role at the
Dr. Pepper Snapple Group has signed a nonbinding letter of intent to acquire Davis Beverage Group and Davis Bottling Co. Dr. Pepper Snapple said late Wednesday that the company and Davis have begun due diligence and aim to close the sale in the fourth quarter.
PharmaSmart International Inc. has introduced its next-generation biometric kiosk, the Model PS2000 Destination, following a pilot at Mariano’s, a Chicago-area food and drug chain. A pharmacy patient uses the PharmaSmart PS2000 biometric kiosk at a Mariano’s store.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to assist consumers newly enrolled in plans bought via the health insurance exchanges as they access their prescription drug benefits.
ReCept Pharmacy has been received full specialty pharmacy accreditation from URAC, a Washington-based health care accrediting body.
Target Corp. is now offering a range of flu vaccines on a walk-in basis at all of its pharmacy and retail health clinic locations.
Solid pharmacy results helped lift Rite Aid Corp. to a year-over-year gain in same-store sales for August. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the five weeks ended Aug. 30, comparable-store sales rose 3.9%, in line with increases earlier this summer of 4.6% in July and 3.9% in June.
Walgreen Co. saw comparable-store sales rise in August, reporting increases in both the front end and the pharmacy. Walgreens said Thursday that comp-store sales climbed 3.7% in August, reflecting negative impacts of 1.
