Larry Burton has been hired as senior vice president of government affairs at CVS Caremark Corp. CVS Caremark said Thursday that Burton, who previously was executive director at Business Roundtable in Washington, D.C., will join the company on Feb. 27.
Gains in both the front end and pharmacy propelled Rite Aid Corp. to another month of increased same-store sales in January. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the four weeks ended Jan. 28, comparable-store sales climbed 2.2% from a year earlier. That fell short of the 3.6% comp-store sales gain in
Walgreen Co. is acquiring the community specialty pharmacy and centralized specialty and mail service pharmacy businesses of BioScrip Inc. for about $225 million. The companies said Thursday that for Elmsford, N.Y.
Bebida Beverage Co. (BeBevCo) is slated to roll out its relaxation and energy drinks at Duane Reade drug stores. BeBevCo said Tuesday that it has acquired a vendor number with Duane Reade, a subsidiary of Walgreen Co.
Sales and marketing specialist Crossmark has formed a new business unit for the drug and value retail channels.
Chain drug retailers Rite Aid Corp. and Walgreen Co. have kicked off heart health initiatives in recognition of American Heart Month in February.
CVS/pharmacy has launched Order Ready Text Messaging, which allows customers to get text messages to notify them when their prescription is ready to be picked up.
National Association of Chain Drug Stores is part of a group of health care-related organizations hailing a tentative decision by a federal court to block a 10% reimbursement cut in Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program.
Rite Aid Corp. has partnered with American Greetings Corp. and Hershey Co. for "Sweet Escape," a Valentine’s Day promotion on its Facebook and Twitter sites.
Walgreen Co. plans to buy prescription files and inventory from 33 Kmart pharmacies in 16 states. Walgreens said Monday that it will purchase the pharmacy patient files and transfer them to nearby Walgreens pharmacies. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Katz Group Canada has signed an agreement to sell Drug Trading Co., its banner pharmacy business, and Medicine Shoppe Canada, its franchise pharmacy business, to McKesson Corp. for about $920 million. As part of the transaction McKesson is entering into other ancillary agreements with Katz Group.
Leonard Genovese, part of the family that ran the former Genovese Drug Stores Inc. chain, has been retained by PearlBrite Concepts Inc. to serve on its board of advisors management team. PearlBrite is a nondental, cosmetic teeth whitening company and subsidiary of Delta Entertainment Group Inc.
Coria Laboratories has expanded its popular CeraVe skin care line with CeraVe SA Renewing Lotion. The Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America subsidiary said Thursday that CeraVe SA Renewing Lotion is now available at drug stores and mass retailers nationwide at a suggested retail price of $14.99.
Banana Boat has begun rolling out a pair of new products for its CoolZone line and unveiled a sponsorship with NASCAR and IndyCar auto racing teams.
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. is expanding its roster of exclusive beauty care brands with the rollout of essence, a Germany-based value cosmetics brand. At Shoppers Drug Mart, essence cosmetics will be showcased in an innovative display.
Rite Aid Corp. plans to deploy a cloud-based workforce management system that will be used at all of its nearly 4,700 drug stores. Retail workforce management technology provider WorkPlace Systems Inc.
