Stephen Wing, director of workforce initiatives at CVS Caremark Corp., plans to join Corporate Voices for Working Families, a nonprofit business membership organization focusing on issues affecting working families. Washington, D.C.
Kerr Drug is taking a multichannel approach with its new customer rewards program, enabling shoppers and patients to access information and savings online, in stores, from mobile devices and via social media.
Navarro Discount Pharmacies has launched what it calls its Customer Experience program, aimed at saving customers time and money while enhancing their shopping experience by providing more convenience and pharmacy services.
This month, Grand Brands LLC’s Lander beauty brand is slated to roll out its new line of 64-ounce bubble baths, shampoos, and men’s and women’s body washes at 751 Rite Aid drug stores on the West Coast. Grand Brands said the product line will feature several new additions created exclusively for
Olympic gold medalist Megan Jendrick, who has 27 U.S. swimming records and a world record, is endorsing AfterSwim and Swim-Fit ear protection products from Health Enterprises Inc.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores said exhibit space is now sold out for the 2010 NACDS Marketplace Conference, which starts this weekend in San Diego.
Bartell Drugs this week is launching its "Stock the Pantry" food drive by accepting nonperishable food and cash donations at all of its 57 drug store locations. The drug chain said Tuesday that the food drive, done in conjunction with Northwest Harvest and now in its second year, runs June 1 to June
Loblaw Cos. has extended pharmacy hours for several of its supermarket banners in Ontario and is implementing technology to speed the filling of prescriptions.
This month, CVS Caremark Corp. expects to begin rolling out its Consumer Engagement Engine, which provides real-time clinical messaging to pharmacists.
Generic pharmaceuticals distributor Anda Inc. has announced some executive moves in its purchasing and sales and marketing departments. The company said Marc Falkin has been appointed vice president of purchasing. He previously served as vice president of marketing and has been with Anda since 2001.
Executives from PharmaSmart International have joined the Wegmans School of Pharmacy Advisory Council.
Walgreen Co., Aetna and the United Way are continuing their efforts to boost awareness of the need for adequate vitamin D intake, including giveaways of the essential vitamin this weekend. During the May 30 Coca-Cola Family Fest at Columbia, S.C.
More than 10 major retailers, representing over $150 billion in chain drug sales, have joined the Certificate Exchange Network (CEN) offered by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and technology provider RollStream.
This weekend, Rite Aid Corp. plans to kick off its summer skin care program that includes free skin cancer screenings and a complimentary skin care guide. Done in partnership with The Skin Cancer Foundation, the program launches May 30, Rite Aid said Wednesday. The drug store chain is hosting the
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has applauded a ResearchAmerica poll finding that pharmacists were rated as the most trustworthy source for health and medical research information. NACDS said Wednesday that one question in the survey, conducted in February by Charlton Research Co.
CVS Caremark Corp. has surpassed its 10-year Pathways to Pharmacy program goal of introducing 1 million youths to a potential pharmacy career.
