Eaton Apothecary units sold to Walgreens
Walgreen Co. has agreed to buy 12 Eaton Apothecary pharmacies in the Boston area from D.A.W. Inc. for about $19 million. The deal is slated to close within 90 days, according to Walgreens.
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It’s not too early to think about NACDS Marketplace
The first registration materials for the 2010 National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting came in the mail last week.
Rx’s role in health care reform
Tom Ryan brings his customary concentration of thought and clarity of purpose to the issue of health care reform in an op-ed piece that recently appeared in The Washington Times.
Winn-Dixie rolls out prepaid health insurance cards
Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. is answering consumers’ call for affordable health care while taking a novel approach to prepaid cards.
Van Howe is leaving Walgreens
Dave Van Howe is the latest executive to part ways with Walgreen Co. The vice president of purchasing is leaving the drug store chain at the end of the year to pursue other interests. Walgreens said Wednesday that Van Howe’s duties will be transitioned to several other individuals in the company.
CVS gives customers incentive to forgo plastic bags
CVS Caremark Corp. is rewarding loyalty card customers who use new environmentally friendly shopping bags instead of single-use plastic bags.
Rite Aid promotes pair of pharmacy executives
Rite Aid Corp. has promoted retail pharmacy veteran Dan Miller to senior vice president of pharmacy. Filling Miller’s former post as vice president of pharmacy operations is Karen Staniforth, who was promoted from regional pharmacy vice president, the company announced Monday.
Walgreens to acquire 12 Eaton Apothecary pharmacies
Walgreen Co. plans to buy 12 Eaton Apothecary pharmacies in the Boston area from D.A.W. Inc., a subsidiary of Nyer Medical Group. Walgreens, which announced the deal just before the weekend, said the transaction is valued at about $19 million.
Kmart rewards consumers for transferring prescriptions
Discount store chain Kmart is incentivizing consumers to transfer their current prescriptions to its pharmacies. The retailer on Friday said Kmart Pharmacy is offering a Kmart gift card of up to $25, valid until the end of December, for customers that make the switch. A card will be given for each
CVS.com adds interactive tools, mobile service
CVS Caremark Corp. has rolled out interactive prescription, health information and savings tools on its CVS/pharmacy web site and launched a microsite for mobile devices. Dubbed CVS.com Mobile, the service — accessed online at m.cvs.
Laura Bush to speak at NACDS Foundation dinner
Former First Lady Laura Bush is slated to be the keynote speaker at the 11th Annual National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation Dinner. The NACDS Foundation said Thursday that Bush will address dinner attendees on December 1 at the Hilton New York Hotel in New York City.
Hours extended in many Duane Reade stores
Duane Reade Inc. has extended operating hours in 55 of its 256 drug stores in the metropolitan New York area. The chain said Tuesday that the changes in store hours will increase the number of stores open seven days a week to 248 locations and the number of stores open 24 hours
Rite Aid to offer $270 million in notes to refinance debt
In a move to refinance debt coming due next year, Rite Aid Corp. plans to offer $270 million of senior secured notes due in 2019.
P&G aims to ‘play big’ in consumer health care
At first glance, Procter & Gamble Co.’s new Align brand looks like just the latest entry in the hot probiotics category. But on closer inspection, the product actually marks a key step in the supplier’s game plan to become the leading consumer health care company in the world.
Health Corner web site relaunched by Walgreens
Walgreen Co. said it has rolled out a "new and improved" Healthcornertv.com, a web site with more than 1,200 videos on 65 health and wellness topics.