CVS rebrands O-T-C store brand line
CVS Pharmacy has rebranded its private label health and wellness products under the CVS Health name. The line of more than 2,500 products spans 19 categories.
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New Orleans ward gets boost
CVS Pharmacy said it has become the first major retailer to build in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward since the historic neighborhood was devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. With the grand opening of a new CVS drug store at 5000 N. Claiborne Ave.
MinuteClinic unveils digital tool to quicken wait time
MinuteClinic, the retail clinic arm of CVS Health, has introduced a new tool to speed up the wait time for patients by allowing them to hold a place in line from their smartphones, computers or tablets.
Digital marketing should top the priority list
Marketing is among those operations undergoing a fundamental change in the digital world. Today’s consumer has materially different expectations about how she wants to buy products and services and about how she expects companies to market them to her.
Pfizer, Allergan call off $160 billion merger
Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday that its merger agreement with Allergan PLC has been terminated by mutual agreement, a decision driven by the Treasury Department’s announcement of new rules intended to undercut this type of tax inversion deal.
Industry stresses value of MTM
For a congressional hearing on medication therapy management, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores emphasized the value of pharmacists in providing MTM services, especially in improving medication adherence, patient health and health care affordability for Medicare patients.
BJ’s taps Baldwin as president, COO
WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. has named Christopher Baldwin president and chief operating officer, effective September 8.
Jergens ads promote skin care “breakthrough”
Kao USA Inc. has announced a campaign promoting an addition to the Jergens Skincare brand that features actress Leslie Mann in ads that aim to get women thinking beyond their face and hair to “their oft-neglected beauty assets: the skin on their bodies.
PepsiCo introduces aspartame-free Diet Pepsi
PepsiCo has unveiled aspartame-free Diet Pepsi as a new option for cola fans. “Diet cola drinkers in the U.S. told us they wanted aspartame-free Diet Pepsi, and we’re delivering,” said Seth Kaufman, senior vice president Pepsi and Flavors portfolio, PepsiCo North America Beverages.
Target promotes John Mulligan to exec VP, COO
MINNEAPOLIS – Target Corp. announced that is promoting John Mulligan, the company’s chief financial officer, to the newly created role of executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective September 1. Mulligan will assume oversight of stores, supply chain and properties.
Executive VP Jose Barra leaving Target
MINNEAPOLIS – In the latest in a series of executive changes under chairman and chief executive officer Brian Cornell, Jose Barra is leaving Target Corp. to take a new position elsewhere.
New mission for retired military dogs
Five retired military dogs that spent years working in war zones are putting their noses to new uses by helping police in the U.S. combat methamphetamine and other drugs, thanks in part to financial support from Westport Pharmaceuticals.
Dr. Reddy’s launches new logo and identity
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories has launched a new logo and new brand initiative under the theme Good Health Can’t Wait. The new logo is described as an expression of empathy and dynamism, which helps keep patients at the center of everything that Dr. Reddy’s does.
Rite Aid shows sales gains for June
Rite Aid Corp. posted a 2.4% same-store sales gain for June. Front-end comparable-store sales increased 0.3% over the prior-year period. Pharmacy same-store sales, which included a negative impact from new generic introductions of about 226 basis points, increased 3.4%.
Drug supply tracing deadline extended
Pharmacies have a four-month extension — until November 1 — to comply with the full scope of new dispenser tracing requirements under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA).
Ellis retires as president and COO of Kroger
CINCINNATI – Kroger Co. announced that president and chief operating officer Mike Ellis has retired after four decades with the company. Ellis, 57, will be returning to Portland, Ore., the company said on Tuesday. Ellis started as a parcel clerk at a Fred Meyer store in 1975.