The pain management and opioid policies advanced by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores can help guide the federal government’s action plan to prevent and treat opioid addiction, according to the association, which recently conveyed this message to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Ser
The nation’s independent pharmacies are under severe stress and, unless the economic conditions in which they operate change dramatically, many of them could begin to disappear from the scene.
Some considerable time has passed since the retail and wholesale drug store business has found itself on the wrong side of the headlines, allegedly the perpetrator of offenses it usually defends against or, at the least, is ignorant of.
Last month, Albertsons Cos. posted a 2.4% same-store sales increase in its 2019 second quarter, its seventh straight quarterly gain. The company also reported net income for the quarter of $294.8 million (versus a net loss of $32.
Amazon has announced the expansion of Counter, a network of staffed pickup points that gives customers the option to pick up their Amazon packages in-store at a partner location.
Amazon has announced the expansion of Counter, a network of staffed pickup points that gives customers the option to pick up their Amazon packages in-store at a partner location.
Walgreens’ Lauren Brindley, group vice president and general merchandise manager for beauty and personal care, was among the beauty industry executives honored last month at the Beauty Cares DreamBall here.
Among the retail trade organizations, one association has emerged as the driving force of the industry it serves, the catalyst for inclusion, and the prime determinator of the directions mass retailing embarks on and the success the industry is achieving in taking stances and making lasting impressi
Walgreens and Kroger Co. are ending sales of e-cigarettes amid heightened regulatory scrutiny of the products and reports of lung disease and some deaths linked to vaping.
Earlier this month, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 159 — sponsored by Sen. Scott Wiener (D., San Francisco) and Assemblyman Todd Gloria (D.
Anyone who had doubts about the depth of Walmart’s commitment to playing a bigger part in the nation’s health care system received a needed corrective in recent weeks as the company unveiled a series of initiatives designed to strengthen its impact in a sector that accounts for almost 20% of the U.
Chain drug store operators and other mass market retailers are confronted with a long list of complex issues today that bear not only on the success of their businesses but on the well-being of their customers and the communities they serve.
The Emerson Group is celebrating an anniversary, the company’s 25th, I believe. The exact date is either later this year or early next year or sometime soon. No matter.
Bridget-ann Hart will retire as president and chief executive officer of Kinney Drugs operator KPH Healthcare Services Inc. at the end of the year. She will continue to serve on the board of KPH, a national provider of health care services with more than 4,000 employees across four divisions.
With mass shootings becoming an all too frequent occurrence in American life, the debate over gun control continues to be a hot-button topic for the nation.
Leaders of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores thanked attendees at the organization’s Total Store Expo for their dedication around such issues as direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fee reform and opiate misuse. “We have big issues. We have big ideas.
