National Association of Chain Drug Stores chairman Bob Loeffler told attendees at the NACDS Regional Chain Conference that retailers and suppliers alike will benefit from next year’s inaugural NACDS Total Store Expo. The expo is scheduled for August 10 to 13, 2013, at the Sands Expo in Las Vegas.
The Chain Drug Marketing Association’s (CDMA’s) 86th Annual Trade Expo here last month attracted a record-breaking number of attendees, the group says.
Ending a 40-year career in retailing that has been as impressive in its diversity as it has been stunning in its achievements, Andy Giancamilli has stepped down as chief executive officer of Mississauga, Ontario-based Katz Drug.
As the Federal Trade Commission ponders the potential ramifications of a $29 billion merger between Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions, it confronts a number of weighty issues.
Mitchell-Vance Laboratories has landed retail distribution for its ScarAway Silicone Scar Sheets with food and drug retail giant Kroger Co. The scar care company said plans call for the product to roll out to all Kroger and Kroger-owned stores nationwide on April 1.
A new CVS Caremark Corp. study found that doctors didn’t adhere to the American Diabetes Association/European Association for the Study of Diabetes consensus guidelines for recommended treatment in 35% of cases involving over 250,000 newly diagnosed diabetes patients.
This fall, London Drugs is slated to go live with a redesigned online store.
Johnson & Johnson has named vice chairman Alex Gorsky as its next chief executive officer, succeeding Bill Weldon. Announcing the move late Tuesday, J&J said Gorsky, 51, is slated to take the CEO reins on April 26 at the company’s annual shareholder meeting.
More than 20,000 pharmacies nationwide have formed RxAlly, an alliance aimed at helping patients improve their health through personalized pharmacist care while reining in medical costs. RxAlly is led by Bruce Roberts, former chief executive officer of the National Community Pharmacists Association.
SpermCheck Fertility, an at-home test to measure sperm count, has become available on Walgreens.com and CVS.com and is slated to soon become available in stores.
Prestige Brands Holdings Inc. confirmed that it has received an offer to be bought out by Genomma Lab Internacional S.A.B. de C.V. but expressed bewilderment about why an unsolicited bid was made.
Kimberly-Clark Corp. now has another billion-dollar brand: Kotex. The company said Monday that Kotex crossed the billion-dollar global net sales mark in 2011, following two consecutive years of significant growth in the feminine care category.
MinuteClinic, the retail health clinic subsidiary of CVS Caremark Corp., plans to switch its current proprietary electronic medical record (EMR) system to the AllscriptsMyWay Electronic Health Record (EHR).
At its California stores, Rite Aid Corp. has added six new flavors to its Thrifty Ice Cream private label. The six new flavors include the brand’s first Greek-style nonfat frozen yogurts.
NEW YORK – CVS/pharmacy and Walgreens finished in the top 10 in Interbrand Design Forum’s annual ranking of the top 50 most valuable U.S. retail brands. DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Walmart maintains its #1 position on Interbrand’s U.S. Most Valuable Retail Brands list for 2012.
At eight of its drug stores in Louisville, Ky., Walgreen Co. has partnered with Passport Health Plan, a local Medicaid health plan, on a new smoking cessation program.
