Walgreens turns spotlight on supplier diversity
Walgreen Co. has introduced a new program called Community Corner that aims to highlight the successes of minority-owned businesses.
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NACDS Foundation hikes scholarship award dollars
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation announced a double-digit increase in dollars awarded last year for the Pharmacy Student Scholarship Program.
More executive moves at Rite Aid
Rite Aid Corp. has shifted the responsibilities for one vice president and added duties for another in its latest executive maneuvers. The pharmacy chain said Monday that Chris Hall has been named senior vice president of pharmacy business development.
Walgreens closes Eaton Apothecary store acquisition
Walgreen Co. has completed the acquisition of the assets of 12 Eaton Apothecary pharmacies in the Boston area from D.A.W. Inc. The drug store chain had announced the agreement with D.A.W., a subsidiary of Nyer Medical Group Inc., in late October. The transaction was valued at about $19 million.
Chain Drug Retailer of the Decade: Tom Ryan, CVS
The editors of Chain Drug Review have named Tom Ryan, chairman, president and chief executive officer of CVS Caremark Corp., the publication’s Chain Drug Retailer of the Decade. The choice was not a difficult one to make.
<i>CDR</i> names CVS’ Ryan Retailer of the Decade
The editors of Chain Drug Review have named Tom Ryan, chairman, president and chief executive officer of CVS Caremark Corp., the publication’s Chain Drug Retailer of the Decade. The choice was not a difficult one to make.
Annual Meeting: Walgreens bullish about its prospects
Walgreen Co. is poised to emerge from the economic downturn stronger than ever, its executives told investors at the company’s annual meeting last month.
Snyders buy bolsters Walgreens in Minnesota
Following a pattern of augmenting its presence in important markets through the acquisition of strong regional drug chains, Walgreen Co. has agreed to purchase the pharmacy business and other assets of 25 Snyders Drug Stores locations in Minnesota.
Shirtliff named to new position at Rite Aid
Bryan Shirtliff has been named senior vice president of business development at Rite Aid Corp., a new position. Shirtliff, who joined Rite Aid in 1998, had been senior vice president of category management.
Rx is now ‘critical provider of vaccinations’
Chain drug retailers have stepped up their inoculation services in recent weeks, as supplies of the H1N1 flu vaccine have become more readily available.
Haiti gets help from chain drug industry
The chain drug industry has responded to the Haiti earthquake disaster with cash donations and measures to enable employees and customers to donate individually to relief efforts. Walgreen Co.
Walgreens takes a stand in Washington
Walgreen Co. has warned that it intends to withdraw more than half of its pharmacies in Washington from the state’s Medicaid program on February 15, in response to reimbursement cutbacks.
Beauty 360 embraces e-commerce
CVS Caremark Corp. has added an e-commerce dimension to its Beauty 360 prestige beauty care stores. As a result, customers nationwide can shop a wide array of prestige brands from beauty360.com.
CVS Caremark is clearly Ryan’s creation
Like most successful business executives, Tom Ryan is ambivalent about praise.
Regional chains can still make an impact
The sale of most of the assets of Snyders Drug Stores to Walgreens and the planned closure of the balance of the corporately owned outlets in the chain once again brings to the fore the difficulties regional operators confront in an era when the community pharmacy business is national in scope and a
