Total Store Expo Product Showcase winners announced
SAN DIEGO – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has named the winners of the 2023 Total Store Expo Product Showcase.
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Taro Pharmaceuticals expands OTC product portfolio
Taro Pharmaceutical USA announces the expansion of its growing FeverAll children’s fever brand with a new liquid oral acetaminophen suspension format.
Kinney Drugs will administer RSV vaccine for adults over age 60
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. – Kinney Drugs pharmacists will soon be able to provide RSV vaccines to adults 60 years and older in Vermont and New York State. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common respiratory virus that typically causes mild, cold-like symptoms.
Circana: Inflation lifted retail dollar volume 2% in July; unit sales decreased
CHICAGO – U.S. retail sales in July, including spending on both discretionary general merchandise and consumer packaged goods (CPG), increased 2% compared to the same month last year, and unit sales declined 2%.
Walgreens provides update for victims of Maui wildfires
Walgreens issued the following statement as an update for victims of the Maui wildfires. “Walgreens is committed to helping victims of the Maui wildfires get access to their medications.
Amazon Pharmacy launches automatic insulin coupons
Amazon Pharmacy has introduced automatic coupons, providing instant savings on more than 15 insulin and diabetes care brands.
MedAdvisor Solutions is new name of Adheris Health
WOBURN, Mass. – Adheris Health, a MedAdvisor company, has rebranded as MedAdvisor Solutions as part of a global initiative to consolidate the parent company’s business units and B2B brands into one global B2B brand and enterprise structure.
Burnham named EVP at Greater Than One
NEW YORK – Mary Rose Burnham has been appointed executive vice president of brand and medical strategy at healthcare-focused marketing agency Greater Than One. She will be responsible for overseeing the partnership of brand and medical strategists on each of Greater Than One’s (www.greaterthanone.
Analysis angles
While businesses don’t often use the term “big data” anymore, the concept has not disappeared. The analysis of large amounts of data to mine a variety of insights and actions still provides the strongest guideposts when building a strategic direction.
CHPA, Family Dollar partner to improve shoppers’ self-care decisions
WASHINGTON – The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) Educational Foundation and Family Dollar have launched a program to help the chain’s shoppers make informed, educated choices about choosing and using over-the-counter products and dietary supplements.
Wellness Day at Walmart to take place nationwide on Saturday
Wellness Day at Walmart will let families check their health ahead of the new school year with free screenings and affordable immunizations this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
25th Annual NACDS Foundation Dinner raises nearly $1.3 million for patient care initiatives
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – In its special 25th Anniversary year, the always-inspiring NACDS Foundation Dinner made a major move to the 2023 NACDS Total Store Expo, expanding its reach and its ability to support public health initiatives. Supporters and attendees of the Dinner raised nearly $1.
Total Store Expo reimagines ‘what could be’ during NACDS’ 90th anniversary year
National Association of Chain Drug Stores chair Mike Wysong, and president and CEO Steve Anderson, Sunday welcomed member retailers and suppliers to the NACDS Total Store Expo — the third conference in 2023 celebrating the association’s 90th anniversary year.
How stores can drive retail’s reinvention to growth
There was a brief moment in the pandemic, while stores were shuttered and online commerce was soaring, when retailers started to wonder what kind of role the physical store still had to play. Three years on, we can say definitively that stores remain key to the retail industry’s future.
Retail transformation via breakthrough innovation
There is an age-old adage that suggests that “he who hesitates is lost.” For as long as I can remember, this simply did not seem applicable to the retail industry.
Artificial intelligence’s disruptive impact on e-commerce
The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has ushered in a new era for e-commerce, redefining how we search for products, reshaping the foundational building blocks of success in e-commerce and transforming retailer experiences.