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Walmart reports strong Q2 results

Walmart reports strong Q2 results

Walmart reported on Thursday a second-quarter net income of $3.6 billion compared with a net loss of $861 million a year earlier. Revenue rose 1.8% to nearly $130.4 billion. Operating income, on a constant currency basis, declined 2.4% to $5.6 billion.

Retail sales up in July

Retail sales up in July

Retail sales were up 0.9% in July seasonally adjusted from June and up 5.6% unadjusted year-over-year, the National Retail Federation said this week. The numbers exclude sales by automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants.

Innomar adds chronic care app

Innomar adds chronic care app

OAKVILLE, Ontario – Innomar Strategies, a Canadian specialty pharmaceuticals service provider and a part of AmerisourceBergen Corp.

Rite Aid offers flu shots chainwide

Rite Aid offers flu shots chainwide

Rite Aid Thursday announced the availability of seasonal flu shots chainwide. Patients can get ahead of the lengthy flu season by visiting any Rite Aid to receive a flu shot from one of the company’s more than 6,300 certified immunizing pharmacists, subject to state regulations.

PCMA expands staff

PCMA expands staff

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) Thursday announced staff additions to its Federal Affairs, State Affairs, Strategic Communications, and Industry Relations departments. Jocelyn Wiles has been named senior director of federal affairs.

GIANT plans flagship supermarket in Philadelphia

GIANT plans flagship supermarket in Philadelphia

GIANT Food Stores announced plans for a flagship supermarket in a mixed-use urban development under construction on the banks of the Schuylkill River in downtown Philadelphia. The 65,000-square-foot GIANT store is expected to open by fall of 2020, the company said.

Karp named to new health policy position at CHPA

Karp named to new health policy position at CHPA

The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) recently appointed Marina Karp as director of health policy, a newly created position responsible for helping to develop the association’s overall health policy priorities including policy research and outreach to the broader health care community.