“Canna-curious” named word of the year by Civilized
2018 may be coming to a close, but it opened the door for people interested in modern cannabis culture, aka the “canna-curious”. During the year, an overwhelming number of visitors to Civilized.
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Holiday sales said to be strongest in six years
Holiday sales increased 5.1% to $850 billion, according to the Mastercard SpendingPulse report, which characterized the season from November 1 through December 24 as retailers’ strongest holiday period in six years.
Touchstone Essentials expands into growing CBD oil market
Eddie Stone, the founder and chief executive officer of global direct selling organization, Touchstone Essentials, has officially announced the expansion of its CBD oil line with the launch of a 1500 mg, full spectrum, CBD-rich hemp oil.
Special K Protein Honey Almond Ancient Grains cereal debuts
Today Kellogg’s unveils new Special K Protein Honey Almond Ancient Grains cereal with 15g of protein per serving – which climbs to 21g of protein per serving in a single bowl when served with ¾ cup skim milk, getting women consumers well on their way to reaching the daily protein recommendation of 4
Dr. Reddy’s rolls out aspirin and extended-release dipyridamole capsules
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. recently announced the launch of aspirin and extended-release dipyridamole capsules, a therapeutic equivalent generic version of Aggrenox (aspirin and extended-release dipyridamole) capsules in the United States market from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Cigna completes Express Scripts deal
Cigna Corp. has successfully completed its combination with Express Scripts Holding Company effective December 20, 2018.
WBA names global executives
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. has announced three global leadership appointments. Vineet Mehra will be joining WBA as global chief marketing officer. He will be based at corporate headquarters in Deerfield and report to WBA co-chief operating officers Ornella Barra and Alex Gourlay.
Pharmacists remain strong in Gallup honesty, ethics survey
ARLINGTON, Va. – Pharmacists rank third in Gallup’s 2018 survey of honesty and ethical standards, maintaining their consistently strong showing in the annual measure of diverse professions.
Southern U.S. continues to top this week’s Walgreens Flu Index
The Walgreens Flu Index is a weekly report developed to provide state- and market-specific information regarding flu activity, and ranks those states and markets experiencing the highest incidences of influenza across the country.
PepsiCo announces leadership appointments
PepsiCo announced today that Albert Carey, chief executive officer, PepsiCo North America, will retire at the end of March 2019 after nearly four decades at PepsiCo.
FDA’s Gottlieb issues statement on signing of Farm Bill
Yesterday, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb issued the following statement on the signing of the Agriculture Improvement Act and the agency’s regulation of products containing cannabis and cannabis-derived compound: “Today, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 was signed into law.
U.S. Farm Bill signed into law
President Trump has signed the Farm Bill, which had bipartisan support in Congress, into law. The signing of the $867 billion Farm Bill removes industrial hemp from a list of federally controlled substances.
Packaged Facts reports Walmart gaining ground in groceries
Walmart is the in-store grocery leader. Some 27% of in-store grocery purchasers say Walmart is the in-store retailer they get groceries from most, more than twice as many as Kroger, the next most chosen retailer, according to market research firm Packaged Facts in the report U.S.
Walgreens earnings beat Wall Street projections
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) on Thursday reported first quarter double-digit earnings growth for fiscal 2019 that beat analysts’ expectations, while revenue fell short of forecasts. The retailer’s revenue was $33.79 billion.
Rite Aid reports fiscal 2019 third quarter results
Rite Aid Corp. today reported operating results for its third fiscal quarter ended December 1. For the third quarter, the company reported net loss from continuing operations of $17.3 million, or $0.02 per share, Adjusted net income from continuing operations of $14.7 million, or $0.
Rite Aid, McKesson continue partnership
CAMP HILL, Pa. – Rite Aid Corp. and McKesson Corp. announced an agreement to key terms that will continue the companies’ pharmaceutical sourcing and distribution partnership for an additional 10 years.