Chain Drug Review names Hartsig top merchant
Walgreens is continuing to transform its retail business, and one of the principal architects of the transformation is senior vice president and chief merchandising officer Joe Hartsig.
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Kroger and Microsoft team to redefine the customer experience
Kroger Co. and Microsoft Corp. today announced a collaboration to redefine the customer experience using Kroger Technology products powered by Microsoft Azure, the retailer’s preferred cloud platform for Retail as a Service (RaaS).
Lilly to acquire Loxo Oncology
Eli Lilly and Co. and Loxo Oncology, Inc. today announced a definitive agreement for Lilly to acquire Loxo Oncology for $235.00 per share in cash, or approximately $8.0 billion.
Philips intros personalized solutions to improve consumer health at CES
Philips announced at CES 2019 a range of intelligent, adaptive and personalized consumer health solutions to help people to live healthy lives and be active health consumers.
CVS Health acquires Ritzman Pharmacies
CVS Health has acquired Ritzman Pharmacies Inc. with plans to close almost all of its 20 Ohio stores and transfer the prescription files. Terms were not disclosed. Ritzman’s units in Akron and Berlin, will be rebranded CVS Pharmacy.
Cardinal Health Foundation supports new initiatives for the OHA
As part of its long-standing commitment to reduce opioid misuse and abuse, the Cardinal Health Foundation is pleased to announce a $530,000 grant to the Ohio Hospital Association (OHA) to identify and deploy best opioid prescribing practices for pain management among OHA member hospitals across the
Diplomat partners with CSI Specialty Group to expand health system services
Diplomat Pharmacy and CSI Specialty Group, a globally recognized specialty pharmacy consulting firm, have launched a program for hospitals and health systems interested in starting or expanding their own specialty pharmacy services to benefit from Diplomat’s limited-distribution drug portfolio and e
Study: CeraVe helps consumers find the winter itch fix
According to recently released results from a CeraVe survey conducted online by Harris Poll among 2,000 U.S. adults, 83% of Americans say their skin feels different in winter than it does during the rest of the year, with six in 10 going as far as calling it “unhealthy” during the season.
ADA Finds Colgate Optic White Toothpaste safe and effective to whiten teeth
Colgate Optic White announced that the brand is the first toothpaste to be awarded the American Dental Association (ADA) Seal of Acceptance in the at-home tooth bleaching category.
Hain Celestial enhances executive leadership team
The Hain Celestial Group announced the appointments of Chris Boever to the role of chief customer officer and Robert Gulliver to chief human resources officer, both reporting directly to Mark Schiller, president and chief executive officer, effective today.
Branded prescription drug spend — A basic framework
Drug prices are a major target of patient groups and Congress, although drug spending makes up only 10% of the $3.3 trillion spent on U.S. health care in a year.
Diplomat provides updated 2018 guidance and preliminary 2019 outlook
Diplomat Pharmacy is updating its 2018 financial guidance and providing a preliminary 2019 outlook in connection with its presentation today at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. Diplomat now expects 2018 revenue to be at the lower end of the previously communicated $5.5 to $5.
WBA tabs three global executives
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) recently announced three global leadership appointments. Vineet Mehra will be joining WBA as global chief marketing officer. He will be based at corporate headquarters here and will report to WBA co-chief operating officers Ornella Barra and Alex Gourlay.
Walgreens and Verily boost chronic care
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and Verily, an Alphabet company, will be collaborating on multiple projects under a broad agreement aimed at improving health outcomes for patients with chronic conditions, while also lowering the cost of care.
Retailers receive gift of holiday sales growth
Robust sales from before Thanksgiving through Christmas gave retailers much to cheer about at the end of last year. Holiday sales increased 5.1% to more than $850 billion — the strongest growth in the past six years, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. Online shopping saw a 19.
Digitally nudging patients can create a win-win
Editor’s note: The fourth in a series of seven articles by A.T. Kearney on the trends that are radically transforming the health sector. By Todd Huseby and Carol Cruickshank Traditionally, the approach to health in the United States has been reactive or at best responsive.