Loblaw Cos. shifts to single loyalty program
Next year, Loblaw Cos. plans to launch a unified customer loyalty program that joins the Shoppers Optimum and PC Plus plans of its Shoppers Drug Mart and supermarket chains.
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Hello Products unveils charcoal fluoride toothpaste
Hello Products has added Activated Charcoal Fluoride Free Whitening Toothpaste to its natural toothpaste lineup. Hello said its new black paste is formulated with activated charcoal made from sustainable bamboo, which has incredible whitening properties to remove surface stains.
Retail holiday sales forecast to grow 4.5%
FTI Consulting Inc.’s 2017 U.S. Holiday Retail Forecast projects 4.5% growth in discretionary holiday spending, an increase from 3.3% during the 2016 season.
Golinkin departs RediClinic, Health Dialog to lead FastMed
Web Golinkin, chief executive officer of Rite Aid Corp. subsidiaries RediClinic and Health Dialog, has left the companies to become CEO of FastMed Urgent Care. FastMed said Golinkin will oversee its more than 100 walk-in urgent care clinics in Arizona, Texas and North Carolina.
NACDS sees pharmacy as opioid crisis solution
Pharmacy can be key to thwarting opioid abuse, National Association of Chain Drug Stores president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson told a government summit on the crisis.
CVS Health makes naloxone available in three more states
CVS Health has announced today that naloxone opioid overdose-reversal medication is now available without an individual prescription at all of the 300 CVS Pharmacy locations in Michigan, including those located inside Target stores.
Walgreens donating vouchers for flu shots
Walgreens is joining forces with FamilyWize Community Service Partnership, the Department of Health and Human Services and United Way, to provide a series of community health clinic events at no cost to make flu vaccination more accessible in underserved communities throughout the country.
Industry mourns SDM founder Murray Koffler, 93
Murray Koffler, who over 50 years ago founded what would become Canada’s largest drug chain, Shoppers Drug Mart, has died at age 93. Also a prominent philanthropist and businessman, Koffler passed away on Sunday at his home in Toronto. Koffler was born in Toronto in 1924. At age 17, he went on a
Albertsons Cos. enlists IRI for supply chain services
Food and drug retailer Albertsons Cos. has entered into an agreement with data and analytics specialist IRI for supply chain services.
Zicam launches cold-shortening fruit drops
Zicam has expanded its homeopathic product lineup with Zicam Cold Remedy Medicated Fruit Drops. The company said Tuesday that Zicam Cold Remedy Medicated Fruit Drops help shorten the length of a cold when taken at the first sign of symptoms.
Walgreens offers FedEx drop-off, pickup services
FedEx Corp. and Walgreen Co. have announced an agreement where FedEx package pickup and drop-off services will be available in more than 7,500 Walgreens stores across all 50 U.S. states. FedEx and Walgreens first revealed the partnership 10 months ago. Now — thanks in part to that deal — 80% of the
McKesson to buy RxCrossroads from CVS for $735 million
McKesson Corp. announced late Monday that it had signed a definitive agreement to purchase RxCrossroads, a provider of tailored services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers, from CVS Health.
McKesson sees exit of key exec
Patterson Cos. has hired Mark Walchirk, a key executive at McKesson Corp., as its next president and chief executive officer, with a starting date of November 20. Walchirk will succeed James Wiltz, who has been serving in those roles on an interim basis since the departure of Scott Anderson on June
QuintilesIMS adopts IQVIA as new name
Global health care and pharmaceutical information specialist QuintilesIMS has changed its name to IQVIA. The IQVIA name became effective as of Nov. 6, the company said. Plans call for IQVIA equity shares to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “IQV” starting on
CVS to go national with next-day Rx delivery
Early next year, CVS Pharmacy plans to begin next-day delivery of prescriptions to patients nationwide. CVS said Monday that the next-day delivery service will bring prescriptions directly to customers’ doors.
CEO succession at Cardinal Health
Cardinal Health Inc. has named chief financial officer Mike Kaufmann to succeed George Barrett as chief executive officer. Plans call for Kaufmann, 54, to take the CEO reins and join Cardinal’s board on Jan. 1.