The Chains: Mapping pharmacy’s landscape
From national chains to community-based networks, pharmacy operators are adapting to regulatory changes while boosting investments in clinical care, technology, and access.
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Amazon’s Summer Beauty Event returns April 27
The Summer Beauty Event underscores Amazon’s continued push to consolidate share in the highly competitive beauty category.
Kiss teams with Sabrina Carpenter to debut exclusive "Pretty Girl Parlour" speakeasy at 2026 Festival in the Desert
Step inside the festival's chicest hidden speakeasy escape for beauty, cocktails, and cooling off in style.
CVS Caremark’s Clinical Pipeline Services: Four drugs that could change care this spring
CVS Caremark’s Clinical Pipeline Services team tracks what’s ahead by translating complex drug approvals into practical information about what may matter for patient care.
PLMA announces 2026 board of directors and executive committee
Mark Cheney will serve a one-year term as chairperson.
McKesson inks agreement with Apollo Funds for strategic minority interest in medical-surgical solutions
This transaction represents a meaningful milestone as McKesson executes its separation strategy of MMS in preparation of a planned initial public offering.
Leadership charts a new course for pharmacy at 2026 NACDS Annual Meeting
Retailer-supplier collaboration reaffirmed as cornerstone of NACDS' mission.
Walgreens’ Gates shares insights at exclusive retailmediaIQ breakfast
Rick Gates, Walgreens’ chief pharmacy officer and current NACDS chairman, kicked off the NACDS Annual Meeting with a retailmediaIQ-sponsored breakfast discussion.
CDR coverage of the 2026 NACDS Annual Meeting
Click here for CDR's coverage of the 2026 NACDS Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, with updates added to this story throughout the April 17–21 event.
Megan Fox puts men's deodorant habits to the test as "Professor Fox" in new Dr. Squatch campaign
At Dr. Squatch's Foundation for Odor Excellence, she calls out what men are putting on their pits and schools them on natural upgrades from the No. 1 men's natural personal care brand in the U.S.
Sam's Club continues scaling MAP into a Retail Experience Network
Sam’s Club is expanding its Member Access Platform into a full-funnel retail media network.
A&G selling 78 Walgreens properties nationwide
60 of which are locations leased from landlords that are offered as subleases or possibly direct new leases. The remaining locations are existing Walgreens stores, shuttered stores or undeveloped land currently fee-owned by Walgreens and are being offered for sale.
Wahl Global Stage brings the world’s top barbers to Chicago for International Barber Battle
Two-day event features global competition, education summit and red-carpet championship.
L'Oréal Paris and Ulta Beauty unveil "Mother & ___" campaign
The nationwide retail and social campaign will honor the multifaceted identities of women beyond the title of Mom.
Independent pharmacists log hundreds of Congressional Meetings at annual NCPA Fly-In
The event was at maximum capacity for the third year in a row, drawing hundreds of community pharmacists from 43 states and the District of Columbia.