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Cognetti to take on bigger role at Kinney

Kinney Drugs vice president of marketing Jim Wuest is set to retire at the end of the year, at which time vice president of merchandising Rick Cognetti will be promoted to vice president of marketing and ­merchandising.

Coutu buys 50% stake in Medicus

Jean Coutu Group Inc. has agreed to acquire a 50% share of Le Groupe Medicus Inc., a company that specializes in orthotics and prosthetic devices. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

New headquarters for NACDS

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has moved its corporate office. The trade association relocated its headquarters on December 3 to 1776 Wilson Blvd., Suite 200, in Arlington, Va. All office and staff telephone and fax numbers have remained the same.

Kerr’s Chater takes position at RxAlly

Rebecca Chater has joined pharmacy alliance RxAlly as vice president of health outcomes. In the new role, Chater will provide leadership and clinical management of RxAlly solutions as well as integrate business development with clinical staff and operations.

Canadian pharmacies grapple with big transition

The recent legislative and policy changes empowering Canadian pharmacists to offer new patient services and interventions represent challenge as well as opportunity for community pharmacy, said Justin Bates, vice president of Pharmacy Affairs for the Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores (CACDS)

The most innovative retailer in America

If you’re within a thousand miles of Chicago, make the journey to the Windy City and drop in on the new, 30,000-square-foot (25,000-square-foot selling) Walgreens drug store in the city’s Bucktown/Wicker Park neighborhood.

CVS to acquire Medicine Chest pharmacies

CVS Caremark Corp. plans to buy 19 Medicine Chest drug stores in Texas later this month. CVS said Friday that under the deal, CVS/pharmacy will operate nine of the acquired locations and relocate 10 other Medicine Chest pharmacies into nearby CVS/pharmacy stores.

SoloHealth kiosk sees sharp rise in consumer use

SoloHealth reported that its SoloHealth Station health and wellness kiosk has seen consumer engagement surge over 200% since late summer. The company said Thursday that to date nearly 5 million consumers have interacted with the health screening kiosk, up from 2.5 million in late August.

Awareness remains hurdle with loyalty programs

Awareness remains hurdle with loyalty programs

Chain drug stores are on the leading edge in using loyalty cards to win and keep pharmacy customers, yet customer awareness of such programs could be greater, a study by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals reveals.

Elite announces supply pact for phentermine API

Elite Pharmaceuticals Inc. has shored up its supply of phentermine active ingredient for the next year. The company said Thursday that it has in place an agreement with the its sole supplier of the active pharmaceutical ingredient for its product lines that include phentermine HCl tablets (37.