In this week’s Video Forum, Jenni Zilka, president of Good Neighbor Pharmacy, discusses the factors that have put the network of independent drug stores at the top of J.D. Power’s patient satisfaction survey for several years running.
Vinima Shekhar has been appointed vice president of beauty at Walmart. She succeeds Creighton Kiper, who was named senior vice president of home. Shekhar joined Walmart in 2018 in e-commerce and has worked in various areas of the merchandising business.
WASHINGTON – Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau Tuesday shows modest retail sales gains in June despite an uneven pace of spending in recent months, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said. “The path of household spending remains difficult to read,” Kleinhenz said.
FTI Consulting projects that U.S. online retail sales will reach $1.2 trillion in 2024, an increase of nearly 10% from last year, according to the firm’s 2024 Online Retail Report. The firm’s Retail & Consumer Products practice, which conducted analysis for the report, expects U.S.
WASHINGTON – Retail sales showed moderate growth in June amid a still solid economy and near-zero inflation for retail goods, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released Friday by the National Retail Federation.
Costco Wholesale Corp. said it will increase its annual membership fees in the United States and Canada, effective September 1.
WASHINGTON – The National Retail Federation on Wednesday released its annual list of the Top 100 Retailers, compiled by Kantar, a global marketing data, insight and consultancy company. The 2024 Top 100 Retailers ranks the industry’s largest companies according to domestic sales.
Michelle LeBlanc was appointed Vice President of Merchandising for Beauty, Personal Care and Hispanic Center of Excellence (CoE) by CVS Health.
In the second of two installments, Sally Lyons Wyatt, global executive vice president and chief advisor for consumer goods and foodservice insights at Circana, talks about the changes that traditional supermarkets need to make to attract and retain younger shoppers.
Chain Drug Review (CDR) and Mass Market Retailers (MMR) presented their 2023 “Retailer of the Year” awards last week in New York City. The event, held at The Harmonie Club, drew retailer and supplier executives from across the food, drug and mass channels.
Sally Lyons Wyatt, global executive vice president and chief advisor for consumer goods and foodservice insights at Circana, tells this week’s Video Forum about the state of American consumers in an inflationary environment.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.’s third quarter earnings missed projections and the company cut its full-year profit outlook. Citing a “difficult” environment for shoppers and pharmacies, WBA announced plans to shutter a ‘significant’ number of underperforming stores.
This week, McKesson Corp., Health Mart, and Health Mart Atlas welcomed nearly 2,700 attendees including independent pharmacies at the 2024 McKesson ideaShare conference in New Orleans.
Target has named Christina Hennington, currently chief growth officer, as chief strategy and growth officer. Rick Gomez, currently chief food, essentials and beauty officer, has been appointed chief commercial officer, overseeing Target’s merchandising business.
BENTONVILLE, Ark.– Walmart has expanded its HIV Point-of-Care Screenings to 18 Specialty Pharmacies of the Community (SPOCs) – located within Walmart Pharmacies – in Colorado and Virginia.
Amazon Pharmacy announced Tuesday that RxPass is now available to Prime members on Medicare, opening access to affordable medication to over 50 million more people.
