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Issue 09-29-2014

ACA still a work in progress

With the next open-enrollment period for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act six weeks away, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores has advocated administrative changes to help people seeking health coverage in 2015.

Walgreens moves toward merger

Walgreen Co. continues to move ahead with its planned acquisition of Alliance Boots GmbH. The company has filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the creation of a new holding company, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., which will be legally based in Delaware. Deerfield, Ill.

Fight for Family Dollar goes on

The directors of Family Dollar Stores Inc. continue to back Dollar Tree Stores Inc.’s bid to acquire their company, despite Dollar General Corp.’s higher offer. Dollar General has made a hostile bid for its dollar store rival. It has offered $80 per share, or $9.1 billion.

Langowski joins CVS as exec VP

CVS Health has hired Mary Langowski as executive vice president for strategy, policy and market development, effective October 14. Langowski will focus on identifying and expanding enterprise opportunities as the company seeks an increasingly prominent role in the health care system, CVS says.

CVS changes health care game at retail

In a year crammed with major news stories, cataclysmic personnel shifts and stunning new strategies and directions, the No. 1 retailing story of 2014 increasingly appears to be the CVS decision, announced early this year, to stop selling tobacco products in its 7,700 drug stores.

Business leaders gear up to drive change

October 1 is the first anniversary of the debut of the federal and state health care exchanges that allow Americans to assess insurance options and purchase coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Since then 7.3 million people have signed up, and another 4.