Brown: Walgreens is building on front-end strengths
Everything is on the table as Walgreens works to reenergize its front-end business.
June 10, 2024
Pharmacists’ ever expanding role in diabetes care
Diabetes and prediabetes persist as widespread conditions, demanding care in their own right and threatening complications from eye problems to kidney disease. Pharmacists offer accessible care and education for the nearly 40 million Americans with diabetes and close to 100 million with prediabetes.
Total Store Expo’s ‘unrivaled opportunities’
The NACDS Total Store Expo is one of the most eagerly awaited events on the retail industry’s calendar — and this year’s show is set to reinforce that status.
First Quality expands and diversifies manufacturing
To meet growing demand from retail partners, First Quality is expanding production capacity for baby care and adult incontinence products at multiple manufacturing facilities across North America.
Star power invigorates beauty category
It’s a showdown on the shelves between celebrities, legacy brands, nascent indies and dupes of prestige hits. Beauty has been a beacon of growth over the past three years, at a time when sales stalled in many categories.
Systems are redefining dispensing and patient care
Over the past decade, the pharmacy industry has continued its movement toward full automation of pharmacy systems. Pharmacy automation systems are redefining both dispensing and patient care management by improving speed, increasing efficiency, and reducing costs and errors.
Men’s grooming products on a fast break
The Men’s grooming category continues to explode. According to market insight company Statista, the global male grooming market will be worth a whopping $115 billion by 2028, up from nearly $80 billion in 2022. Skin care comprises around 47% of the men’s grooming market.
Resilient Cardinal taps into positive industry trends
The latest earnings report from Cardinal Health reflected positive momentum from its continued focus on improving core operations and investments to expand in key growth areas.
Randy Edeker on the future of retail pharmacy
Industry icon sees difficult days ahead for community pharmacy.
Retailers and suppliers are out of balance
For as long as most of us can remember, the tug of war between chain drug retailers and their suppliers was one of relatively equal strength. Retailers came to the battle armed with that most valuable of commodities, shelf space.
Looking to the future of health care
Speaking at WSL’s event on Thursday, CVS Health’s Erin Condon talked about how consumer expectations around health care are changing, requiring a more personalized, inclusive and holistic approach. “At the end of the day, health is about living,” Condon said.