Rite Aid shifts three executives
Brian Fiala has been named executive vice president of human resources at Rite Aid Corp., one of several executive and senior management changes announced by the drug chain.
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ExtraCare is enhanced by CVS
CVS/pharmacy has redesigned its ExtraBucks receipts and launched an interactive digital campaign that urges cardholders to take advantage of the rewards they have earned under the ExtraCare loyalty program.
Walgreens answers HHS call for innovation
Companies dealing with health care data should intensify efforts and “move from a crawl to a sprint” to help improve the nation’s health outcomes and reduce costs, says Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Walgreen Co.
Walmart unveils small format
Challenging the domain of drug chains, Walmart has debuted the first three of its new small-format stores. The 15,000-square-foot Walmart Express units opened this month in Gentry and Prairie Grove, Ark., southeast of the retailer’s Bentonville headquarters; and in Richfield, N.C.
Canning steps down at Health Mart
Tim Canning, who as president of Health Mart is credited with playing a leading role in advancing the success of McKesson Corp.’s retail independent pharmacy business, is joining Omnicare Inc. as chief marketing officer.
CVS Caremark gets major PBM contract
CVS Caremark Corp. has been awarded a three-year contract to provide integrated pharmacy benefit services for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Government-wide Service Benefit Plan, also known as the Federal Employee Program (FEP).
Swipe fee vote a win for retail
In a triumph for retailers, the Senate has refused to delay cuts to debit card swipe fees. Despite a lobbying blitz by the banking industry, the Senate let stand new rules curtailing the fees that banks and credit card networks can charge retailers to process debit card transactions.
Same-store sales trending upward
Walgreen Co. and Rite Aid Corp. continued their same-store sales resurgence in May, which industry analysts said could herald improving results for the drug store sector overall. At Walgreens, comparable-store sales climbed 5.6% year over year in May, up from a 3.
Navarro pushes e-commerce
Navarro Discount Pharmacy has added e-commerce capabilities to its Navarro.com website, enabling customers outside south Florida, nationwide and internationally to take advantage of the value proposition in its stores.
Two drug chains put focus on sun protection
Two of the industry’s largest drug store chains have initiated efforts to help their customers stay safe in the sun this summer. Earlier this month Rite Aid Corp.
MinuteClinic targets diabetes
CVS Caremark Corp.’s MinuteClinics are offering a free diabetes monitoring package this summer.
Walgreens names first chief diversity officer
Steve Pemberton has been named divisional vice president of diversity and inclusion at Walgreen Co. In this role, he also becomes the company’s first chief diversity officer.
HDMA gives Yost its highest honor
Retiring AmerisourceBergen Corp. chariman and chief executive officer R. David Yost has received the 2011 Nexus Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Healthcare Distribution Management Association’s (HDMA) Center for Healthcare Supply Chain Research.
Rx distribution sector marked by consolidation, globalization
Health care distributors, or drug wholesalers as they are sometimes called, are an essential link in the health care supply chain.
Medication adherence pushed by CVS Caremark
Pharmacists should be central to efforts to remedy the confounding problem of medication nonadherence, experts said here at a panel discussion sponsored by CVS Caremark Corp. Pharmacists are more effective than doctors at fostering compliance, Dr.
Walgreens teams up with Johns Hopkins
Walgreen Co. and Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) have entered into an agreement designed to discover new methods to improve outcomes for patients with chronic diseases and reduce costs.