Two titans are speeding change
Both retail titans are moving with alacrity to reinvent their core business, even as they invest billions of dollars in other relevant fields — most notably artificial intelligence.
Opinion
Retailers face a new economic reality
What makes this moment particularly challenging is that consumers are not simply “trading down” in the traditional sense. They are redefining value altogether.
An invaluable event can be tweaked
David Pinto does a postmortem of the NACDS Annual and looks for areas to improve the event.
Employers wary of GLP-1 costs
Other new research, from Acosta Group, reveals that GLP-1s are reshaping consumer behavior including lifestyle, health and wellness, and personal care choices.
An Rx for affordable health care
The entire system would benefit from directing consumers to the lowest-cost point of care.
Make AI empowering, not domineering
AI is reshaping how consumers shop and how retailers compete. But as the technology grows more powerful, a critical question is emerging: How much AI is too much?
NACDS must face changing times
David Pinto looks at where NACDS needs to make some changes to meet its future destiny.
Why shoppers bypass drug stores
By Thom Blischok, chairman and chief executive officer of the Dialogic Group LLC.
NACDS’ top priority: Increase access to pharmacists’ services
By Steve Anderson, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
A bumpy ride through sluggish times: An industry navigates turbulence, transformation, and survival
By Ed Rowland, principal of Rowland Global LLC.
Grocers play a vital health role
By Krystal Register, VP of health and well-being at FMI – The Food Industry Association
Underfunding still plagues women’s health
By Paula Bellostas Muguerz, global lead of the Healthcare and Life Sciences practice at Kearney, and Anna Bode, global head of the Kearney Health Institute.
Crafting a women’s health mix that builds loyalty
By Georgia Gums, product and strategic pricing analyst at HRG.
Optimizing wellness: From treatment to empowerment
Kristin Hornberger, executive vice president and practice leader for wellness, beauty and homecare at Circana.
Disrupted industry needs visionary merchants
By Jill Standish, global retail lead at Accenture
