again. But the current promotion bears little resemblance to the event that, apparently eons ago, ushered in the Christmas selling season by offering shoppers, for a limited time on the day following Thanksgiving, holiday specials that lured customers into all manner of stores.
The spectacular is becoming so commonplace that even the most astonishing events in chain drug retailing are assuming a ho-hum characteristic. Nothing new here, even if Walgreens has announced its intention to acquire Rite Aid.
Stefano Pessina is once again changing the face of community pharmacy.
The move toward closer cooperation among providers is one of the more intriguing developments in health care, one that promises to improve patient outcomes and limit expenditures in a sector that accounts for almost 20% of the nation’s gross domestic product.
and the rub-off impacted the entire retail community. Indeed,
There are many social media channels, and personal experiences with them vary based on age, interests, technology savvy and more. Depending on one’s interests or information being sought, there are likely a variety of ways to participate or find others online that can relate.
health care will be a prominent issue as the process of choosing Barack Obama’s successor
As the year 2015 winds down, the chain drug community must face the reality that the coming year will be unlike any that has preceded it. The same drug chains still rule the U.S. landscape. But the content of their character and the face of the people who guide them are vastly different than in
Every year, Canadians, who have access to one of the most advanced health care systems in the world, spend more than $200 billion on health care, $34 billion of which is on pharmaceuticals.
The major provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have been in effect for almost two years now, enough time to undertake an interim analysis of the controversial law’s impact on the health care system.
The ranks of the founding families, the leaders who collectively framed and built the chain drug store business in America, are thinning at an alarming rate.
How many times have you seen an image of a product and had your interest piqued, only to view the item firsthand and have the thought, “That’s not what I was expecting.” It’s common, especially among home buyers.
The power of digital technology to shake up existing business models in health care and mass market retailing was a focal point for many of the executives in attendance at last month’s NACDS Total Store Expo in Denver.
Summer’s nearly over. The holiday selling season is a few small steps away. The back-to-school selling season is over. Halloween is here. Thanksgiving is a moment away.
What if … in 2025 a 76-year-old Alzheimer’s patient, along with a family member, arrives at his local retail chain to test a newly launched augmented reality headset designed specifically for patients with cognitive disorders? The retailer helps with the fitting and initial customization of device p
Biosimilars offer tremendous promise for millions of Americans suffering from cancer, rheumatoid arthritis or other diseases, offering lower-cost and highly effective alternatives to costly reference product drugs, also known as biologics.
