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CVS to offer safe medication disposal chain-wide in 2020

CVS to offer safe medication disposal chain-wide in 2020

CVS Health announced Thursday that all CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide will offer customers a free safe medication disposal option, beginning in 2020.  The company will add 1,000 in-store safe medication disposal units to the more than 1,700 units currently in CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide.

IPC, Kodak Moments extend partnership

IPC, Kodak Moments extend partnership

SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. – Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC) is pleased to announce the renewal of its partnership with Kodak Moments, a division of Kodak Alaris. This newest contract with the consumer printing business of Kodak Alaris extends through the next three years.

Holiday shoppers plan to spend 4% more this year

Holiday shoppers plan to spend 4% more this year

Consumers say they will spend an average of $1,047.83 this holiday season, up 4% from the $1,007.24 they said they would spend last year, according to the annual survey released Thursday by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

SDM and Smile Direct Club launch pilot

SDM and Smile Direct Club launch pilot

Shoppers Drug Mart has announced a pilot launch with SmileDirectClub, the industry pioneer and first direct-to-consumer medtech platform for teeth straightening, to offer the brand’s signature SmileShop experience in two Ontario locations.

Walgreens, Susan G. Komen and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society team

Walgreens, Susan G. Komen and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society team

Walgreens announced this week a new collaboration with Susan G. Komen and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to enable research in tough-to-treat cancers and increase access to care with a pledge to contribute more than $25 million to the organizations, collectively, over the next five years.

Walgreens makes first drone delivery

Walgreens makes first drone delivery

Walgreens on Friday afternoon made its first on-demand drone delivery. The retailer’s initial “store to door” drone shipment went to locals Michael Collver and his wife Kelly, who received a cough and cold pack complete with Tylenol, Halls cough drops, tissues, Emergen-C and bottled water.