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Rite Aid’s Podgurski honored with Harold W. Pratt Award

Rite Aid’s Podgurski honored with Harold W. Pratt Award

DENVER – The National Association of Chain Drug Store (NACDS) today presented the Harold W. Pratt Award – its highest honor commemorating service to pharmacy – to Mike Podgurski, Rite Aid Corporation’s vice president, pharmacy services.

Rite Aid names Havas as agency of record

Rite Aid names Havas as agency of record

Rite Aid has named Havas North America as its new agency of record with an emphasis on brand strategy and creative. Under the agreement, Havas will form a team of top talent known as the “Well Village” — including thought leaders with vast experience in retail health care strategy and creative

BGC promotes Neil Ducote to VP of pharmacy operations

BGC promotes Neil Ducote to VP of pharmacy operations

Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) recently announced the promotion of Neil Ducote to Vice President of Pharmacy Operations. Ducote, who served as director of pharmacy operations for BGC since 2017, graduated from the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science in pharmacy.

Target sees sales, store traffic on the rise in Q2

Target sees sales, store traffic on the rise in Q2

Target Corp. on Wednesday posted a 6.5% comparable sales gain for its second quarter, driven by increased store traffic and online sales. That is the company’s biggest increase in more than a decade. Total company sales increased 7.0%, to $17.6 billion, and total revenues rose 6.9% to  $17.

CVS says better transparency helping cut Rx costs

CVS says better transparency helping cut Rx costs

CVS Health released new data showing that the company’s real-time benefits program, powered by its proprietary engine, Script Intelligence, can save CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit management (PBM) members between $120 to $130 per prescription fill.

Hamacher Resource Group starts blog series

Hamacher Resource Group starts blog series

WAUKESHA, Wis. – Hamacher Resource Group, Inc. (HRG) is introducing a new blog series, “Focus on Fixtures,” which will cover the various aspects of HRG’s fixture coordination services.

Anthem announces collaboration with Walmart

Anthem announces collaboration with Walmart

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Anthem, Inc. announced an arrangement with Walmart to advance the companies’ mutual goals of reducing healthcare costs and providing consumers with increased access to over-the counter (O-T-C) medicines and services that can improve their health.