Walgreens and Birchbox offer new beauty experience
Walgreens and online beauty retailer Birchbox are teaming up to build Birchbox retail experiences within select Walgreens stores.
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Bartell Drugs offers convenient flu shot program
SEATTLE – Bartell’s pharmacy is prepared to help protect customers from the flu with a fast and easy vaccination program. Receiving an annual flu vaccine is the first and most important step in protecting against influenza and its potentially serious complications.
Women Pharmacist Day spotlights contributions of female pharmacists
The inaugural Women Pharmacist Day will be commemorated on Oct. 12, 2018, in conjunction with National Pharmacist Month, to recognize the important contributions women pharmacists make, every day, to delivering quality care to patients. While women made up only 8% of all U.S.
MinuteClinic opens new walk-in medical clinic in Manhattan
WOONSOCKET, RI – A new MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinic has opened inside the CVS Pharmacy store at 305 East 86th Street in Manhattan, providing the community with convenient access to common health care services. The new clinic is open seven days a week with no appointment necessary.
Walmart picks Nielsen Brandbank to enrich e-commerce content grocery categories
NEW YORK – Nielsen Brandbank has been chosen to join Walmart’s Connected Content Partner Program. With this designation, Nielsen Brandbank will be an official enrichment provider for Walmart, focused on creating and managing content for the retailer’s grocery categories.
Kroger, Walgreens working on pilot program
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Kroger Co. and Walgreens are teaming up to work on an exploratory pilot program with a new format and concept that combines Kroger’s role as America’s grocer and food authority with Walgreens global expertise in pharmacy, health and beauty.
CVS Health celebrates the pharmacist during American Pharmacists Month
CVS Health is recognizing its 30,000 pharmacists as part of American Pharmacists Month, an annual observation held in October. The company’s pharmacy teams are trusted community-based health care resources who play a valuable role in helping people on their path to better health.
SilverScript Insurance Company announces new PDP options
SilverScript Insurance Company, a CVS Health company, announced its new Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) options for 2019. Medicare beneficiaries in the continental U.S. can choose from three SilverScript plans that offer a $0-deductible in 44 states on all five drug tiers.
McKesson honors pharmacy professionals during American Pharmacists Month
Celebrating the expanded role of pharmacists across the nation, McKesson Corp. kicks off an entire month of celebrations for American Pharmacists Month, today.
Sally Beauty awards mother daughter co-founders of Curlanista
Sally Beauty announced that Curlanista has received the top honor in the Sally Beauty Cultivate-For Women by Women accelerator program to help women beauty entrepreneurs grow their business.
WBA announces agreement with Securities and Exchange Commission
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) announced today that the company has reached an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to fully resolve an investigation into forward-looking financial goals and related disclosures by Walgreen Co. (Walgreens).
Diplomat opens facility in Arizona
Diplomat Pharmacy has opened a 75,000-square-foot facility in Chandler, Ariz., to bolster pharmacy operations and ensure business continuity. Diplomat expects the location to create 200 local jobs over the next year.
Aetna agrees to sell all standalone Medicare Part D business
Ahead of its deal with CVS, Aetna announced an agreement to divest all of Aetna’s standalone Medicare Part D business to a subsidiary of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (WellCare).
Fruth Pharmacy holds 27th annual scholarship golf tournament
Fruth Pharmacy recently celebrated 27 years of raising scholarship funds for deserving area college students. This year’s event was held at Sleepy Hollow Golf Club in Hurricane, W. Va. on August 6th. Opening ceremonies took place on the course.
Rite Aid’s Q2 earnings meet expectations
CAMP HILL, Pa. – Rite Aid Corp. on Thursday posted second-quarter earnings that were in line with Wall Street’s expectations. The company also named three new board members and announced it was dividing the chairman and chief executive officer position.
Rite Aid aims to create flu free communities with marketing campaign
Health officials say getting a flu shot early can help prevent the flu from spreading among communities, which is the mission of leading drugstore chain Rite Aid. Through an integrated marketing initiative rolling out this month, Rite Aid is urging people of all ages to get a flu shot to help create