Walgreens is promoting Greg Orr to vice president of digital health, taking over from Adam Pellegrini, who is leaving the company to join Fitbit Inc. A Walgreens spokeswoman confirmed late Wednesday that Orr, currently senior director of digital health, will assume the new role effective Sept. 1.
Walmart health and wellness executive Michelle Gloeckler is leaving the company to become chief merchant at sporting goods chain Academy Sports + Outdoors. Academy Ltd. said Wednesday that Gloeckler is slated to join the company on Aug. 29 as executive vice president and chief merchandising officer.
Walgreens and Unilever have again teamed up for an in-store program that enables consumers to help developing communities in Africa get access to clean water. Walgreens said Wednesday that through Aug.
Giant Eagle Pharmacy has received full Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation from health care standards body URAC. Giant Eagle Inc. said this week that the designation attests to the quality and service provided by its specialty pharmacy operation.
Rite Aid Corp. chairman and chief executive officer John Standley has been elected to the CarMax Inc. board of directors. The used car retail chain said late Tuesday that Standley will serve on the audit committee of the board, which now has 12 members. “We are excited to welcome John to the
A coalition of pharmacy industry organizations has asked congressional leaders to weigh proposals that would free certain biologic drugs from adherence to U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) standards.
Rising PBM and specialty pharmacy sales and recently acquired pharmacy businesses lifted revenue at CVS Health Corp. for the second quarter, with adjusted earnings per share topping Wall Street’s consensus forecast. CVS Health said Tuesday that for the second quarter ended June 30, sales climbed 17.
Walgreens has begun providing bacterial meningitis vaccinations at all of its pharmacies and in-store clinics on a walk-in basis. The drug chain said Monday that the new meningitis B vaccines, Bexsero and Trumenba, protect against most strains of serogroup B meningococcal disease.
Walgreens Boots Alliance executive Adam Pelligrini is leaving the company to join activity tracker device maker Fitbit Inc. as vice president of digital health. Fitbit said Monday that Pellegrini is slated to start at the company on Sept. 6.
Over the weekend AmerisourceBergen Corp. wrapped up its annual ThoughtSpot trade show, where it introduced new programs to help members of its Good Neighbor Pharmacy network drive their businesses.
London Drugs has enhanced its photo services with the launch of its first-ever iOS app. The western Canada drug chain said its new Photolab app enables customers to easily upload and print photos direct from their iPhone and iPad mobile devices and social media accounts.
CVS Health has partnered with Adapt Pharma to make the opioid overdose-reversal nasal spray Narcan more affordable for uninsured patients at CVS Pharmacy stores.
Bartell Drugs, Quality Food Centers (QFC), Hy-Vee and Giant Eagle are participating in National Association of Chain Drug Stores projects to demonstrate value-based payment models for pharmacy-administered immunizations.
Michael Archbold has stepped down as chief executive officer of GNC Holdings Inc. and resigned from the company’s board of directors. GNC said Thursday that it has appointed director Robert Moran as interim CEO. Moran served as chairman and CEO of PetSmart Inc.
Walgreens is shutting down drugstore.com and Beauty.com in an effort to focus on Walgreens.com. The retailer, which acquired the two e-commerce operations in 2011, expects the shutdown to be completed by the end of September.
Dollar General Corp. has purchased 41 former Walmart Express locations in 11 states. Dollar General said Wednesday that it expects to relocate 40 Dollar General stores into the acquired sites by October, and the deep discount retailer will also enter one new market through the deal.
