Independent community pharmacists are branching out care beyond traditional pharmacy services as they take a more active role in their patients’ health, according to the National Community Pharmacists Association. The 2016 NCPA Digest, sponsored by Cardinal Health Inc.
The National Community Pharmacists Association recognized pharmacy professionals and students with an array of awards at the NCPA 2016 Annual Convention, which started here this weekend and runs to Oct. 19.
Bartell Drugs is making sure that visually impaired customers are able to understand their prescription information.
Driving its omnichannel strategy, Walgreens has introduced a ship-to-store option for orders made online or via its mobile application. The drug chain said Monday that customers can pick up eligible online and mobile app retail orders at its more than 7,600 Walgreens and Duane Reade stores.
Supervalu Inc. has agreed to sell its Save-A-Lot hard discount grocery chain to private equity firm Onex Corp. for $1.365 billion in cash.
With open enrollment for Medicare Part D kicking off over the weekend, CVS Pharmacy has begun offering in-store and online resources to help seniors select prescription drug coverage for the 2017 plan year.
Benzer Pharmacy has opened its first franchised pharmacy location in Oklahoma. The drug chain said Friday that the new store, at 219 Dewey Ave. in Poteau, Oklahoma, also marks the debut of the Benzer Pharmacy brand in the state.
Smith Drug Co. has launched a suite of services that it said gives independent retail pharmacies access to offerings and information previously available only to major chains.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has partnered with the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin to pilot a new practice model based on prescription verification.
This weekend, Walmart is making another pitch to consumers to come to its stores for their health care needs. On Saturday, Oct.
Walmart’s capital spending plan for next year calls for fewer new brick-and-mortar stores, and an accelerated e-commerce push. The announcement of the retailer’s spending priorities came during Walmart’s annual meeting with the investment community.
Target Corp. has brought its flexible format to Manhattan, opening a two-story, 45,000-square-foot store to serve Millennials and other city dwellers in the trendy neighborhood of Tribeca. The store is one of four flexible format stores that Target opened on Wednesday.
Food and drug retailer Safeway plans to open the first medically based weight-loss clinics in supermarkets in California.
Impacted by pricing pressure and pharmacy industry trends, Fred’s Inc. reported decreased revenue and same-store sales for September. The discount retail and pharmacy chain said Thursday that for the five weeks ended Oct. 1, sales totaled $199.9 million, down 5.5% from $211.4 million a year earlier.
London Drugs has delved into the customer rewards arena with the launch of its first-ever loyalty program. Called LDExtras, the rewards program comes after a successful 15-month pilot on Vancouver Island, the western Canada drug chain said Wednesday.
A rise in front-end sales hoisted revenue at Jean Coutu Group’s retail store network for the fiscal 2017 second quarter. The Canadian drug store operator also saw corporate sales climb in the quarter and topped financial analysts’ consensus forecast for adjusted earnings per share.
