International food retailers Delhaize Group and Koninklijke Ahold N.V. plan to merge, forming a new company called Ahold Delhaize. The companies said Wednesday that the agreement, being enacted through a merger of equals of Delhaize into Ahold, will create a food retailing giant with more than 6,500
Norman de Greve has been named as chief marketing officer at CVS Health. CVS said Tuesday that de Greve, president of the Boston and Detroit offices of marketing and technology agency DigitasLBi, is slated to start in the new post on July 15. In the role, de Greve will oversee marketing strategy
ARLINGTON, Va. – Next month, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores plans to air a series of webinars to help retailers and suppliers prepare for this summer’s 2015 NACDS Total Store Expo.
Kathy McElligott is joining McKesson Corp. as executive vice president, chief information officer and chief technology officer. McKesson said Monday that McElligott, currently CIO at technology and engineering company Emerson, will start in the new post on July 20.
Diplomat Pharmacy Inc. has purchased Burman’s Specialty Pharmacy in a deal valued at more than $82 million. Diplomat said Friday that Burman’s, located in the greater Philadelphia area, is a provider of individualized patient care with a primary focus on hepatitis C.
Rite Aid is continuing to enhance its appeal as a retail health care destination, most recently through the introduction of the OneTripRefills medication synchronization service.
Pharmacies can provide accessible, cost-effective preventive health services that can improve care for Medicare patients with chronic conditions, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores told a Senate committee.
Benzer Pharmacy has opened its second Greenroots Nutrition dietary supplements store and is readying to open another. The independent drug chain, with more than 40 locations in eight states, said this week that the new Greenroots Nutrition store is located at 8967 Racetrack Rd. in Tampa, Fla.
Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS, a national public information response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, are partnering with more than 180 health departments and local AIDS service organizations (ASOs) in 150 cities to offer free HIV testing.
CVS Health has opened a Digital Innovation Lab in Boston that will focus on developing digital services and personalized capabilities to offer customers a more accessible, integrated pharmacy and health experience.
Rite Aid Corp. saw sales edge up and earnings decline for its fiscal 2016 first quarter, and the company for the first time gave full-year guidance that includes its pending acquisition of pharmacy benefit manager EnvisionRx.
CVS Health is rolling out enhanced front-end presentations and offerings — focused on health, beauty and consumables — at select CVS/pharmacy stores, starting with 150 high-volume urban locations across the country.
CVS Health has opened its first MinuteClinic retail health clinic in Topeka, Kan. The company said Topeka Mayor Larry Wolgast will join CVS Health and MinuteClinic executives today at the grand opening for the new walk-in medical clinic, located inside the CVS/pharmacy store at 3901 SW 21st St.
This weekend, Rite Aid Corp. plans to highlight Plenti, the loyalty coalition of which it’s a founding partner, at a grand reopening event for a Wellness Store remodel in Flushing, N.Y. The drug chain said Wednesday that the celebration, will be held on Saturday, June 20, from noon to 4 p.m.
Genoa, a QoL Healthcare Company, has acquired long-term care pharmacy provider Northeast Pharmaceuticals Inc. Financial terms of the deal, announced this week, weren’t disclosed. Montgomery, Ala.
With CVS Health running Target Corp.’s pharmacies and clinics, the discount chain will be better able to focus on providing wellness products and services throughout its stores, according to Target chairman and chief executive officer Brian Cornell.
