Fruth gains flexibility via store-in-a-store format
Fruth Pharmacy ventured into a new business model last year by opening three small-format stores.
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NACDS names new officers, board members
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores elected a new chairman this weekend at the NACDS Annual Meeting here.
Outlook: Transition time for drug chains
Going forward, chain drug stores can bank on the same underlying trends that have fueled the retail pharmacy business in recent years. But the industry as they’ve known it won’t look quite the same.
MTM helps set Aurora Pharmacy apart
Pharmacists for Aurora Pharmacy are actively involved in providing medication therapy management services to a diverse group of patients.
Anderson: ‘NACDS always looking out even further’
In the nine years since Steve Anderson became chief executive officer of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the association has become a proactive advocate for its industry and raised its influence and recognition among legislators and policy makers.
Retailers to feel impact of minimum wage hikes
Within hours of each other, the governors of California and New York recently signed bills that will eventually raise the minimum wage in their states to $15.
Walgreens Boots Alliance weighs options in Australia
Almost 100 years ago Australian pharmacists banded together to stop Boots the Chemist entering their market by setting up the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and successfully lobbying governments to enact laws restricting pharmacy location and ownership. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
The Top 10 Chain Drug Retailers
The new landscape of chain drug retailing came into sharper relief over the past year. Integration and consolidation were the themes, as Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) assimilated its global holdings while agreeing to buy Rite Aid Corp., and CVS Health picked up Target Corp.
Discount Drug Mart ups commitment to ‘360 Care’
Discount Drug Mart is taking its “360 Care” positioning to another level with its home health care offering.
Kinney Drugs sharpens health, wellness focus
At Kinney Drugs, last year marked the launch of a new wellness format, Good for You Health + Wellness by Kinney Drugs, and the debut of Circle of Care Pharmacy Services, the rollout of which continues in 2016. “This new format underscores our commitment to health and wellness and the total store
CVS Pharmacy brings Hispanic format to L.A.
CVS Health has launched its CVS Pharmacy y más Hispanic store format in Los Angeles, the second major market to have the concept. Plans call for nine CVS Pharmacy y más stores in the greater Los Angeles area, CVS said Thursday. Through August, the CVS pharmacy y más stores will open in South
NACDS backs bill for Medicare Better Care Programs
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has endorsed legislation that would further advanced care for Medicare patients with chronic conditions. NACDS said Thursday that it has sent letters of support Reps. Erik Paulsen (R., Minn.) and Peter Welch (D., Vt.
MinuteClinic collaborates on telehealth service
CVS Health’s MinuteClinic has teamed up with the Cleveland Clinic and American Well to provide telehealth services in Ohio and West Virginia. Telehealth solution provider American Well said Wednesday that the collaboration marks a first for the industry.
Rite Aid wins award for growth in e-commerce
Rite Aid Corp. was recognized for e-commerce growth at the 2016 Imagine Excellence Awards, held by digital commerce provider Magento Inc.
Balancing drug cost vs. access a challenge
Growth in spending on medicines dipped last year, but that hasn’t eased the challenge of balancing access to drugs and the cost of care in an era of innovative but more expensive treatments, according to the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.
Prescription drug abuse bill ready to be signed into law
Legislation that would improve efforts to fight prescription drug abuse without impeding legitimate patients’ access to medication is set to go before President Barack Obama to be signed into law.