SDM launches beautyBOUTIQUE e-store
Shoppers Drug Mart has gone live with an e-commerce website for beautyBOUTIQUE, its store-within-a-store concept for prestige beauty care. Canada’s largest drug chain said Thursday that the beautyBOUTIQUE.
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APhA COO appointed interim executive director of APhA Foundation
Elizabeth Keyes, chief operating officer of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), has been named as interim executive director of the APhA Foundation with the departure of Mindy Smith.
Bartell Drugs appoints marketing VP
Steven Frestedt has been promoted to vice president of marketing at Bartell Drugs. The Puget Sound, Wash.-area drug chain said Wednesday that Frestedt supervise marketing initiatives for the retailer’s 64 stores in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties.
Uniprix CEO bullish on drug chain’s prospects
As a drug store customer, Philippe Duval, president and chief executive officer of Uniprix Group, was always surprised by how little the trade class had changed for decades. “The reason I came out of retirement in February to head up the Uniprix Group was the fact that there were so many
CVS Health tallies 2Q sales, earnings gains
CVS Health saw sales climb in the second quarter and posted adjusted earnings per share in line with Wall Street’s forecast, despite the impact of costs from its pending Omnicare and Target pharmacy acquisitions. CVS said Tuesday that for the three months ended June 30, total sales rose 7.4% to $37.
Walgreens Boots Alliance hires chief accounting officer
Kimberly Scardino has joined Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. as senior vice president, global controller and chief accounting officer. Walgreens Boots Alliance said late Monday that Scardino comes to the company from American Express Co.
Rite Aid names Martindale as CEO of stores
In a reorganization of key leadership, Rite Aid Corp. has promoted president and chief operating officer Ken Martindale to the newly created position of chief executive officer of Rite Aid stores.
Benzer Pharmacy serves up Rx compliance packaging
Benzer Pharmacy has begun offering free med-pack preparations to customers struggling to remember to take all their medications and keep them organized. The regional drug chain said Monday that the solution employs the Dispill cold-sealed, multidose packaging system from Dispill-USA Inc.
AmerisourceBergen unveils new GNP support network
At its ThoughtSpot 2015 conference, which ended this weekend, AmerisourceBergen Corp. introduced a range of new capabilities for its Pharmacy Services Administration Organization that will bolster support of its Good Neighbor Pharmacy independent pharmacy network.
CVS affiliates with Kansas, Pennsylvania health providers
CVS Health has formed new clinical affiliations with Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Kansas and Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania.
Same-store sales edge up in July at Rite Aid
Comparable pharmacy sales growth more than offset flat front-end results to lift Rite Aid Corp.’s same-store sales for July. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the four weeks ended July 25, comparable-store sales rose 2.4% year over year, matching the comp-store growth posted in June.
CVS, IBM team up to improve patient care
CVS Health and IBM are pooling their expertise in predictive analytics and leveraging the information technology giant’s Watson cognitive computing platform to improve care management for patients with chronic diseases.
Jean Coutu readies for expanded pharmacist services
The Jean Coutu Group is prepping patients and pharmacists for expanded health care services now available through pharmacies in Quebec.
Rite Aid Health Alliance adds new care partner
Reliance ACO, an accountable care organization in southeastern Michigan, has joined the Rite Aid Health Alliance team-based care initiative. Rite Aid Corp. said Wednesday that Reliance ACO is the eighth health provider partner in the Rite Aid Health Alliance, announced in March 2014.
Shoppers Drug Mart helps support seniors’ mental health
An initiative by Shoppers Drug Mart, the Canadian government and the Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH) aims to help seniors grappling with depression and thoughts of suicide.
NACDS: Total Store Expo exhibit space sold out
Exhibit space for the 2015 NACDS Total Store Expo has sold out, a month before the annual chain drug industry event kicks off in Denver.