Family Dollar Stores Inc. has rejected an enhanced acquisition bid by Dollar General Corp. made earlier this week. Family Dollar said Friday that it turned down Dollar General’s $80-per-share acquisition proposal on Sept. 2, valued at $9.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has called on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to assist consumers newly enrolled in plans bought via the health insurance exchanges as they access their prescription drug benefits.
ReCept Pharmacy has been received full specialty pharmacy accreditation from URAC, a Washington-based health care accrediting body.
Target Corp. is now offering a range of flu vaccines on a walk-in basis at all of its pharmacy and retail health clinic locations.
Solid pharmacy results helped lift Rite Aid Corp. to a year-over-year gain in same-store sales for August. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the five weeks ended Aug. 30, comparable-store sales rose 3.9%, in line with increases earlier this summer of 4.6% in July and 3.9% in June.
Walgreen Co. saw comparable-store sales rise in August, reporting increases in both the front end and the pharmacy. Walgreens said Thursday that comp-store sales climbed 3.7% in August, reflecting negative impacts of 1.
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CVS Caremark Corp. has changed its corporate name to CVS Health to reflect its broader commitment to health care. Also on Wednesday, CVS Health announced the end of tobacco sales at all CVS/pharmacy stores, nearly a month ahead of its initial target date of Oct. 1.
Meijer Inc. expects to provide 30% more flu shots this season versus a year ago but notes that many families aren’t looking to get vaccinated as soon as they should. The supercenter retailer said Tuesday that the back-to-school season is the best time for flu immunizations to help limit the spread
Dollar General Corp. has raised its bid to acquire Family Dollar Stores, sending its rival a new acquisition proposal valued at about $9.1 billion. In making its new offer on Tuesday, Dollar General also said it would be willing to divest up to 1,500 stores — more than twice as many as
Holiday sales edged up at drug chains in 2013 despite the impact of a shorter shopping season. The late Thanksgiving this year — falling on Nov. 28 versus Nov. 22 in 2012 — cut the holiday shopping season to 26 days from 32 days a year earlier. Still, the chain drug sector
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has expressed its support for a pharmacy-specific recommendation by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that would improve the Jan. 1 rollout of exchange-based insurance coverage.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) lifted sanctions imposed against CVS Caremark Corp.’s SilverScript Medicare Part D prescription drug plan (PDP).
Walgreen Co. reported a surge in earnings and robust sales gains for its fiscal 2014 first quarter. Walgreens said that it filled a record number of prescriptions during the fiscal 2014 first quarter. Walgreens said Friday that for the first quarter ended Nov. 30.
Rite Aid Corp. has extended its partnership with GNC and plans to add hundreds more of the nutritional supplement retailer’s store-within-a-store departments to its drug stores. The drug chain said Thursday that the agreement expands the Rite Aid-GNC partnership to 2019.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores participated in a House Community Pharmacy Caucus "Pharmacy 101" briefing this week.
