The proportion of pharmacy customers who say they have a loyalty or discount card or have been offered one has surged, according to the 2013 edition of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Pharmacy Satisfaction Pulse survey.
Target Corp. plans to to acquire the DermStore Beauty Group, which operates the skin care e-commerce site DermStore.com. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to be completed in 60 days, weren’t disclosed.
Thousands of community pharmacists are converging in Seattle this week for Cardinal Health Inc.’s annual Retail Business Conference (RBC). The pharmaceutical wholesaler said Wednesday that its 23rd RBC, which runs Aug.
A new poll by Walgreen Co. sheds light on what parents will be looking for — and looking to avoid — this back-to-school shopping season. Walgreens said Tuesday that of 1,000 U.S.
The Affordable Care Act will strengthen Costco Wholesale Corp. pharmacies’ already significant cash business, according to senior vice president of pharmacy Vic Curtis.
Steve Courtman, president of Health Mart, the 3,126-store pharmacy franchise run by McKesson Corp., is confident the retailer has what it takes to flourish in an environment where the rules that have long governed health care delivery are in the process of being rewritten.
Rexall Pharma Plus has gone live with MyRexall, which gives pharmacy customers personalized access to their prescription and health information. The 426-store Canadian drug chain said Tuesday that by creating a MyRexall account, patients can easily view their medication record online.
Introductions of new generic drugs helped boost profits at CVS Caremark Corp. for the second quarter as the company exceeded Wall Street’s earnings forecast by a penny. CVS said Tuesday that for the second quarter ended June 30, income from continuing operations attributable to CVS Caremark rose 15.
Little has changed in the makeup of the top pharmacy retailers over the past year, but competition is sure to keep intensifying amid the changes being brought by health care reform.
Comparable-store sales at Walgreen Co. rose sharply in July, as the return of Express Scripts drug plan members continued to fuel the drug chain’s improving pharmacy results. Walgreens said Monday that comp-store sales advanced 6.3% for July, reflecting a positive impact of 1.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation and the Community Pharmacy Foundation will assess the patient impact from the integration of pharmacy-provided medication management into a medical home network in North Dakota.
CVS Caremark Corp. said it will pay a penalty after reaching an agreement in principle with the Boston regional office of the Securities and Exchange Commission to resolve an SEC investigation of certain events that occurred in 2009.
Walgreen Co. and Express Scripts Inc. have launched Smart90 Walgreens, a new program that gives members of the pharmacy benefit manager’s plan more choice in receiving 90-day prescriptions.
Rite Aid Corp. saw comparable-store sales climb for the second straight month in July. The drug chain said Thursday that for the four weeks ended July 27, comp-store sales edged up 1.3% year over year. That continued the retailer’s improving same-store sales results in recent months, including a 0.
Bartell Drugs plans to open its 61st store this week in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. The Puget Sound-area drug chain said late Tuesday that the 11,600-square-foot store will open on Friday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Aug.
More than 6.6 million people with Medicare have saved over $7 billion on prescription drugs as a result of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health care reform law, according to new information released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
