Kerr Drug will be spending much of 2013 in search of more ways to enhance customers’ online and digital experiences as well as the in-store experience, according to vice president of merchandising and marketing Bill Baxley.
A hybrid franchising model has helped Care Pharmacies ramp up its store count and revenue. After expanding its store base by more than 50% in 2011, Care added another 15 locations in 2012, as sales jumped $36 million to $37 million. It now has 79 stores overall. In recent years Care extended
Former President Bill Clinton is slated to deliver the keynote address this fall at the National Community Pharmacists Association’s annual convention. Bill Clinton The 2013 NCPA Annual Convention and Trade Exposition is scheduled for Oct.
Customers rate chain drug pharmacies highly on their convenience, the interaction with their staffs and their performance in filling prescriptions, but their prescription pricing draws far fewer accolades.
RadioShack Corp. announced that it has named former Duane Reade/Walgreen Co. executive Mike De Fazio as senior vice president of store concepts.
Sav-Mor Franchising has had all of its pharmacists trained to administer vaccinations. The chain drug retailer’s next step is for those professionals to foster customer engagement with all of the company’s wellness initiatives.
This year, Kinney Drugs expects to wrap up a long-term migration to a new store design across its 95 locations in upstate New York and Vermont. The regional drug chain began revamping its drug stores more than five years ago to better cater to its primary shopper: women ages 35 and older.
With congressional committee hearings now focusing on the Obama administration’s 2014 budget proposal, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores reiterated to lawmakers the value that community pharmacy brings to the nation’s health care system.
The leading chain drug retailers upheld their position in the industry last year as ranked by key financial measures. Walgreen Co. again was at the top in sales ($71.63 billion), followed by CVS Caremark Corp. ($63.65 billion, retail pharmacy sales only), Rite Aid Corp. ($25.
New stores are on the way from Discount Drug Mart as the regional drug chain comes off a very good fiscal year. The retailer premiered its 71st unit in March 2012 and plans to add two more this fiscal year. Two other outlets were expanded and remodeled, and next month will see
Canada’s pharmacy community can cut the nation’s health care costs by up to to $11 billion (Canadian) over three years by bringing more cost-effective care to more people, according to a new report.
The Jean Coutu Group has sold over 40% of its shares in Rite Aid Corp., reducing its equity stake in the U.S. drug chain. Jean Coutu said late Tuesday that it completed the sale of 72,500,000 of its 178,401,162 Rite Aid common shares an average price of $2.20 (U.S.) per share, for total
Initiatives by London Drugs to rein in the amount of waste produced by the company and its customers are paying off. The western Canada drug chain said Tuesday that more than 74% of the company’s waste is now recycled or repurposed instead of going to a landfill. London Drugs noted that,
This year, chain drug retailers will be busy preparing for what’s coming up next year.
No one has been more closely involved in the revitalization of Rite Aid Corp. than John Standley. John Standley Arriving at the company in December 1999 as part of an executive team called in after previous management pushed the drug chain to the verge of bankruptcy, Standley, who is now chairman,
Bartell Drugs aims to open a pair of new locations this year as it continues efforts to enhance the shopping experience at its Seattle-area stores. Chairman and chief executive officer George Bartell said that in 2013 the drug chain plans to open store No.
