Rite Aid Corp. is expanding the Load2Card capability for its growing wellness+ customer loyalty program. The drug chain said Thursday that starting on Sept. 2, wellness+ members nationwide will have +UP Rewards loaded automatically to their cards.
Walgreen Co. has partnered with University of Chicago Medicine to launch "Food Rx," an initiative to help people with diabetes improve their eating habits by making better food choices more accessible and affordable.
Major pharmacy chains have joined with other leading U.S. retailers to form the Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), a new company that aims to provide consumers with a mobile wallet solution that would combine the convenience of paying at the register with customized offers.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has teamed up with leading retail pharmacy chains to inform consumers about new Medicare benefits available under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health care reform law.
Kroger Co. plans to deploy self-use health screening kiosks at all of its 1,950 pharmacy locations nationwide. The food and drug retailer said Tuesday that the Kroger HealthCENTER kiosks, provided by Stayhealthy Inc.
Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy has began offering vaccinations for flu, whooping cough, pneumonia and shingles on a walk-in basis at all of its locations. The regional drug chain said Tuesday that its pharmacists can provide the shots to any customer who requests one during pharmacy hours.
An online poll from Target Corp. found that more than half of U.S. adults don’t plan to get flu shots, with about a quarter of those people citing fear of needles as the reason. The discount store chain said Tuesday that of the nearly 2,200 adult Americans surveyed by Harris Interactive, 60% would
Kinney Drugs Inc. has wrapped up an acquisition of four independent pharmacies in central New York and Vermont. The regional drug chain said Tuesday that with the addition of the new locations, it now operates a total of 94 drug stores in upstate New York and Vermont. Two of the acquired pharmacies
London Drugs plans to pilot a noninvasive skin cholesterol test from Miraculins Inc. this fall.
Kerr Drug and Navarro Discount Pharmacy have been approved for reaccreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC), a nonprofit standards organization for providers of home health care.
Rite Aid Corp. recognized one of its drivers after he won the company’s annual Driver Skills Challenge for the first time. The drug chain said Monday that Paul Matyseck of Lancaster, Calif., won his first skills challenge after nine years of driving for the company. He has been a delivery operator
As community pharmacies across the country continue to search for ways to drive patient compliance with their medications, Thrifty White Pharmacy has introduced what it calls the HealthyPackRx.
Lewis Drugs, one of America’s most successfully innovative drug chains, is celebrating its 70th anniversary. The first Lewis drug store — the first self-service drug store to open its doors in the Upper Midwest — rang up its first sale in February 1942 in downtown Sioux Falls. Today, 32 drug stores
This fall, Bartell Drugs plans to relocate its corporate headquarters to West Seattle.
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. next week plans to launch an online portal to help mark its 50th anniversary in September. The Canadian drug chain said Thursday that on Aug.
Members of the pharmacy alliance RxAlly are slated to form a preferred pharmacy network for a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan from Smart Insurance Company Holdings Inc.
