Solid business in both the pharmacy and the front end propelled Walgreen Co. to its eighth straight month of same-store sales gains. Walgreens said Wednesday that comparable-store sales climbed 4.8% year over year in June, aided by a 0.2 percentage point positive impact from calendar day shifts.
The Jean Coutu Group plans to sell approximately 10% of its equity interest in Rite Aid Corp.
Navarro Discount Pharmacy has officially opened its new store in North Miami, which marked the Hispanic-owned drug chain’s 29th location overall and first new store in five years.
In line with its "New York living" marketing theme, Duane Reade is set to open its new flagship store at an iconic Manhattan location: 40 Wall Street, currently the site of The Trump Building and at one time the world’s tallest building. The new Duane Reade store in The Trump Building at
The Jean Coutu Group and its franchised drug store network saw sales rise slightly in the fiscal 2012 first quarter, and the company reported a year-over-year profit gain. The Canadian drug store operator said Tuesday that revenue for its franchised stores rose 2.9% to $957.
Steven Collis has officially taken the reins as chief executive officer at AmerisourceBergen Corp. The pharmaceutical distributor said that as part of its succession plan announced in March, the 50-year-old Collins started in his new post on Friday, taking over from R.
Thrifty White Drug went into action to keep pharmacy services going earlier this month when river flooding forced the regional chain to shut one of its stores.
So far, 2011 is proving to be a good year for Rite Aid Corp. on the same-store sales front, as the drug store chain saw another uptick in June. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the four weeks ended June 25, same-store sales were up 1.8% versus a year earlier. That
The National Community Pharmacists Association has endorsed the efforts of Sens. Jerry Moran (R., Kan.) and Jon Tester (D., Mont.) in creating the first-ever Senate Community Pharmacy Caucus.
Meijer Inc.’s free prenatal vitamin program has filled its 1 millionth prescription, at a cost savings of nearly $14 million to Midwest families. The supercenter chain said Wednesday that Meijer pharmacies hit the million mark earlier this week.
Next week, Sam’s Club plans to offer free children’s health and ID screenings at its pharmacies nationwide. The Walmart warehouse club chain said Wednesday that the children’s health screenings will be available July 9 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the more than 500 Sam’s Club pharmacies.
Wrapping up its Marketplace Conference here, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores announced the winning vendors in the Product Showcase on the exhibit floor.
Walgreen Co. has unveiled a major investment plan for Chicago in which it will remodel many of its 142 drug stores in the city, quadruple its number of "food oasis" stores there and expand its downtown office space, providing an estimated 600 new jobs.
The Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores plans to roll out a web-based clinical platform that supports enhanced pharmacy services — including medication adherence — to pharmacies across Canada. Mirixa Corp.
An investigation by Consumer Reports found that prescription drug labels sometimes lack key safety warnings and some pharmacies failed to include federally required medication guides.
Walgreen Co. has introduced its new Web Pickup service at store locations throughout the Chicago area. The drug store chain said Monday that Chicago is the first full market rollout for Web Pickup, which lets consumers to shop online at Walgreens.
