Take Care opens work-site clinic for Intel
Take Care Health Systems has opened another work-site health care center for Intel, expanding its nearly five-year relationship with the computer chip giant.
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CVS adds beauty club to ExtraCare loyalty program
CVS/pharmacy has launched a beauty club for its ExtraCare customer loyalty program. The drug store chain, part of CVS Caremark Corp., announced the ExtraCare Beauty Club on Wednesday evening during the People’s Choice Awards 2011 show on CBS-TV.
Sam’s Club to offer health management plan
Sam’s Club plans to launch a health management service that helps members take a preventive approach to improving health and wellness. The Walmart warehouse club chain said Wednesday that it will offer members The Prevention Plan from health care provider U.S. Preventive Medicine Inc. for $99.
December same-store sales climb at Walgreens
Fueled by front-end business, Walgreen Co. in December continued its same-store sales growth from the previous month. Walgreens on Wednesday said overall comparable-store sales (excluding Duane Reade) in December rose 2.8%, which along with a 3.2% gain in November continued a rebound from a 1.
NACDS Foundation seeks study of Rx abandonment
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to study "primary medication nonadherence," or when a patient fails to fill or pick up newly prescribed medication.
‘Biggest Loser’ promo under way at Rite Aid
To encourage healthy weight loss in the new year, Rite Aid Corp. has launched a sweepstakes with a grand prize of a trip for two to the Biggest Loser Ranch in Los Angeles, where the popular weight-loss reality TV show is filmed. Rite Aid said Tuesday that for the promotion, which
Pill bottle caps send medication reminders wirelessly
An "intelligent" pill bottle cap from Vitality Inc. and AT&T Inc. helps patients take prescription medications regularly by wirelessly sending reminder calls, weekly e-mail reports and monthly updates to their doctors.
Rite Aid posts first same-store sales gain in over a year
Rite Aid Corp. saw same-store sales rise in December, marking its first monthly comparable-store gain in well over a year. The drug store chain said Tuesday that for the four weeks ended Dec. 25, same-store sales edged up 0.6% versus a year earlier, compared with declines of 1.3% in November and
Pharmaca’s Panzer honored as top merchant
Mark Panzer, president and chief executive officer of Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy, has been named Chain Drug Review’s Merchant of the Year for 2010.
USP develops new standards for Rx labels
For the first time, universal standards for prescription drug labels that reflect how patients read and understand medication instructions are being proposed on a national level, according to the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP).
CVS Caremark to buy Medicare Part D business
CVS Caremark Corp. has agreed to acquire the Medicare Part D business of Universal American for $1.25 billion. The company said Friday that the acquisition of the Part D business of Rye Brook, N.Y.
Integrated Walgreens, Duane Reade find ‘best way’
If John Spina’s work to integrate Duane Reade into Walgreens goes well, it will be invisible to consumers. Thus far, it has been just that, as evidenced by the continued strength of Duane Reade under its new owner.
Walgreens, DR execs are <i>CDR</i> Retailers of the Year
One man was integral to possibly the most dramatic two-year transformation in the history of chain drug retailing. The second grasped its import early on and helped find a way to turn it to his company’s advantage. The third is making sure its benefits endure.
Strong start for Lewis Drug’s ‘store of the future’
Lewis Drugs has seen a vibrant response following the debut of its innovative "store of the future" in its hometown of Sioux Falls, S.D.
Consumer confidence dips in December
Though drug store chains and other retailers got a lift from a late-season holiday sales surge, consumer confidence waned in December, according to a major economic benchmark.
Rite Aid kicks off Resolutions Rewards
Rite Aid Corp.’s wellness+ customer loyalty card is the centerpiece of a New Year-themed sweepstakes program that runs through late next month. The drug store chain said Tuesday that customers who use their wellness+ card from now through Jan.