The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is alerting retailers and manufacturers about the requirements of the new rule to comply with the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008.
London Drugs has begun carrying a selection of wireless devices from WIND Mobile.
CVS/pharmacy has introduced Express Pick Up photo service for its online customers. The drug store chain said Friday that customers can now create photo books, calendars, cards and order prints online at CVSphoto.
For most of the past decade, community pharmacy has been one of Canada’s fastest-growing retail sectors. Not so in the first half of 2010. Health and personal care stores, the category that embraces pharmacy, had growth of only 2.4% in a period that saw total retail sales increase by 3.8%.
The National Community Pharmacists Association has appointed former Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) chief Kathleen Jaeger as NCPA’s executive vice president and chief executive officer. Jaeger’s appointment is effective Nov. 1.
Early next month, Rite Aid Corp. plans to hold Diabetes Solutions Days at about 1,200 stores across the country. The drug store chain said Thursday that Diabetes Solutions Days will be held Nov.
Katz Group’s Rexall pharmacy chain has opened the first locations of a new store prototype designed specifically to help customers promote health and well-being.
Consumers looking to recover deleted or corrupted digital photos, and other "lost" electronic files, can now turn to their local Walgreens store for help. Walgreen Co.
Rite Aid Corp. and Supervalu Inc.’s Save-A-Lot supermarket chain have launched all of the locations for their 10-store pilot test of a co-branded pharmacy/grocery format in the Greenville, S.C., area.
Actress and parent advocate Catherine Hicks has joined forces with the National Community Pharmacists Association and Purdue Pharma to help educate the public about the safe storage of prescription drugs.
Navarro Discount Pharmacy has announced the recipients of its first Vendor of the Year Awards.
A survey commissioned by Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. finds that many people aren’t planning ahead to stay healthy during this cold and flu season.
AmerisourceBergen and its Good Neighbor Pharmacy franchise network have extended their support of university pharmacy programs nationwide.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has sent a letter to the Internal Revenue Service that calls for clarification of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provisions on the use of health debit cards in the purchase of over-the-counter and prescription medicines.
Walgreen Co. is helping doctors make more cost-effective medication choices for patients by setting up electronic access, including via handheld devices, to the formulary list of its prescription drug discount club.
Target Corp. has deployed Kodak photo kiosks with social networking technology in most of its stores nationwide. The discount store chain said Tuesday that it’s the first mass retailer to offer social network connectivity at Kodak Picture Kiosks.
