Walgreens launches Rx history downloads via HealthVault
Walgreen Co. is now enabling pharmacy customers to download their prescription histories to a personal Microsoft HealthVault record.
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Duane Reade expands H1N1 clinics, offers worksite vaccines
Duane Reade has broadened availability of H1N1 flu shots to 19 locations throughout New York City’s boroughs. The drug chain, which operates more than 250 stores across metropolitan New York, began providing H1N1 vaccinations via flu shot clinics at several locations in the city in late December.
Rickard named to Dollar General board
Former CVS Caremark Corp. executive David Rickard has been appointed to the board of directors at deep discount retailer Dollar General Corp. Plans call for Rickard to chair the board’s audit committee.
Bartell to stop filling Medicaid prescriptions at some stores
Bartell Drugs plans to discontinue filling Medicaid prescriptions at 15 of its 57 stores, citing recent reductions in compensation from Washington state.
Giancamilli gets Lifetime Achievement honors
To hear Andy Giancamilli tell it, one of the surest avenues to success in business, as in life, is to be in the right place at the right time. Throughout the course of his 34-year career in community pharmacy and mass market retailing, the chief executive officer of Katz Group North America
Shoppers Drug Mart issues alert on mini-tender offer
Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. this week urged its stockholders to reject a mini-tender offer for just under 1% of the company’s outstanding common shares. The Canadian drug store chain said Monday that it has received a copy of an unsolicited, below-market mini-tender offer by TRC Capital Corp.
Ahold USA mourns passing of former CEO Grize
William Grize, former president and chief executive officer of The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. and Ahold USA, died Tuesday night after a brief illness, according to the company. He was 63. Grize retired from the food and drug retail giant in 2005 after a career that spanned nearly four decades.
Walgreens taps management specialist for accounting services
Walgreen Co. has entered a long-term accounting services agreement with Genpact, a specialist in business process management.
Navarro names former Bigg’s executive as CEO
Navarro Discount Pharmacies has appointed Steve Kaczynski as its chief executive officer. The drug store chain said Wednesday that Kaczynski succeeds Marcio Cabrera, who was serving as the retailer’s interim CEO.
More CVS stores in California now offering H1N1 vaccine
CVS Caremark Corp. has expanded the availability of H1N1 flu vaccine to more than 220 stores throughout the California. The drug store chain said Tuesday the H1N1 vaccination is now being provided at select CVS/pharmacy locations in 25 counties in southern, central and northern California.
Walgreens’ Crawford named Rx Exec of the Year
In recognition of his leadership in a rapidly changing industry, the editors of Chain Drug Review have named Walgreen Co. senior vice president of pharmacy Kermit Crawford the Chain Drug Pharmacy Executive of the Year.
Same-store sales dip in December at Walgreens
Pointing to a modest flu season and less seasonal business, Walgreen Co. posted a 0.3% decline in same-store sales for December. The decrease continued a deceleration in same-store revenue growth from the fall, with the drug store chain reporting gains of 3.9% in November, 4.9% in October and 5.
Duane Reade’s Magnacca gets top merchant honors
In just over a year as chief merchandising officer of Duane Reade Inc., Joe Magnacca has put his stamp on the chain in a way equaled by few other retailers. The newest and most recently remodeled Duane Reade stores are all but unrecognizable for New York City shoppers accustomed to older units
2010 Retail Forecast: Chain drug execs look ahead
As the second decade of the 21st century gets under way, chain drug retailers across North America are being forced to grapple with a variety of issues critical to their future.
Rite Aid customers can play ‘Game of Life’
In what it calls a first, Rite Aid Corp. has launched a shopper rewards initiative dubbed "Rite Aid The Game of Life" in which customers have the chance to win $5 million in prizes. Similar to the popular board game, the program calls for customers to collect and match game pieces
All Walgreens, Take Care locations offering H1N1 vaccinations
Walgreen Co. said the H1N1 vaccine is now available daily at its more than 7,100 Walgreens pharmacies and 350 Take Care clinics nationwide.