NEW YORK – Alipay, the world’s leading digital payment platform, operated by Ant Financial Services Group, and Walgreens, Wednesday announced a collaboration that will bring Alipay’s mobile payment platform to thousands of Walgreens locations throughout the U.S.
Garnier continues its expansion in the hair color sector with the introduction of the revolutionary new Virtual Shade Selector tool with ModiFace. Grounded in consumer research, Shade Selector assists hair color shoppers in finding their best hair color match using personalized technology.
QS/1 vice president of Technology Sonny Anderson has been elected president of ASAP, the American Society for Automation in Pharmacy. Anderson will serve two years. He succeeds Michael Podgurski.
Kroger Co. announced its technology leadership succession plans in support of Restock Kroger. Christopher Hjelm, executive vice president and chief information officer, will be succeeded by Yael Cosset, Kroger’s chief digital officer, effective May 1, 2019.
Cary Rx has extended the release of their enterprise offering, CaryRx Enterprise, providing a cost-efficient platform that enables any pharmacy to transform into a tech-enabled operation.
Aetna, a CVS Health business, has launched Attain, a unique health experience designed by Aetna in collaboration with Apple.
Cardinal Health announced that Brian Rice will join the company as executive vice president, chief information officer and customer support services. Rice’s most recent role was senior vice president, chief information officer and global business services for Kellogg Company.
Benzer Pharmacy has hired accomplished retail pharmacy and health care technology expert Meghann Chilcott to lead future decision-making efforts as the company’s new chief technology and marketing officer.
Kroger Co. chairman and chief executive officer Rodney McMullen provided his outlook on the future of retail at the NRF 2019: Retail’s Big Show here during a dynamic keynote presentation themed Restocking the future: Kroger’s insatiable appetite to play and win the long game.
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) and Microsoft Corp. have teamed up to develop new health care delivery models, technology and retail innovations to advance and improve the future of health care.
Aptos announces significant updates, integrations and innovations across its Singular Retail suite, a comprehensive, end-to-end portfolio of software applications designed exclusively for retailers at NRF 2019: Retail’s Big Show in New York City, Jan. 13-15.
Propeller Health, a leading digital therapeutics company, today announced announced a partnership with Walgreens on My Pharmacy which connects Propeller users living with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) directly to pharmacy services in the Propeller mobile app.
Trax, a leading provider of computer vision solutions for retail, and Google Cloud have partnered to bring Trax’s breakthrough image recognition and machine learning capability to retail stores, allowing retailers to take advantage of real-time shelf insights at unprecedented speed and scale.
On a mission to liberate women from the inconvenience of cords, a new company, Lunata Hair is seeking to transform the hair care industry with its innovative wireless and portable styling products, including hair straighteners and curling wands.
Zebra Technologies Corp.
Ahold Delhaize has appointed Farhan Siddiqi as chief digital officer and member of the retailer’s executive committee, effective January 28.
