Ahold Delhaize names Siddiqi chief digital officer
Ahold Delhaize has appointed Farhan Siddiqi as chief digital officer and member of the retailer’s executive committee, effective January 28.
Technology
Cardinal Health acquires Mirixa Corp.
Cardinal Health announced today it has acquired Mirixa Corp., a leading provider of technology-enabled solutions for the provision of medication therapy management (MTM) services, from the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA).
Kroger and Microsoft team to redefine the customer experience
Kroger Co. and Microsoft Corp. today announced a collaboration to redefine the customer experience using Kroger Technology products powered by Microsoft Azure, the retailer’s preferred cloud platform for Retail as a Service (RaaS).
Philips intros personalized solutions to improve consumer health at CES
Philips announced at CES 2019 a range of intelligent, adaptive and personalized consumer health solutions to help people to live healthy lives and be active health consumers.
P&G Ventures to showcase the Opté Precision Skincare System at CES
P&G Ventures, the startup studio within Procter & Gamble, today unveiled Opté Precision Skincare System (Opté) at CES 2019. After years of development and over 40 patents, Opté has combined the best of optics, proprietary algorithms, printing technology, and skincare in one device.
Neutrogena to introduce Neutrogena MaskiD at CES
LOS ANGELES – America’s top skincare brand will unveil its most personalized skincare product ever, the Neutrogena MaskiD at the Consumer Electronics Showcase (CES) in Las Vegas next week.
Nuro and Kroger launch unmanned delivery service
Nuro and Kroger Co. today announced the launch of the first-ever unmanned delivery service available to the general public. Since August, the companies have operated a self-driving grocery delivery service in Scottsdale, Ariz. with an autonomous Prius fleet accompanied by vehicle operators.
Rite Aid names Mennen senior VP and CIO
Rite Aid Corp. announced today that Justin Mennen, a seasoned technology and digital leader with more than 20 years of technology leadership experience, has been named Rite Aid’s senior vice president and chief information officer.
Kroger, Inmar announce strategic relationship
Inmar and Kroger Co. have launched a new strategic relationship to drive innovation in digital offer management.
Somatix launches wearable monitoring solution for elderly population
NEW YORK – Somatix, a provider of a wearable-assisted, gesture detection- RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) platform, today announced the launch of SafeBeing, designed for passive monitoring of elderly individuals’ ADLs (Activities of Daily Living), such as sleeping, drinking, walking and medication i
Azova launches Azova 360 anywhere, anytime
Azova has introduced Azova 360, a mobile ehealth platform that gives patients access to pharmacist anywhere, anytime, 24/7.
Madison Reed unveils virtual hair color tool
Madison Reed, a prestige hair color brand, announced that visitors to its website Madison-Reed.com – via phone, tablet or desktop – can virtually try-on more than 40 Madison Reed hair colors by using their device’s live camera or uploading a selfie.
RangeMe offers new way to chart retail buying trends
RangeMe reported it has unveiled a major breakthrough in data technology with the introduction its new Industry Insights tool.
Pharmacy Quality Solutions expands to Canadian retail pharmacy
Pharmacy Quality Solutions (PQS) announced it will work with Loblaw Companies Limited, one of Canada’s largest retail pharmacy networks with Shoppers Drug Mart, PharmaPrix, Loblaw Pharmacy and DRUGStore Pharmacy and CENTRESante locations, to integrate the EQuIPP information management platform to fa
Valisure unveils digital pharmacy that validates meds using lasers
Valisure has launched the first-ever online analytical pharmacy, which dispenses batch-validated medications direct to consumers.
Sally Beauty selects IBM iX to upgrade commerce experience
IBM announced an agreement with Sally Beauty to digitally transform its commerce experience as a part of Sally Beauty’s digital strategy evolution.