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RALEIGH, N.C. — Kerr Drug has become the latest drug chain to offer its customers a way to dispose of expired and unwanted medications. Late last month the 90-store chain began selling Sharps Compliance Corp.’s TakeAway Environmental Return System envelopes. The specially designed envelopes sell for $3.99 apiece. Users put their unwanted, unused or outdated
CAMP HILL, Pa. — David Kelly, a development and real estate veteran with over 25 years of experience, has joined Rite Aid Corp. as group vice president of construction. He has been given overall responsibility for all store planning and construction services. Kelly, 46, will also play a key role in the company’s various segmentation
LONGUEUIL, Quebec — The Jean Coutu Group has debuted Jean CoutuPhoto Boutique, a mobile application function that enables iPhone users to order photo prints on the go. The new photo service, designed for the Apple iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad mobile platforms, is a first among Canadian pharmacies. Under Jean CoutuPhoto Boutique, iPhone users can
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS/pharmacy has debuted a program designed to allow customers to earn free gas throughout the summer by shopping for essentials at its more than 7,200 locations nationwide. Under the program, which began last month and extends through August 28, members of CVS/pharmacy’s ExtraCare Rewards program can earn one $10 gift card to
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Mike Spear has been appointed divisional merchandise manager of the personal care division at Walgreen Co. The retailer has also assigned Lauren Vondrasek to its beauty team with responsibilities for fragrance, sunglassses, cosmetics bags and trial/travel. Spear has 21 years of retail experience, holding a variety of positions in sales, store operations,
NEW YORK — New York City has issued its first prescription discount card, the BigAppleRx card. The card, which is free and available to anyone who lives or works in New York or visits the city, can be used at most chain pharmacies. The card was introduced at a press conference held at the Target
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A “new normal” has been established at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores with a higher standard of value for chain and associate members. The standard was elevated in recent years with significant public policy victories, success in communicating the story of pharmacy and innovations in member programs and services, including
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Daily testing for cholesterol, blood glucose and A1c levels is now available at more than 1,400 Walgreens stores in 33 states and Washington, D.C. The initiative expands the scope of preventive health care services offered by the retailer’s pharmacists. “Providing convenient, affordable access to health testing services is an important part of
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — The CVS Caremark Corp. annual shareholders meeting that was held here on May 11 was notable primarily because it was Tom Ryan’s final appearance at a CVS Caremark annual shareholders meeting. As such, it was punctuated by the nostalgia and sentiment appropriate for the end of a career and an era that
TORONTO — Shareholders attending Shoppers Drug Mart’s (SDM’s) annual meeting here earlier this month got to see David Williams perform capably in his new and temporary role of interim president and chief executive officer. At a board meeting the previous week, Williams had shed his role as chairman and was succeeded in that position by
WASHINGTON — To raise awareness about the consequences of not taking medication as directed, the National Consumers League (NCL) has launched a public education campaign called Script Your Future. The medication adherence effort is being supported by donations from nearly 100 professional organizations, health care companies and government agencies, including the National Association of Chain
MIAMI — Navarro Discount Pharmacy has launched a free pharmacy mobile application for its customers. Navarro Rx App, which links mobile device users to the retailer’s new mobile website m.navarro.com, is available for cell phones and smartphones. It supports iPhone, BlackBerry and Android platforms — and soon Windows Mobile 7 devices — as well as
WASHINGTON — With congressional Republicans backing away from a contentious plan to overhaul Medicare, cutbacks in the Medicaid program appear to be the new pathway in attempts to control the nation’s surging deficit. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee Chairman David Camp (R., Mich.) says the panel will not advance a Republican proposal to
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Actress Salma Hayek is slated to introduce her own line of beauty care and skin care products exclusively in CVS/pharmacy locations. The line, to be called Nuance, is expected to debut in August. It will include products for hair, skin, body and face. Items in the Nuance line will carry price points
