March 31, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Brian Cornell, Chain Drug Review, Charles Redfield, Jeff Jones, Jody Pinson, John Standley, Judy Sansone, mass market retailers, Racher Press, Retailer of the Year awards, Rick Dreiling, slideshow, Stefano Pessina
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NEW YORK — Racher Press Inc., the publisher of Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers, presented its 2015 Retailer of the Year awards last evening in New York City. The annual event drew retailer and supplier executives from across the food, drug and mass channel to a ballroom at the new headquarters of Time
March 18, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Discount Drug Mart, slideshow
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SHARON, Ohio — Discount Drug Mart’s 55% contribution to sales from the front end is unusual for the chain drug industry and is supported by such unconventional categories as video rentals and delis. More than 40 of the retailer’s 73 stores have delis, and all new units get the department. Helping to lift deli sales
March 17, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Daniel Miller, David Loebsack, Kinney Drugs, Mike Duteau, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Rite Aid, RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill, slideshow, Steve Anderson, Steve McCann, Supervalu
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WASHINGTON — Nearly 400 pharmacy advocates from 43 states converged on Capitol Hill for the National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ annual RxImpact Day grassroots lobbying drive. NACDS said the advocates — who include pharmacists, pharmacy executives, pharmacy students and others — will meet with about 85% of the U.S. Congress during the two-day event,
March 4, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Hannah Cross, NEOMED, ortheast Ohio Medical University, pharmacy of the future, Ritzman Pharmacy, slideshow
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WADSWORTH, Ohio — Ritzman Pharmacy is holding the grand opening of its “pharmacy of the future” location in the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) Education and Wellness Center. Ritzman said the weeklong event, kicking off on March 7, will introduce a new pharmacy experience that puts the pharmacist “front and center of patient care” and
February 16, 2016 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
Eric Graf, NACDS Regional Chain Conference, regional drug chains, regional pharmacy chains, Ritzman Pharmacies, slideshow
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Stakeholders in chain pharmacy understandably direct a lot of attention to the giants of the industry, such companies as CVS Health, Walgreens Boots Alliance, McKesson and Kroger. Yet they shouldn’t lose sight of the regional players that, in the aggregate, still account for a substantial part of the business and remain
February 8, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Eric Graf, Kinney Drugs, Medicaid AMP rule, Mike Duteau, NACDS Regional Chain Conference, Randy Edeker, Ritzman Pharmacies, slideshow, Steve Anderson
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Fresh off the Denver Broncos’ Super Bowl victory last evening, policy and politics moved into the spotlight as the main program of the 2016 NACDS Regional Chain Conference got under way. At the Opening General Session here on Monday, political analyst Morton Kondracke gave attendees his take on the national political
February 3, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Boots, Duane Reade, No7, Penn Station, slideshow, Walgreens
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NEW YORK — The latest Duane Reade store aims to bring a higher level of convenience to hurried commuters in Manhattan’s Penn Station. Opened just before the big nor’easter that hit the East Coast late last month, the spacious store sits in a central location in New York City’s busiest transit hub and replaced a
December 11, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Bryan Everett, Rite Aid, slideshow
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NEW YORK — It’s not evident to anyone entering Rite Aid’s busy store at 50th Street and 8th Avenue in Manhattan that this location was totally remodeled in 10 days. Adjacent to the theater district in Times Square, the convenience-focused store has the pharmacy situated up front and offers a wide assortment of groceries, grab-and-go food,
December 7, 2015 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
beautyBOUTIQUE, Mike Motz, Shoppers Drug Mart, slideshow
2015, Issue 12-07-2015, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News, Slideshows
TORONTO — Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) has debuted its sixth and seventh enhanced beautyBOUTIQUE store-within-a-stores in Ottawa and Montreal. The Ottawa boutique was unveiled at a store in the Rideau Centre. The Montreal boutique, named galerieBEAUTÉ, was unveiled in a Pharmaprix unit on Rue Sainte-Catherine. It is SDM’s first enhanced boutique in Quebec. The 4,000-square-foot
December 5, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Kathleen Jaeger, NACDS Foundation, NACDS Foundation Dinner, slideshow
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This year’s NACDS Foundation Dinner, the 17th annual, raised $1.9 million, which will be earmarked for the foundation’s patient-centered care research agenda. More than 87 companies from a range of industries sponsored the event, held Thursday evening in Manhattan. Hy-Vee Inc. was the premier sponsor. The evening’s program emphasized the research portfolio of the NACDS
November 4, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Bartell Drugs, Bellevue Village, Brian Unmacht, CareClinic, slideshow
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SEATTLE — This weekend, Bartell Drugs plans to debut new in-store features for customer convenience with the completion of a major expansion and remodel at its Bellevue Village store. The Seattle-area drug chain said Wednesday that the 5,500-square-foot expansion, to be unveiled on Sunday, Nov. 8, makes the Bellevue Village store — now at 20,100
November 3, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Meijer, Rick Keyes, slideshow, Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital, Spectrum Health Hospital Group
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Supercenter operator Meijer has opened a full-service retail pharmacy here at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital. Meijer said the opening, announced Monday, makes it one of the first major retailers to open a pharmacy in a large hospital system in Michigan. Owned and operated by Meijer, the pharmacy features comprehensive services and
October 27, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Rite Aid, slideshow, Wellness Store
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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Opened earlier this year, Rite Aid’s spacious store on Jonestown Road in Harrisburg, Pa., represents one of the latest prototypes of the retailer’s successful “Wellness Store” format. The suburban corner location, situated at 4999 Jonestown Rd. just a few miles outside downtown Harrisburg, incorporates many of the innovations (plus a few twists)
September 28, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
beauty care, May Dillon, slideshow, Ulta Beauty, Ultamate Rewards
2015, Featured Articles, Issue 09-28-2015, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News, Slideshows
BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — Ulta Beauty’s chief executive officer, Mary Dillon, has more to celebrate than the company’s 25th birthday. The company is growing at a rate enviable in retailing today, and it is on virtually every beauty care brand’s wish list. The financial community considers Ulta Beauty and Dillon among the best in the business.