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Retail News Breaks Archives Navarro Discount Pharmacy has appointed Luis Mier as chief financial officer and promoted Manuel Leon to vice president of wholesale and over-the-counter programs. Andy Giancamilli will retire as chief executive officer of the Katz Group and be succeeded by chief operating officer Frank Scorpiniti. Rite Aid Corp. has partnered with OptumHealth to introduce NowClinic Online Care, which provides 24x7 real-time access to health care services and information, at some of the drug chain's stores in the greater Detroit area. Bartell Drugs has rolled out new Web-based premium photo products after a chainwide conversion to the Kodak Adaptive Picture Exchange (APEX) platform. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores commended Democratic and Republican lawmakers for sponsoring legislation examining practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Walgreen Co. has joined with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in a new effort to fight heart disease with Million Hearts Initiative in Washington, D.C. CVS Caremark Corp. and Walgreen Co. have teamed up with nonprofits and other organizations to provide free flu vaccinations to uninsured and underinsured people. Incoming CVS/pharmacy president Mark Cosby is a key addition for the drug store chain, according to industry analysts.
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