WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health and Cleveland Clinic have broadened their eight-year clinical affiliation to enhance access to care for patients throughout northeastern Ohio and Florida. The companies said Tuesday that through the broadened relationship, MinuteClinic, CVS Pharmacy and Cleveland Clinic can improve access to and coordination of care for patients, including clinical support, medication
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Cigna and CVS Health recently rolled out Cigna Health Works, a new partnership that aligns Cigna-administered health benefits with CVS Pharmacy and CVS MinuteClinic retail health care services to deliver an innovative consumer-friendly experience for Cigna self-funded employer-sponsored health plans. This collaboration brings together the health benefits insights of a global health
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy plans to acquire Doc’s Drugs, a chain of 14 drug stores in Illinois. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The company said all of the Doc’s stores will be converted and rebranded as CVS Pharmacy locations by late July. “Together, Doc’s Drugs and CVS Pharmacy have created a
The biggest stories to come out of chain drug retailing thus far in 2017 are non-stories. Indeed, it’s grocery and discount store retailers that are making all the news, while drug chains continue to anticipate the newest developments — or, more likely, wait for them to happen. In the supermarket business, Albertsons Cos. is making
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — In line with its efforts to fight the opioid abuse epidemic, CVS Pharmacy has rolled out time-delay safes in Ohio and Kentucky to prevent robberies of controlled substances. CVS said it has deployed the technology in more than 170 locations in the Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton, Ohio, markets, as well as in nearby
WOONSOCKET, R.I., and BLOOMFIELD, Conn. — CVS Health and Cigna say they’re ushering in a new health care and drug coverage model with the launch of Cigna Health Works, which joins Cigna-administered health benefits with CVS Pharmacy and MinuteClinic retail pharmacy and health services. CVS and Cigna said Thursday that Cigna Health Works is designed
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy plans to buy Doc’s Drugs, a chain of 14 drug stores in Illinois. Financial terms of the acquisition weren’t disclosed. CVS said all of the Doc’s stores will be converted and rebannered as CVS Pharmacy by late July. The Doc’s stores being acquired — including one Sartoris Drugs location —
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Expanding its offerings of healthier food and beverages and removing parabens and other such ingredients from its store brand beauty and personal care products were two of the many accomplishments highlighted in CVS Health’s 10th annual corporate social responsibility (CSR) report, released last month. Titled “Prescription for a Better World,” the report
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy has opened its first store in Colorado, and more locations in the state are planned in the coming months and next year. CVS said the new store at 16920 East Lincoln Ave. in Parker, Colo., is the first of three locations to open in the greater Denver market. Plans call
NEW YORK — Sephora and Ulta Beauty have altered the beauty care landscape, siphoning off customers from both department and mass stores. And both specialty retailers show no signs of slowing down — suggesting that mass retailers must find new strategies to stem the losses, especially of Millennials and Generation Z customers. Market researcher Euromonitor
DALLAS — Eosera Inc. has launched its Earwax MD earwax removal solution on Amazon Exclusives and plans to roll out the product to CVS Pharmacy stores this summer. Eosera said Tuesday that Amazon.com is the first retailer to carry Earwax MD. Amazon Exclusives focuses on new and innovative products only sold on Amazon, including items
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy has kicked off Long Live Skin, an in-store and multimedia campaign to promote sun protection and skin health. CVS said Monday that Long Live Skin starts with a focus on sun safety during May, which is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and will continue through the summer. The campaign includes store
NEW YORK — CVS Pharmacy has reimagined its store design, highlighting an expanded offering of health and beauty products and “better for you” food products. The new layout’s “discovery zones” in key health categories take a holistic approach to care and product selections. Together with new health services and innovative digital programs, the changes represent
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Alex Perez-Tenessa, the chief beauty care merchant who helped steer CVS Pharmacy’s campaign to forge a link between health and beauty, has left the company to join e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. Perez-Tenessa joined CVS in January 2013 to lead beauty and personal care merchandising after the retailer promoted beauty retail veteran Cheryl
