October 4, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, CVS Health Charitable Foundation, CVS Pharmacy, Discount Drug Mart, Eileen Howard Boone, Healthcare Ready, Helena Foulkes, Hurricane Maria, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Nivia Santiago, Rite Aid, Rite Aid Foundation, Rx Open, Tracy Henderson, Walgreens
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
NEW YORK — Chain drug retailers have stepped forward with donations and other aid for relief efforts on Puerto Rico, which is still reeling from the infrastructural damage wrought by Hurricane Maria. Walgreens, CVS Pharmacy, Rite Aid and Discount Drug Mart are among the chains contributing funds and other assistance to the U.S. territory, where
August 16, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Alex Gourlay, George Riedl, Helena Foulkes, Mark Panzer, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, slideshow, Steve Anderson, Tom Price
Slideshows
Amid the political turmoil in Washington and the unpredictability in the health care arena over the Affordable Care Act’s uncertain future, retail pharmacy operators and their customers are fortunate to have a powerful voice in D.C.: the National Association of Chain Drug Stores. NACDS has been closely monitoring the turbulent health care debate, defending the position
August 7, 2017 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
Affordable Care Act, Alex Gourlay, George Riedl, Helena Foulkes, Jeffrey Woldt, John McCain, Mark Panzer, Mitch McConnell, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, skinny repeal, Tom Price
2017, Issue 08-07-2017, Issues, Opinion
The confusion and anxiety unleashed by Republican efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act are unlikely to be put to rest anytime soon, despite the collapse of the Senate leadership’s repeated attempts to secure enough support to enact a bill undercutting President Obama’s signature domestic achievement. After the Republican-controlled chamber failed to pass
July 3, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
Cigna, Cigna 90 Now, Cigna Health Works, Cigna Onsite Health, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Helena Foulkes, Michele Paige, MinuteClinic
2017, Issue 07-03-2017, Issues, News
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
June 8, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Cigna, Cigna 90 Now, Cigna Health Works, Cigna Onsite Health, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Helena Foulkes, Michele Paige, MinuteClinic
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
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
May 15, 2017 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
CVS Pharmacy, Helena Foulkes, Judy Sansone, video
2017, Issue 05-15-2017, Issues, News, Videos
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
April 24, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
2017 NACDS Annual Meeting, Alex Gourlay, Brian Nightengale, Helena Foulkes, Mark Panzer, Martin Otto, Michael Bloom, NACDS Board of Directors, NACDS Executive Committee, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson
Leading Headlines, Retail News
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores announced new officers, a new executive committee member and two new board members for the 2017-18 term. NACDS said Monday that Alex Gourlay, co-chief operating officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance, was elected chairman of the NACDS board of directors at the 2017 NACDS Annual Meeting
April 20, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Helena Foulkes, Judy Sansone, Morgan Diaz, slideshow
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News, Slideshows
NEW YORK — As shown by the evolution of its front-end strategy, CVS didn’t change its name to CVS Health and remove tobacco products from its stores more than two years ago for nothing. Executives at the interactive brand showcase CVS held Wednesday in Manhattan noted that health and well-being underpins virtually all facets of
April 19, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Helena Foulkes, Judy Sansone, K-Beauty HQ, Korean beauty
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy has unveiled the next phase of its front-end strategy, including new store designs, more better-for-you food and health-focused products, expanded beauty offerings and informational signage storewide. CVS said more than 800 stores nationwide have been remodeled with the new front-end design and assortment, and over 3,400 locations now have expanded
February 6, 2017 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
Adrenaclick, Amedra Pharmaceuticals, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Douglas Boothe, epinephrine auto-injector, EpiPen, Helena Foulkes, Impax Laboratories, mylan
2017, Issue 02-06-2017, Issues, News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is providing a low-cost alternative Mylan’s EpiPen epinephrine auto-injector for anaphylaxis. CVS has made Impax Laboratories’ epinephrine auto-injector available at all CVS Pharmacy drug stores at a cash price of $109.99 for a two-pack. That compares with a cash price of $649.99 for the branded EpiPen and $339.99 for the
February 1, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Al Royse, American Heart Association, Angela Patterson, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Go Red For Women, Helena Foulkes, MinuteClinic, women's heart health
Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has become a new national sponsor of the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women movement supporting women’s heart health. CVS said Wednesday that it has committed to raise at least $10 million over the next three years, including through an in-store donation program, to help fund cardiovascular research and
January 16, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Alex Perez-Tenessa, beauty care, CVS Pharmacy, Essie Gel Couture, Helena Foulkes, Nip+Fab, NYX, WUNDERBROW
2017, Featured Articles, Issue 01-16-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy is unleashing a bevy of new items to prove it can compete with specialty beauty care merchants and lure younger beauty-crazed shoppers. Competitors offering the latest trends had siphoned off some of those customers, but now CVS is finding a path to add newness at lightning speed — and at
January 16, 2017 by David Pinto and Chain Drug Review
Albertsons, America’s drug chains, Bob Miller, CVS Health, David Pinto, Doug McMillon, George Riedl, Helena Foulkes, John Standley, Larry Merlo, Ornella Barra, Rite Aid, Stefano Pessina, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walmart
2017, Issue 01-16-2017, Issues, Opinion
Going into the new year, several key personnel questions await answers, foremost among them the age-old problem of determining who, in 2017, will emerge as the most influential senior staffers at America’s drug chains. The determination is made more difficult by the fact that, as of this writing, Walgreens’ acquisition of Rite Aid remains unresolved.
January 12, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Adrenaclick, Adrenaclick authorized generic, Amedra Pharmaceuticals, Auvi-Q, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Douglas Boothe, epinephrine auto-injector, EpiPen, EpiPen authorized generic, Helena Foulkes, Impax Laboratories, Kaleo, mylan
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — In the wake of the public outcry over pricing for Mylan’s EpiPen epinephrine auto-injector for anaphylaxis, CVS Health announced that it’s providing a low-cost alternative. CVS said Thursday that Impax Laboratories’ authorized generic for the Adrenaclick epinephrine auto-injector is now available at all CVS Pharmacy drug stores at a cash price of $109.99