April 10, 2021 by Brian Bossetta
Eric Sheinkop, The Desire Company
News, Supplier News, Technology
ATLANTA — Retailers seeking to enhance their in-store shopping experience while seizing on the enormous benefits available in the expanding digital universe might want to look to Eric Sheinkop, a tech innovator who just might have found the link between e-commerce and brick and mortar. Sheinkop, who in his previous creation, Music Dealers, a global
April 8, 2021 by Brian Bossetta
COVID-19 vaccine, Helen Maser, Walgreens
April 5, 2021, News, Pharmacy
MANHASSET, N.Y. — In her 35 years as a pharmacist, Helen Maser has never experienced times as challenging as these — or as rewarding. When the coronavirus began spreading in March 2020, and as it became clear that it was a full-blown pandemic, pharmacists like Maser kicked into high gear and demonstrated why they are
February 4, 2021 by Brian Bossetta
Biden plan, COVID vaccine
News, Pharmacy
NEW YORK — With a flicker of light at the end of what has been a very dark and long tunnel, the country can begin returning to normalcy in a few months so long as we keep swinging at and hitting the right targets, according to chief COVID adviser to the White House Dr. Anthony
February 1, 2021 by Brian Bossetta
COVID-19, FEMA, President Joe Biden
February 1, 2021, News
WASHINGTON — During his inaugural address and throughout his campaign, President Joe Biden spoke of the need to unify the nation and how doing so would require all Americans pulling in the same direction. Less than 24 hours after he took office the 46th president’s call had already been embraced by one major group, retail
January 28, 2021 by Brian Bossetta
NACDS, Wendy Liebmann, WSL Strategic Retail
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — In a webinar this week sponsored by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Wendy Liebmann, CEO and chief shopper at WSL Strategic Retail discussed how shoppers have been, and are being, transformed by the pandemic and offered insights on how retailers are responding and need to respond to meet the changing
January 8, 2021 by Brian Bossetta
COVID-19 vaccine
Pharmacy, Retail News
NEW YORK — Scientists have cleared the first hurdle in developing a COVID-19 vaccine. Now the task at hand is getting the vaccine distributed so health care workers can start sticking it into the arms of Americans and to the virus that has disrupted all walks of life for nearly a year. And while rolling
November 12, 2020 by Brian Bossetta
News, Uncategorized
NEW YORK — The results of the presidential election have changed who will be the leader of the free world; but it hasn’t changed the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t going away and will be waiting for President-elect Joe Biden when he takes office on January 20. As it was during the election, COVID
October 26, 2020 by Brian Bossetta
Chris Cella, McKesson, McKesson RxOwnership
News, Pharmacy, Supplier News
IRVING, Texas — Due to the severity of COVID-19, mandates forced the shutdown of many small businesses, including some in the health care industry. Many of these businesses, including independent pharmacies, have suffered severe economic hardship due to various safety measures. When the pandemic hit, many of these pharmacies had to drastically and immediately adjust
October 22, 2020 by Brian Bossetta
HLTH VRTL 2020, Jim Peters, Rite Aid, RxEvolution
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
CAMP HILL, Pa. — During HLTH VRTL 2020, the leading, large-scale event for health care innovation held last month, Rite Aid chief operating officer Jim Peters highlighted the company’s RxEvolution and how it will reshape the chain drug store industry in a keynote address to the conference. HLTH brings together all the major stakeholders of
September 15, 2020 by Brian Bossetta
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
ARLINGTON, Va. — Adversity is nothing new to those in retail pharmacy; it’s a challenging industry during the best of times. But keeping one’s head above water during a global pandemic requires a level of perseverance few in the industry have ever had to muster. During a webinar earlier this month hosted by the National
August 29, 2020 by Brian Bossetta
CARES Act, GSK, Tom Rinck
News, Retail News
NEW YORK — A provision in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which Congress passed and President Trump signed into law in March, offers a potential boon to consumers and retailers, according to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), which is one of the largest providers of over-the-counter medications in the world. The provision in the
June 2, 2020 by Brian Bossetta
Chip Davis, COVID-19, HDA, HDA (formerly known as the Healthcare Distribution Management Association)
Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy, Supplier News
ARLINGTON, Va. — Taking on a new leadership role is never easy; taking the helm during a global pandemic, however, especially when job No. 1 for the organization’s members involves keeping the country’s vital medical supply chain running smoothly, defines daunting. But being named president and chief executive officer of the Healthcare Distribution Alliance
April 17, 2020 by Brian Bossetta
coronavirus, Covid, CVS, retailers, Walgreens, Walmart
Retail News
NEW YORK — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread and with more grim numbers for both the health of individual Americans and the health of the economy capturing the headlines, retailers have taken unprecedented steps to remain a viable source for essential goods and services while keeping their associates and customers safe. Fresh research
December 6, 2019 by Brian Bossetta
CVS, SheaMoisture, Ulta
November 18, 2019
NEW YORK — America is becoming more and more diverse, and as that diversity spreads it will have a major influence on retailers as the impact of the multicultural shopper becomes more significant. The U.S. multicultural population is projected to grow by 98 million in the coming decades, according to Acosta, a sales and marketing