June 11, 2021 by Bill Schiffner
Google Cloud, Hy-Vee
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Technology
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee, Inc. has signed a multiyear partnership with Google Cloud to stay on the cutting edge of digital technology and drive new and unique innovation for its customers – both in store and online. The company is utilizing a suite of services powered by Google Cloud to make online shopping
April 26, 2021 by Bill Schiffner
CVS, PEOPLE, PEOPLE "Locks Arms" with CVS Health and Walmart for immunization initiative, Walmart
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
NEW YORK — Meredith Corporation’s PEOPLE is “locking arms” with CVS Health and Walmart in a promotional initiative, “PEOPLE United to End the Pandemic,” which helps consumers navigate the process of finding convenient locations nationwide to get immunized. As the country continues to move forward more than one year since the pandemic began, PEOPLE’s partnership kicks
April 14, 2021 by Bill Schiffner
CHPA, Scot Melville
Leading Headlines, Supplier News
WASHINGTON — The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) issued the following statement from Scott Melville, president and CEO, in response to the announcement that Patrizia Cavazzoni will succeed Janet Woodcock as the permanent director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research: “CHPA congratulates Patrizia Cavazzoni on her recent
April 6, 2021 by Bill Schiffner
Retail Business Services, Rom Kosla
Leading Headlines, Retail News
QUINCY, Mass. — Retail Business Services, the services company of Ahold Delhaize USA, has named Rom Kosla, a food retail veteran with more than 25 years of information technology experience, as executive vice president of information technology and chief information officer. Kosla will oversee all aspects of IT for the U.S. businesses, with a specific
March 31, 2021 by Bill Schiffner
COVID-19 vaccines in pharmacies, Hy-Vee
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee, Inc. announced Wednesday that COVID-19 vaccine is now available at all of the company’s more than 270 Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations across its eight-state region. This week, Hy-Vee began vaccinating in its eighth state, Wisconsin, through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. Prior to expanding into Wisconsin, Hy-Vee was already a
March 22, 2021 by Bill Schiffner
000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, administering nearly 400, Meijer
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
RAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer has registered 110,000 people for the Ford Field mass vaccination clinic through the company’s online registration system and the State of Michigan hotline since registration went live last Monday. The retailer opened its online registration process just after 4 p.m. on March 15 and registered more than 40,000 people in the first 24 hours.
February 25, 2021 by Bill Schiffner
Brad McElya, HIV testing, PrEP, Ready, Set, Walgreens
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
DEERFIELD, Ill. — While rates of HIV in the U.S. have decreased, the epidemic is far from over. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have faced barriers to HIV testing, prevention and treatment. Recognizing that everyone can be part of the solution, Walgreens and its partners have come together to increase awareness about HIV, including
February 24, 2021 by Bill Schiffner
Alaway Preservative Free antihistamine eye drops, Bausch + Lomb
Supplier News
BRIDGEWATER, N.J.— Bausch + Lomb, a leading global eye health business, today announced the U.S. launch of Alaway Preservative Free (ketotifen fumarate ophthalmic solution 0.035%) antihistamine eye drops, the first and only over-the-counter (OTC) preservative-free antihistamine eye itch relief drop approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. “As we head into Spring, millions of
January 29, 2021 by Bill Schiffner
L’Oréal USA, NAACP
Supplier News
NEW YORK — L’Oréal USA is creating the Inclusive Beauty Fund, a new grant program presented in partnership with the NAACP, the largest and most pre-eminent civil rights organization in the nation. Through this inaugural round of funding, L’Oréal USA will award 30 one-time grants of $10,000 each to Black-owned small businesses, Black entrepreneurs and professional services in all sectors of the U.S. beauty
January 29, 2021 by Bill Schiffner
Old Spice, Procter & Gamble, Smell Ready for Anything
Supplier News
CINCINNATI — Old Spice has unveiled the new “Smell Ready for Anything” campaign featuring a series of ads highlighting transformative moments to encourage guys to smell new possibilities, realize true potential within, and manifest their own greatness in 2021. With more than 80 years empowering guys to feel confident in their own skin, the brand’s
January 27, 2021 by Bill Schiffner
Chip Davis, COVID-19 vaccines, HDA
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
ARLINGTON, Va. — During one of the most ambitious immunization campaigns in our history, HDA president and CEO Chip Davis reinforced the distribution industry’s commitment to “answering the call” when assisting the federal, state and local governments as part of a nationwide vaccination push. Today, Davis joined several other leading industry and public health experts
January 19, 2021 by Bill Schiffner
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has named Mara Sirhal senior vice president and general manager for Harmon Health and Beauty Stores, Joe Hartsig
Leading Headlines, Retail News
UNION, N.J. — Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. has named Mara Sirhal senior vice president and general manager for Harmon Health and Beauty Stores. Sirhal will report to Joe Hartsig, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer at Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and president of its Harmon Health and Beauty Stores unit. In her
January 15, 2021 by Bill Schiffner
COVID-19 vaccines, NACDS, NACDS president and chief executive officer Steven Anderson, President elect Joe Biden
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
ARLINGTON, Va.— NACDS president and CEO Steven Anderson issued the following statement following President-elect Joe Biden’s remarks today about his administration’s plans related to the COVID-19 pandemic: “Pharmacies and pharmacy teams are ‘all in’ to help all Americans overcome this pandemic and get back to what we need and what we love. It remains our top priority
January 15, 2021 by Bill Schiffner
CVS Health, Karen Lynch
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — The following is attributed to Karen S. Lynch, currently Executive Vice President, CVS Health and President, Aetna, who will become the company’s next President and CEO on February 1: “We agree with President-elect Biden that pharmacies will play a critical role in the next phase of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and appreciate his leadership