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SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Walmart on Wednesday opened its fourth Walmart Health Center and its first outside of Georgia. The new outlet is located adjacent to a Walmart Supercenter in Springdale, Ark., which is less than 20 miles from Walmart’s home town of Bentonville, Ark. “This is our first Walmart Health prototype outside of Georgia, and we’re
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has launched Return Ready, a comprehensive, customizable COVID-19 testing solution for employers and universities. The solution helps return employees to worksites and students, faculty and staff to campuses, and integrates COVID-19 testing for ongoing business continuity. With flexible technology options for on-site testing and/or drive-thru testing at CVS Pharmacy locations, organizations
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens is making progress in its efforts to reopen recently damaged stores in Philadelphia and to serve the needs of the local community. Currently, 11 of Walgreens 17 Philadelphia stores are open and operating with regular business hours and two additional stores have partially reopened. The Walgreens at 4201 N. Broad Street
Health Mart president Nimesh Jhaveri and franchisee Ghada Zuhair Abu Kuwaik, owner and chief pharmacist at CureMed Pharmacy in Clifton, N.J., discuss the network’s response to COVID-19 and the future role of community pharmacy.
BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. has launched an initial public offering involving 6.8 million shares of its common stock, the company announced Thursday. The retailer plans to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “ACI.” The stock will be sold by some of the company’s stockholders at an expected price
ARLINGTON, Va. – In a letter-to-the-editor, National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) President and CEO Steven Anderson took extremely strong issue with a recent Wall Street Journal editorial that ignored the unique role of pharmacies and pharmacists in patient health, medication safety, healthcare cost reduction and crisis response. The newspaper referred to the pharmacy as a
LOGANVILLE, Ga. — The third Walmart Health center, a facility that promises a wide range of affordable health care services in an accessible mass retail setting, opened Wednesday in a remodeled Supercenter here. This state-of-the-art facility provides quality, affordable and accessible healthcare for members of the Loganville community so they can get the right care at
WOONSOCKET, R.I.— CVS Pharmacy has announced a new partnership with DoorDash that will offer consumers the opportunity to have over-the-counter medications, grocery products, and other products delivered to their front doors as part of same-day delivery services. These expanded delivery services look to allow customers to continue shopping while staying safely at home during the
The latest installment in our Video Forum features Scott Melville, president and chief executive officer of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association. In addition to the rebranding of CHPA, Melville talks about what recently enacted O-T-C monograph reform means for the category, and the increasingly important part that nonprescription products are playing in health care.
CAMP HILL, Pa. — As America grapples once again with profound issues regarding race, justice and the treatment of people of color in the wake of tragic events in recent weeks, The Rite Aid Foundation commits to combat racism and foster more diverse, inclusive and equitable opportunities in communities by launching a Racial Equity Awareness
WOONSOCKET, R.I.– CVS Pharmacy announced on Wednesday the roll out of more than 80 new products under the Live Better by CVS Health brand. The retailer also committed to ensuring all packaging in the expanded health and wellness brand be at least 80% recyclable. The assortment will span nine categories and make some of the
Editor’s note: NACDS president and chief executive officer Steven Anderson has released the following statement to NACDS members on the tragic death of George Floyd and on racism in America: On May 25, George Floyd’s breath was taken from him tragically and senselessly. Many Americans feel that their breath was taken along with his. For
In the latest installment of our Video Forum, Rich Tremonte, executive vice president and president of community and specialty pharmacy at AmerisourceBergen, discusses the company’s success in keeping the pharmaceutical supply chain on track during the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, pharmacy retailers’ stepped-up efforts to meet the needs of patients, and the Good Neighbor
Steven Anderson, president and chief executive officer of NACDS, has issued the following memo regarding 2020 Total Store Expo: To: NACDS Members From: Steven C. Anderson, FASAE, CAE, IOM President & Chief Executive Officer Date: June 4, 2020 The San Diego Convention Center has announced that it will now be closed for events until September.
