DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreen Co. is testing a mobile app that enables patients to see a physician and obtain a prescription without leaving home. The company said patients in California and Michigan can now contact a physician around the clock through Walgreens’ telemedicine app for smartphones or tablet computers. The virtual visits cost $49, and
CHATSWORTH, Calif. — Customer rewards kiosks featuring 3D holographic videos are slated to be deployed at 200 Rite Aid stores starting early this year. Provision Interactive Technologies Inc. said its 3D Savings Center kiosks will be rolled out to Rite Aid stores in the New York and Los Angeles markets. The kiosks project 3D holographic
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. chief executive officer Rodney McMullen assumed the additional title of chairman, succeeding David Dillon, on January 1. McMullen and Dillon are credited with developing a long-term price investment strategy as part of the chain’s Customer 1st initiative that has enabled Kroger to deliver sustainable business growth and shareholder returns, while saving
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. chief executive officer Brian Cornell has announced several leadership changes. Casey Carl, Target’s president of omnichannel, will take on the newly created role of chief strategy and innovation officer and will report directly to Cornell. Carl will oversee a new center of excellence in data, analytics and business intelligence, an effort
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Free local delivery of prescriptions and other goods is now being offered to qualified Fruth Pharmacy customers by way of the locally owned chain’s recently introduced Gopher program. A Gopher driver delivers prescriptions with the order form attached. Customers can make use of the form to order additional products, such as
LINTHICUM, Md. — Care Pharmacies Cooperative Inc. has enlisted a pair of technology providers to hone its pharmacy and retail operations. The pharmacy co-op, with about 85 locations in nine states and the District of Columbia, has tabbed TCGRx to provide products and design services to improve its medication adherence program and work flow. “TCGRx’s
MINNETONKA, Minn. — Giant Eagle, Publix Super Markets, Fred’s and Wegmans Food Markets pharmacies were among the winners of this year’s UnitedHealthcare Medication Adherence Targeted Intervention Program Challenge, benefiting the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation. The Medication Adherence TIP Challenge recognizes pharmacy operators for their efforts to better Medicare beneficiaries’ health and well
ARLINGTON, Va. — For the 12th straight year, pharmacists continue to be rated near the top in Gallup’s annual Honesty and Integrity Survey. In its poll released last month, pharmacists maintained their ranking in the second position — behind only nurses and tied with medical doctors. The survey measures the public’s trust of diverse professions,
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has brought new attention to “the substantial health-boosting and cost-reducing benefits” that the pharmacist-patient relationship can produce for military families and veterans and for the Department of Defense. A recent letter that the association wrote to the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commmission on those
McLEAN, Va. — A new survey finds that consumers and heath care providers share strong opinions — as well as hold impressive differences — on the future of health care. Booz Allen Hamilton and Ipsos Public Affairs discovered the perspectives in a study titled “How We View Health Care in America: Consumer and Provider Perspectives.”
EDMONTON, Alberta — Pharmacists in Alberta are now able to provide their patients with a wider range of remunerated cognitive services than those in any other Canadian, or indeed North American, jurisdiction. In a recent interview, Fred Horne — Alberta’s Minister of Health and Wellness when the fees for the recently approved services were negotiated
TORONTO — “The ability of pharmacists in Alberta to be able to practice to the full extent of their capability has helped to make Alberta a leader in the provision of services supporting patient health,” according to Denise Carpenter, president of Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada (Neighbourhood Pharmacies). “Patients are better off as a result
NEW YORK — E-commerce is rapidly gaining traction in the beauty care and personal care market, according to a newly released study from A.T. Kearney. The report, “Beauty and the E-Commerce Beast: 2014 Edition,” found that an industry rooted in the ability to touch, smell, sample and experiment with products in stores is being played
Which events were most significant for chain drug retailing in 2014? As usual, that is not an easy question to answer. In many ways, 2014 was a remarkable year for the chain drug industry, one in which the character of the business was changed, probably irrevocably. The industry assumed a global character for perhaps the
