January 5, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
3D holographic videos, 3D Savings Center, Curt Thornton, customer rewards kiosks, Provision Interactive Technologies, Rite Aid
2015, Issue 01-05-2015, News
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
January 5, 2015 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
David Dillon, Kroger, Rodney McMullen
2015, Business, Issue 01-05-2015, News
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
January 5, 2015 by Chain Drug Review and Chain Drug Review
Brian Cornell, Casey Carl, Dawn Block, Jason Goldberger, Jeff Jones, John Hulbert, Paritosh Desai, Target Corp., Target.com
2015, Business, Issue 01-05-2015, News
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
January 5, 2015 by Chain Drug Review and Chain Drug Review
delivery of prescriptions, delivery program, Fruth Pharmacy, Gopher
2015, Issue 01-05-2015, News
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
January 5, 2015 by Chain Drug Review and Chain Drug Review
ATP adherence packaging, Beacon inventory management system, Care Pharmacies Cooperative, Duane Chudy, Mark Ey, medication adherence, Mike Gross, Retail Management Solutions, RMS, TCGRx
2015, Issue 01-05-2015, News
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
January 5, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Fred's, Giant Eagle, Kathleen Jaeger, Medicare Advantage-Part D plan, Medication Adherence TIP Challenge, MTM, NACDS Foundation, National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation, Publix, Steve Nelson, UnitedHealthcare, Wegmans
2015, Issue 01-05-2015, News, Pharmacy
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
January 5, 2015 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
Gallup, Honesty and Integrity Survey, John Sherrer, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, pharmacists, Steve Anderson
2015, Issue 01-05-2015, News, Pharmacy
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,
January 5, 2015 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
community pharmacy services, Department of Defense, Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commmission, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Defense Authorization Act, Tricare
2015, Issue 01-05-2015, News
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
January 5, 2015 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
Affordable Care Act, Booz Allen Hamilton, Grant McLaughlin, health care, How We View Health Care in America, Ipsos Public Affairs
2015, Issue 01-05-2015, News, Pharmacy
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.”
January 5, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Alberta College of Pharmacy, Alberta Pharmacists’ Association, Alberta’s Minister of Health and Wellness, Fred Horne, pharmacists in Alberta
2015, Issue 01-05-2015, News
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
January 5, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Alberta College of Pharmacy, Alberta Pharmacists’ Association, Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores, Denise Carpenter, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada, pharmacists in Alberta
2015, Issue 01-05-2015, News
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
January 5, 2015 by Chain Drug Review and Chain Drug Review
A.T. Kearney, Beauty and the E-Commerce Beast: 2014 Edition, beauty care, e-commerce, Hana Ben-Shabat, Kosha Gada, personal care
2015, Issue 01-05-2015, News, Retail News
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
January 5, 2015 by David Pinto and Chain Drug Review
Alliance Boots, AmerisourceBergen, Bartell Drugs, Cardinal Health, chain drug industry, chain drug retailing, CVS Health, David Pinto, Greg Wasson, Kerr Drug, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Rite Aid, Tony Civello, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2015, Issue 01-05-2015, Opinion
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
January 5, 2015 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
Alliance Boots, CEO, chief executive officer, drug chain, Greg Wasson, Jeffrey Woldt, retail pharmacy, Stefano Pessina, Walgreens
2015, Issue 01-05-2015, Opinion
When the history of Walgreen Co. is written, Greg Wasson, who last month announced that he would step down as chief executive officer of the drug chain upon completion of its merger with Alliance Boots, will be seen as one of the company’s most consequential leaders. A product of the Walgreens system who joined the