September 26, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
beauty care, Beauty Differentiation, beauty shopping experience, cosmetics, Lauren Brindley, No7, Soap & Glory, Walgreens
2016, Business, Featured Articles, Issue 09-26-2016, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News
VERNON HILLS, Ill. — Walgreens’ vision to recreate the beauty shopping experience is becoming a reality at many of its stores. Aiming to be the destination of choice for today’s beauty care consumers, the drug chain will bring its “Beauty Differentiation” concept to about 1,800 stores by end of calendar 2016. The plan is three-pronged:
September 26, 2016 by Greg Jacobson and Chain Drug Review
2016 presidential election, Affordable Care Act, Donald Trump, drug pricing, generic drugs, health care, Hillary Clinton, prescription drug costs
2016, Business, Issue 09-26-2016, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News
NEW YORK — With the 2016 presidential election drawing near, health care has emerged as a policy area in which the two major candidates’ differences are strikingly clear. A useful starting point might be their respective approaches to prescription drug pricing. The Republican candidate, Donald Trump, created a sensation in January when he advocated allowing
September 26, 2016 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
Alex Gourlay, EnvisionRx, EnvisionRxOptions, Frank Sheehy, Jocelyn Konrad, maintenance medications, Rite Aid, Rx90, Walgreens
2016, Issue 09-26-2016, Issues, News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens and EnvisionRx are launching a prescription drug program that is designed to give patients with chronic conditions more flexibility in getting their maintenance medications. Called Rx90, the program allows patients to fill 90-day prescriptions at any of the nearly 8,200 Walgreens pharmacies nationwide for the same price they would pay for
September 26, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
ACA, Affordable Care Act, Avalere, Dan Mendelson, Drew Altman, health insurance, health insurance exchanges, HealthCare.gov, Kaiser Family Foundation
2016, Issue 09-26-2016, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy, Retail News
WASHINGTON — The upcoming enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act will be pivotal, as hikes in premiums, withdrawals by insurance companies and sign-ups that fell short of targets have combined to call the law’s sustainability into question. Federal officials say the problems is surmountable and are driving to bolster the statute before President Obama
September 26, 2016 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson, Thomas O'Donnell
2016, Issue 09-26-2016, Issues, News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has promoted Thomas O’Donnell to senior vice president of government affairs and public policy. O’Donnell reports to NACDS president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson. O’Donnell has been with NACDS since mid-2012, when he was hired for the position of vice president for federal government
September 26, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Federal Trade Commission, Kroger, Rite Aid, Rite Aid acquisition, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2016, Issue 09-26-2016, Issues, News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) has upped the number of stores that it expects to divest to gain government clearance for its $17.2 billion purchase of Rite Aid Corp. WBA said this month that between 500 and 1,000 Walgreens and/or Rite Aid stores will probably have to be divested to win Federal
September 26, 2016 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
CVS Pharmacy, Fortune magazine, Helena Foulkes, Most Powerful Women, Ornella Barra, Walgreens Boots Alliance
2016, Issue 09-26-2016, Issues, News
NEW YORK — CVS Pharmacy president Helena Foulkes and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. co-chief operating officer Ornella Barra were among those recognized by Fortune magazine as the “Most Powerful Women” in business for 2016. Foulkes, who is also executive vice president of CVS Health, was ranked 12th on the list of 51 women in the
September 26, 2016 by Brian Bossetta
Galen Weston, George Weston Ltd., Loblaw, W. Galen Weston
2016, Issue 09-26-2016, Issues, News
TORONTO — With his father, W. Galen Weston, stepping down as executive chairman of George Weston Ltd., Galen Weston, current president of Loblaw Cos., has been named to take his place as executive chairman of the food conglomerate, which owns a majority stake in Loblaw. In assuming his new role as executive chairman, the younger
September 26, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Justin Bates, Neighbourhood Pharmacies, Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada
2016, Issue 09-26-2016, Issues, News
TORONTO — Canadians’ general impression of pharmacy is at a two-year high, according to a Nanos Research survey performed on behalf of the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada. Three-quarters of Canadians hold views of pharmacy that are positive or somewhat positive, according to the survey of 1,000 Canadians conducted between May 27 and June 1.
September 26, 2016 by Brian Bossetta
Bartell Drugs, Brian Unmacht, Seattle’s Chinatown-International District
2016, Issue 09-26-2016, Issues, News
SEATTLE — Family-owned Bartell Drug Co. unveiled its newest location in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (CID) this month, showcasing new features for convenience and quality products. Located at the intersection of Fourth and Jackson Streets near one of the region’s major public transportation hubs, the 11,656-square-foot store is the chain’s 65th location and is being considered
September 26, 2016 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
CVS Caremark, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Jonathan Roberts, medication synchronization, ScriptSync, Troyen Brennan
2016, Issue 09-26-2016, Issues, News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its ScriptSync medication synchronization program. The pharmacy service that enables patients who regularly take multiple medications to pick up eligible maintenance prescriptions in a monthly visit to a CVS Pharmacy store. More than a million customers have been enrolled in ScriptSync, and preliminary results
September 26, 2016 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Bruce Carlson, Kalorama Information, retail clinic, retail health clinics
2016, Issue 09-26-2016, Issues, News
ROCKVILLE, Md. — The number of retail health clinics in the United States has increased by 38% to 2,215 since 2011, mostly as a result of expansion of the concept by major drug store chains, according to a new report from Kalorama Information. The report forecasts that the concept’s financial success and the growing acceptance
September 26, 2016 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Growing Women’s Health, Lisa Gibbs, SDM, Shoppers Drug Mart, Shoppers Optimum
2016, Issue 09-26-2016, Issues, News
TORONTO — Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) and its associate owners on September 10 kicked off the 15th annual Growing Women’s Health campaign, a monthlong effort to support women’s health. The retailer is collecting donations from customers, with the goal of gathering $3.3 million for local women’s health charities. “The Growing Women’s Health campaign has been
September 26, 2016 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
2016 presidential election campaign, Affordable Care Act, Donald Trump, HealthCare.gov, Hillary Clinton, Jeffrey Woldt
2016, Issue 09-26-2016, Issues, Opinion
One of the more surprising aspects of the sad spectacle leading up to the election of a new president and new Congress in November is the lack of serious, sustained debate about health care. When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Obama in March 2010, the nation embarked