January 16, 2017 by Greg Jacobson and Chain Drug Review
ACA, Affordable Care Act, Chris Collins, Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Obamacare
2017, Issue 01-16-2017, Issues, News
WASHINGTON — Republicans in the Senate and House of Representatives are aggressively pushing ahead with measures to repeal the Affordable Care Act despite the fact that they have no coherent alternative to replace it. Health care industry analysts and trade associations have warned that repealing or gutting the law without an adequate substitute could create
January 16, 2017 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Domenic Pilla, John Hammergren, Jürgen Schreiber, McKesson, McKesson Canada, Paul Julian, Rexall Health, Shoppers Drug Mart
2017, Issue 01-16-2017, Issues, News
TORONTO — Domenic Pilla has been appointed chief executive officer of McKesson Canada. Pilla now guides Canada’s largest distributor of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies and oversees the integration of Rexall Health, which McKesson Canada acquired in late December. McKesson Canada picked up about 470 retail pharmacies in the Rexall deal. Pilla reports to Paul Julian,
January 16, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Alex Perez-Tenessa, beauty care, CVS Pharmacy, Essie Gel Couture, Helena Foulkes, Nip+Fab, NYX, WUNDERBROW
2017, Featured Articles, Issue 01-16-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy is unleashing a bevy of new items to prove it can compete with specialty beauty care merchants and lure younger beauty-crazed shoppers. Competitors offering the latest trends had siphoned off some of those customers, but now CVS is finding a path to add newness at lightning speed — and at
January 16, 2017 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
Advanced Pharmacy Solutions, APS, Genoa, John Figueroa, Mark Bradford
2017, Issue 01-16-2017, Issues, News
TUKWILA, Wash. — Behavioral health pharmacy specialist Genoa has acquired Advanced Pharmacy Solutions (APS), which provides pharmacy services to more than 50 mental health clinics in the South. The deal will expand Genoa’s presence in Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and South Carolina. Genoa, a QoL Healthcare company based here, provides pharmacy and telepsychiatry services through its
January 16, 2017 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
John Furner, Rosalind Brewer, Sam's Club, Walmart
2017, Issue 01-16-2017, Issues, News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — John Furner has been named president and chief executive officer of Sam’s Club. He succeeds Rosalind Brewer, who is retiring effective February 1. Furner has been chief merchandising officer at Sam’s Club, with responsibility for global sourcing, packaging and private brands. He was named to the post in October 2015. Before that
January 16, 2017 by Brian Bossetta
Affordable Care Act, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Governors Association, Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act, pharmacy patient care, Trump administration
2017, Issue 01-16-2017, Issues, News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has sent a letter to the governors of all 50 states urging pharmacy patient care as a top priority in any changes to health care policy in 2017 and beyond. The most recent letter continues NACDS’ pro-patient, pro-pharmacy drumbeat to federal and state government decision
January 16, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
François Coutu, Jean Coutu franchisees, Jean Coutu Group, Michel Quesnel, PJC Jean Coutu, Sopropharm
2017, Issue 01-16-2017, Issues, News
VARENNES, Quebec — The Jean Coutu Group won a key ruling in a long-running legal challenge that was brought by a pharmacist-owner. Coutu announced that the Superior Court of Quebec upheld the royalty clauses in its franchise agreements. In particular, the court determined that the clauses don’t violate section 49 of the Code of Ethics
January 16, 2017 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
Bob Sasser, Dollar Tree, Duncan Mac Naughton, Family Dollar, Gary Philbin, Walmart
2017, Issue 01-16-2017, Issues, News
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc. has tapped former Walmart executive Duncan Mac Naughton to serve as president and chief operating officer of its Family Dollar chain. Mac Naughton succeeds and will report to Gary Philbin, who has been promoted to a new role as enterprise president of Dollar Tree. Mac Naughton most recently served
January 16, 2017 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
ACA, Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Jeffrey Woldt, Mike Pence, Obamacare, retail pharmacies
2017, Issue 01-16-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, Opinion
After stumbling out of the gate early this month with an ill-conceived bid to hamstring the Office of Congressional Ethics (a plan that roused a chorus of critics, including President-elect Donald Trump, and was quickly withdrawn), Republicans in the House, along with their colleagues in the Senate, regained their footing and set about the business
January 16, 2017 by David Pinto and Chain Drug Review
Albertsons, America’s drug chains, Bob Miller, CVS Health, David Pinto, Doug McMillon, George Riedl, Helena Foulkes, John Standley, Larry Merlo, Ornella Barra, Rite Aid, Stefano Pessina, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walmart
2017, Issue 01-16-2017, Issues, Opinion
Going into the new year, several key personnel questions await answers, foremost among them the age-old problem of determining who, in 2017, will emerge as the most influential senior staffers at America’s drug chains. The determination is made more difficult by the fact that, as of this writing, Walgreens’ acquisition of Rite Aid remains unresolved.