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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Lewis Drugs has begun construction of a new-concept store in Sioux Falls, S.D., to be located on the southwest corner of 69th Street and Louise Avenue. “We have listened to our customers and have designed a store that will make their shopping experience at Lewis more enjoyable and convenient,” says president
WASHINGTON — The cost of reforming the nation’s health care system may be more than originally expected, a recent estimate from the Congressional Budget Office finds. The report, one of several released in recent weeks that looked at parts of the reform package, says the health care overhaul will likely cost about $115 billion more
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. has added a new line of private brand products to its baby care offering. Called Tugaboos, the line initially includes diapers and training pants. Going forward, Rite Aid expects to add more items, including creams, lotions and wipes. Marketers point out that the products, which are being offered
BOCA RATON, Fla. — The Chain Drug Consortium has launched a Web portal that it says will provide members’ retail point-of-sale data to all participating program suppliers. To create the portal, the Chain Drug Consortium has partnered with Sona LLC. The portal will give suppliers access to consortium member POS data for front-end items. According
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has named Sandra Kay Guckian vice president of state government affairs. In her new role Guckian, who previously served as vice president and deputy director of state government affairs, will head the NACDS state government affairs team. “In her new capacity, Sandra is charged with
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — After a dozen years at the helm of CVS Caremark Corp., Tom Ryan plans to retire next year. Ryan, who has been CVS Caremark’s president and chief executive officer since 1998 and its chairman since 2007, is slated to step down at the company’s annual shareholders meeting next May. He is expected
PALM BEACH, Fla. — The relationship between pharmacists and their patients is critical to improving Americans’ well-being and making the country’s health care system more efficient, incoming National Association of Chain Drug Stores chairman Larry Merlo told attendees at the association’s Annual Meeting here last month. “As an industry, we are positioned to help control
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. has launched its wellness+ customer rewards program nationwide, offering a combination of health and wellness benefits and member-only discounts. The program will be supported by a national television, radio, circular and digital advertising campaign. Members accrue points with eligible pharmacy and store purchases to get free health screenings
TORONTO — As of presstime, May 15 was shaping up to be a day of destiny for community pharmacy in Ontario. It was the date on which Deb Matthews, Ontario’s minister of health and long-term care, had said she would implement changes to the regulations that govern the level of remuneration pharmacies receive for their
BELLEVUE, Wash. — Online retailer drugstore.com is exiting the pharmacy business. Earlier this month the company agreed to sell its pharmacy operation to BioScrip Inc.’s BioScrip Pharmacy Services subsidiary for nearly $11 million and establish a strategic partnership in which BioScrip will fill online prescriptions ordered through drugstore.com for the next five years. Online pharmacy
TORONTO — At Shoppers Drug Mart’s (SDM’s) annual meeting here earlier this month, chairman David Williams, president and chief executive officer Jürgen Schreiber, and executive vice president and chief financial officer Brad Lucow were able to report that despite the recession 2009 was another record-breaking year for the retailer in terms of almost every metric
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Executive vice president and chief marketing officer Helena Foulkes has taken on a new leadership role in CVS Caremark Corp.’s pharmacy benefits management business. Reporting to Caremark Pharmacy Services president Per Lofberg, Foulkes will lead PBM product innovation and marketing, uniting into one team the key functions of marketing, member experience, product
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Cheryl Pegus has been named chief medical officer at Walgreen Co. Pegus, 46, has over 18 years of clinical practice and industry experience. Previously, she was general manager and chief medical officer for SymCare Personalized Health Solutions Inc., which provides care management solutions that use remote monitoring to help control health care
SKILLMAN, N.J. — Frank Maione will retire in the fall as U.S. chief customer officer at Johnson & Johnson. A 34-year industry veteran, Maione joined J&J when it acquired Pfizer Consumer Healthcare in 2006. As chief customer officer, he has worked to integrate six consumer sales organizations into one customer-facing team. Over the coming months
