November 20, 2023 by Jeffrey Woldt
Retail pharmacy has taken a beating in the press recently. Mainstream media outlets
November 20, 2023, Opinion
Retail pharmacy has taken a beating in the press recently. Mainstream media outlets, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, CBS News and PBS, covered labor actions undertaken by pharmacists motivated by concerns about working conditions and potential risks to patients. Thus far, the impact of the walkouts, culminating in “Pharmageddon” late last month,
November 20, 2023 by David Pinto
Rite Aid’s downfall can be blamed on four factors
November 20, 2023, Opinion
Those among us who yearn for the good old days — and there remain many who fondly recall a simpler time in chain drug retailing — must surely have a second thought or two about Rite Aid, in the wake of that venerable retailer’s fight for survival. Once upon a not-so-distant time, Rite Aid, along
November 20, 2023 by Christy Rosado
Hybrid pharmacy model boosts behavioral health
November 20, 2023, Pharmacy
The history of behavioral health pharmacy is marked by significant developments in the understanding and treatment of mental health and substance abuse disorders. The deinstitutionalization movement in the 1950s and 1960s led to the closure of large psychiatric hospitals, prompting a shift towards community-based care and home-based treatment. This change in care settings necessitated the
November 6, 2023 by Chain Drug Review
Beauty Roundtable: Innovation is essential, but it’s getting more elusive
Leading Headlines, November 6, 2023, Retail News, Supplier News
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Innovation is the lifeline of mass market beauty. There are significant changes in how innovation is generated, researched and applied, according to participants in a Chain Drug Review roundtable. Walgreens beauty and personal care executives joined several beauty brands for an in-depth discussion probing how to keep up with the ever-changing world
November 6, 2023 by Trey Holder
Furphy: Organizations should build a culture of trust
November 6, 2023, Supplier News
The Agile Innovation Series focuses on the need for organizations to constantly evolve and innovate with an agile mindset to remain viable in today’s dynamic world. Throughout the series accelerate360’s Trey Holder explores the current business environment through interviews with leaders in a variety of fields. This month, Holder caught up with Tom Furphy, chief
November 6, 2023 by Bryan Gildenberg
Bryan Gildenberg is founder and chief executive officer of Confluencer Commerce.
November 6, 2023, Opinion
“There’s a crack in everything — that’s how the light gets in” — Leonard Cohen The last three years have witnessed a dramatic and to some degree unprecedented (and therefore unmodel-able) shift in shopping behavior. Much has been made of habit disruption due to COVID, and a thoroughly overrated assessment of the impact of COVID
November 6, 2023 by Crystal Bennett
Why is Sexual Wellness shelf so underdeveloped?
November 6, 2023, Supplier News
Birds do it. Bees do it. Humans have been doing it since the beginning of time. And according to Maslow, along with food and breathing, it’s considered a fundamental need. Why then, does sexual wellness remain one of the more immature CPG categories out there? And for those products that successfully make it to an
November 6, 2023 by David Pinto
The most enduring memory of Packy: Life well lived
November 6, 2023, Opinion
As almost everybody knows by now, Packy Nespeca passed away, at age 100, in early October. To once again restate (and paraphrase) the age-old cliché: To those who knew Packy, no explanation is necessary; to those who did not, no explanation is possible. Rather than once again recall Packy’s adventuresome and highly accomplished life, we
October 30, 2023 by Jeffrey Woldt
Health Equity Summit lays bare troubling health gaps
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, November 6, 2023, Opinion
CHICAGO — Speaking earlier this month at the Health Equity Summit presented by Kearney and Chain Drug Review, Dr. David Ansell brought the vexing problem of persistent health disparities in the U.S. into sharp focus. Based in part on his extensive experience delivering care to members of underserved communities, Ansell pointed to a startling fact
October 18, 2023 by Bill Schiffner
Excellence in Pharmacy Practice: Air Force veteran Zajac fulfills vital rural service
October 16, 2023, Pharmacy
SANDSTONE, Minn. — For Emily Zajac, it was serving her country in the Air Force that led to her pharmacy path. “I graduated high school at 17 years old, and joined the U.S. Air Force to become an F-16 crew chief. I spent five years overseas as a fighter jet mechanic, with assignments in South
October 16, 2023 by Bill Schiffner
Excellence in Pharmacy Practice: Key cherished as accessible health care professional
October 16, 2023, Pharmacy
THOMSON, Ga. — Meghan Key has been interested in the health care field since she was a little girl. “My dad was a chemical engineer, and I loved chemistry. Also, my mom was a nurse, and I knew I wanted work in the health care field. My uncle was a pharmacist who owned his own
October 16, 2023 by Bill Schiffner
Excellence in Pharmacy Practice: Like father, like son for Medicine Shoppe’s Schieber
October 16, 2023, Pharmacy
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — For Larry Schieber, owner of Schieber Family Pharmacy, a member of the Medicine Shoppe Family, pharmacy was all in the family. His father owned and operated an independent pharmacy when Larry was young, so he could say it was in his blood. “His store was very typical at that time and even
October 16, 2023 by Bill Schiffner
Dean Gruber of altScripts Specialty Pharmacy in West Milwaukee Wis and Owl Specialty Pharmacy in Covina Calif. — a member of the CARE Pharmacies Cooperative board of directors
October 16, 2023, Pharmacy
WEST MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Dean Gruber of altScripts Specialty Pharmacy in West Milwaukee, Wis., and Owl Specialty Pharmacy in Covina, Calif. — a member of the CARE Pharmacies Cooperative board of directors, has pharmacy in his blood. Gruber’s great uncle and cousin were both pharmacists and owners of a group of pharmacies in the Twin
October 16, 2023 by Geoff Walden
Excellence in Pharmacy Practice: Perez makes getting vaccinated a seamless process
October 16, 2023, Pharmacy
EL PASO, Texas — Providing preventive care through immunizations is one of Cindy Perez’ passions. The Walmart pharmacy clinical services manager believes pharmacies are able to keep communities healthy by both directly immunizing patients and indirectly improving herd immunity. “As a pharmacy team, we are able to keep the less-vulnerable populations protected from infections and