NEW YORK — L’Oreal Dermatological Beauty Brands and Racher Press Inc., publisher of MMR and Chain Drug Review, recently hosted The First Annual Dermatology and Retail Alliance, powered by CeraVe. The all-day event, held at L’Oreal’s headquarters in Manhattan, focused on how retailers can tap the benefits of building a sustainable alliance of dermatology and
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health announced on Tuesday that it has appointed Shawn Guertin as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective May 28. Guertin succeeds Eva Boratto, who is leaving the company after a successful 11-year career. “Shawn is an extraordinary leader with a proven track record of developing financial strategies to help companies
LOGANVILLE, Ga. — The third Walmart Health center, a facility that promises a wide range of affordable health care services in an accessible mass retail setting, opened Wednesday in a remodeled Supercenter here. This state-of-the-art facility provides quality, affordable and accessible healthcare for members of the Loganville community so they can get the right care at
CALHOUN, Ga. — The second Walmart Health center, a facility that promises a wide range of affordable health care services in an accessible mass retail setting, opened Wednesday in a remodeled Supercenter here. “We think we can make an impactful difference in affordability, convenience and, most importantly, accessibility for the Calhoun community,” said Sean Slovenski,
WE, Empowering Women to Advance Wellness, hosted a reception and panel discussion on mentoring at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Total Store Expo in Boston. The panel included Chikako Amendola, director of channel strategy at Nature’s Bounty; Staci Cochran, a senior buying manager at Walmart; Lauren Wittenberg, director of sales and Target team
BALTIMORE — The American Association of Homeopathic Pharmacists (AAHP) convened its inaugural industry summit here last month to celebrate recent gains in the marketplace while assessing the challenges suppliers face in engaging with regulators and earning consumers’ trust. “We have a responsibility to produce products of the highest quality so that consumers and families across
PHILADELPHIA — The Emerson Group recently donated its time and money to the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House (PRMH) and worked together (clients, colleagues and Emerson employees) to fill “WELCOME FAMILY drawstring bags” filled with generous donations from Emerson clients that included oral care and personal care items. They also included a personalized Welcome to RMH
NEW YORK — Chain Drug Review presented its 2018 Retailer of the Year awards Wednesday night in New York City. The event drew retailer and supplier executives from across the food, drug and mass channels. Larry Merlo, president and chief executive officer at CVS Health, was honored as CDR’s Health Care Executive of the Year. He
KANSAS CITY — In 2019, Hallmark is giving consumers even more ways to emotionally connect with the people in their lives and show how much they care. With beautiful new card lines to reach a fast-growing consumer segment, new gift wrap that is more versatile and easier-than-ever to use, and an expansion of a highly
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health, announced significant progress toward the goal of full transparency for all of its beauty imagery by the end of 2020 and its efforts to create new industry standards for post-production alterations of beauty imagery. Just one year after the Company made the commitment to create
KANSAS CITY — Hallmark is launching Paper Wonder, a brand new card line featuring 20 different designs in five unique formats. This new innovation from Hallmark highlights the artistry of paper craft, which consumers say they increasingly associate with luxury and collectability. “Paper Wonder brings a whole new dimension to the greeting card – literally.
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens and online beauty retailer Birchbox are teaming up to build Birchbox retail experiences within select Walgreens stores. The multi-channel offering will bring prestige beauty brands into Walgreens stores and allow customers to discover and shop for new brands in an interactive and accessible way, and will include a curated Birchbox shop on Walgreens digital properties. As
CLAYTON, Ind. — The Emerson Group recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week to celebrate the opening of a new warehouse facility. The new warehouse is allowing Emerson Logistics to consolidate its operations in the Indianapolis area into one building, boosting efficiency while also dramatically expanding its capacity to handle recent growth in its business,
KANSAS CITY — The arrival of summer means new buzz-worthy innovations are hitting the greeting card aisle from Hallmark. This year, the company is focusing on celebrating birthdays in a big way with brand new cards that bring dazzling lights, fun sounds and loads of excitement. Hallmark is also launching two all-new card lines that