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New research from IRI and BCG on COVID-19 impact

March 27, 2020 by Chain Drug Review Boston Consulting Group (BCG), consumer spending, COVID-19, IRI Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News

CHICAGO — IRI is continuing to collaborate with their partners at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) to analyze the latest consumer purchases in Italy, France, New Zealand, the U.K and the U.S. The company just updated the report, “COVID-19 Impact: Consumer Spending Tracker,” to capture the most recent insights. Key highlights from the research include: Trends

Drug chains end year with a bang

January 19, 2015 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review Barclays, chain drug retailers, consumer confidence, consumer spending, December, Goldman Sachs, industry sales for chain drug stores, Jan Hatzius, Lynn Franco, Michael Gapen, Rite Aid, same-store sales, The Conference Board, Walgreen 2015, Issue 01-19-2015, News, Retail News

NEW YORK — A stellar December capped a strong year for chain drug retailers. Industry sales for chain drug stores advanced 5.8% in 2014, with same-store dollar volume climbing 4.6%. Both numbers were up by more than a full point from 2013, when total volume advanced 4.4% and comparable-store sales rose 3.1%. Walgreen Co. shined