February 16, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
CVS, Karen Lynch
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health’s fourth quarter sales and earnings easily beat Wall Street’s projections, as a rise in script counts lifted its results. Adjusted earnings per share were $1.30, bettering analysts’ forecast by 6 cents. Revenue for the period ended December 31 rose 4% from a year earlier to $69.55 billion, also topping predictions.
February 15, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19 vaccine, CVS, Walgreens
February 15, 2021, News

NEW YORK — With a flicker of light at the end of what has been a very dark and long tunnel, the country can begin returning to normalcy in a few months so long as we keep swinging at and hitting the right targets, according to chief COVID adviser to the White House Dr. Anthony
February 2, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
American Heart Association (AHA), Angie Meol, CVS
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has joined the American Heart Association (AHA) in advocating for education and awareness about women’s heart health as the national presenting sponsor of the Go Red for Women movement. Throughout February, which is American Heart Month, customers will have the opportunity to give the gift of heart health by letting the
January 7, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Coleman, CVS, Merchant of the Year
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News, Uncategorized

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — For CVS Pharmacy, being a convenient health and wellness destination has meant resilience during the pandemic, says George Coleman, senior vice president of merchandising at CVS Health. For being integral to cementing CVS Health’s reputation for optimizing health and wellness and for helping keep the business strong in 2020, Coleman has been
December 17, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19 vaccine, CVS, Dr. Kevin Ban, Dr. Troyen Brennan, Walgreens
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy

WASHINGTON — Representatives from both Walgreens and CVS Health predicted the COVID-19 vaccine will be available to the general public during the spring, and patients will be able to make appointments to get the shots at their neighborhood pharmacies. “My view on this is that I think that the best and easiest place for people
December 15, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Chris Cox, COVID-19 vaccine, CVS, Rina Shah, Walgreens
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

NEW YORK — Most people in the U.S. will probably have to wait until early spring before coronavirus vaccines become available at local pharmacies and grocery stores across the country, according to Walgreens and CVS Health representatives. “Over the next couple of months we anticipate that we’ll be able to have it in our stores
December 11, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19 vaccines, CVS, Dr. Steven Hahn, Walgreens
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, kicking off a massive effort to initially deliver nearly 3 million doses of the vaccine to more than 600 sites nationwide. The approval comes just a day after the FDA’s advisory panel voted 17-4 in favor of approving the vaccine. “The
November 23, 2020 by David Pinto
CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens
November 23, 2020, Opinion

It’s been a very long time since the remarkably stable top ranks of the chain drug community have witnessed so sudden and dramatic a series of seismic shifts — simultaneously. It’s as if the very earth that has long supported and grounded chain drug retailing has suddenly, and without warning, determined that stability has its
November 23, 2020 by Jeffrey Woldt
CVS, CVS Health, CVS. HealthHub, Larry Merlo
November 23, 2020, Opinion

The evolution of CVS Health during Larry Merlo’s tenure as president and chief executive officer has been truly remarkable. Merlo, who earlier this month announced that he will retire on February 1 after a decade in the job, guided the transformation of the company from a drug store operator — albeit one that had, three
November 16, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Black female STEM-focused innovators through a new initiative, CVS, P&G brands Royal Oils by Head & Shoulders and Gold Series from Pantene
Supplier News

CINCINNATI — Black women have historically been underrepresented in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce. P&G brands Royal Oils by Head & Shoulders and Gold Series from Pantene are determined to help change that by supporting the growth and development of future Black female STEM-focused innovators through a new initiative. Together with CVS this fall, P&G
November 6, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
CVS, Merlo, third quarter
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health’s third quarter sales and earnings beat estimates, and the company raised its full-year profit outlook, as growth in health care benefits and store sales lifted its results. Adjusted earnings for the three months ended September 30 slipped 9.8% from the year-ago period to $1.66 per share, but were still well
November 2, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
American Diabetes Association (ADA), CVS
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy

ARLINGTON, Va. — American Diabetes Month (ADM) will kick off this week, and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) is asking the diabetes community to rise up! “Right now, everything seems to be conspiring to try to make us feel powerless, afraid and small. The non-stop flood of bad news, bleak forecasts and unrelenting heartbreak can be
September 30, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
CVS, FemiClear, FemiClear for Genital Herpes Symptoms, OrganiCare
Retail News, Supplier News

AUSTIN — To help women suffering with genital herpes, the FemiClear brand has released new FemiClear for Genital Herpes Symptoms to relieve the symptoms of genital herpes outbreaks. This innovative new product is backed by both an in vitro (laboratory) and in vivo (human) study and is now available at CVS stores nationwide. New FemiClear
September 15, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Aetna, Apple, Apple Watch, CVS
Featured Articles, Retail News

WOONSOCKET, R.I. _ CVS Health announced Tuesday it is offering special access for clients, customers and employees to Apple Fitness+, the first fitness experience built for Apple Watch, arriving later this year. CVS is developing a one-year subscription offer for Aetna commercial and CVS Caremark members and will share details soon. Additionally, a free two-month