May 11, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
CVS, delivery, Montgomery, Shipt
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Pharmacy has upgraded the CarePass program to offer same-day prescription delivery for eligible members through an expanded partnership with Shipt. Members may also add everyday wellness essentials to their prescription delivery, including selected items from categories like vitamins, digestive health, pain relief, first aid, groceries and more. Nonmembers may choose same-day
April 26, 2021 by Bill Schiffner
CVS, PEOPLE, PEOPLE "Locks Arms" with CVS Health and Walmart for immunization initiative, Walmart
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
NEW YORK — Meredith Corporation’s PEOPLE is “locking arms” with CVS Health and Walmart in a promotional initiative, “PEOPLE United to End the Pandemic,” which helps consumers navigate the process of finding convenient locations nationwide to get immunized. As the country continues to move forward more than one year since the pandemic began, PEOPLE’s partnership kicks
March 11, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19 vaccines, CVS, Target
Leading Headlines, Retail News
MINNEAPOLIS —Target is partnering with CVS to distribute coronavirus vaccines at store locations across 17 states, the companies announced Wednesday. More than 600 CVS pharmacies within Target locations nationwide will be offering vaccinations to eligible people. “Our top priority since the onset of the pandemic: the health and safety of our team members, guests and
February 17, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Aetna, CVS, Iora Primary Care
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
HOUSTON — Aetna, a CVS Health Company, announced Wednesday an agreement to provide members enrolled in Aetna Individual and Group Medicare Advantage plans access to Iora Health providers under the Iora Primary Care brand in Harris county, Texas. Under the agreement, which became effective January 1, 2021, Houston-area Aetna Medicare Advantage members have access to
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