February 17, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Dave Joyce, Discount Drug Mart, Pet Ratycz
Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy, Retail News, Uncategorized

CONCORD, Ohio — The Biden administration announced on Tuesday that it will be increasing weekly shipments of COVID-19 vaccine doses to states, sending out 13.5 million this week, and doubling the amount going to retail pharmacies. Last week U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce visited the Discount Drug Mart store to learn about the retailer’s preparations to
January 6, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
AmerisourceBergen, Capsule, Cardinal Health, Care Pharmacies, CVS Health, Discount Drug Mart, Fruth Pharmacy, Genoa Healthcare, Good Neighbor Pharmacy, Health Mart, Lewis Drug, London Drugs, McKesson Canada, Medicine Shoppe International, Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy, PharmaChoice, Pharmasave Drugs National, Rite Aid, Senderra, Wakefern Food Corp., Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walmart U.S.
Issue 01-06-2020

DIR fees are again top of mind for pharmacy operators beginning another year without relief from these “phantom” expenses. At the same time hope springs eternal for retailers looking to broaden affordable and accessible health care offerings when such services from more traditional providers can be out of financial reach for many people. Chains also
November 8, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Discount Drug Mart, NACDS, U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs
Leading Headlines, Retail News

ARLINGTON, Va.— U.S. Rep. Bob Gibbs (R, Ohio) visited the Ashland, Ohio, Discount Drug Mart to discuss pharmacy benefit manager issues – including the need for direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) fee relief. Rep. Gibbs also presented Discount Drug Mart with a proclamation recognizing the company’s 50th year in business. Discount Drug Mart – an
July 12, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Discount Drug Mart
Issue 07-08-2019

A wide spectrum of merchandise from produce to home health care products in stores approaching 30,000 square feet has set Discount Drug Mart apart from the competition. The personalized service, caring pharmacy staff and convenient locations that complement the broad assortment have served the chain well for five decades.
June 19, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Discount Drug Mart, Photo Finale, Steve Giordano
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Supplier News

McLEAN, Va. — Photo Finale, the leader in white-label photo ecommerce services, announced that Discount Drug Mart, the Medina, Ohio-based chain of 73 drug stores, has moved its online photo service to the Photo Finale platform. Customers can now order prints, canvas, photo books, gifts and much more. “Photo Finale is ready to offer the
June 4, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
automation, Discount Drug Mart
Issue 06-04-2018

MEDINA, Ohio — Discount Drug Mart and McKesson High Volume Solutions (HVS) have entered into a pharmacy automation agreement that calls for McKesson HVS to provide the retail pharmacy operator with a dispensing automation platform for a central fill pharmacy in Avon Lake, Ohio. With value-based reimbursement becoming increasingly important, Discount Drug Mart believes the
May 16, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Discount Drug Mart, McKesson High Volume Solutions, Pete Ratycz, Ross MacMurray
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

MALVERN, Pa. — McKesson High Volume Solutions (HVS) announced a pharmacy automation agreement with Discount Drug Mart, Inc., an Ohio-based retail drug store chain that operates more than 70 pharmacies in the state. As part of the deal, McKesson HVS will provide a dispensing automation platform for Discount Drug Mart’s central fill pharmacy to be
January 17, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
2018 Retail Forecast, Albertsons, Alex Gourlay, AmerisourceBergen, Brian Nightengale, Cardinal Health, Care Pharmacies, Carmen Churcott, Chris Dimos, CVS Health, Discount Drug Mart, Fruth Pharmacy, Genoa, Good Neighbor Pharmacy, Hy-Vee, Jeff Leger, John Figueroa, John Standley, Kristin Williams, Larry Merlo, Lynne Fruth, Mark Panzer, McKesson, Medicine Shoppe, Michael Wysong, Mike Eby, Pharmaca, Pharmasave, Richard Willis, Rite Aid, Robert Mauch, Shoppers Drug Mart, Steve Lawrence, Todd Treon, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

What will the second year of the Trump administration look like? Is the demise of the Affordable Care Act imminent? Will pharmacists get the greater role in health care they have long sought? These are among the questions top chain drug industry executives are pondering as they look to 2018. With spiraling health care costs and
October 23, 2017 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Albertsons, California wildfires, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, Discount Drug Mart, Helena Foulkes, Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria, Kathleen McLaughlin, Kroger, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Walmart, Walmart Foundation
2017, Issue 10-23-2017, Issues, News
NEW YORK — Community pharmacy operators continue to respond to an unprecedented string of natural disasters across the United States. CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens, Rite Aid Corp., Discount Drug Mart, Albertsons Cos., Kroger Co. and Walmart are among the community pharmacy operators contributing funds and other assistance. The Albertsons Cos. Foundation organized an in-store fund-raiser to
October 4, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, CVS Health Charitable Foundation, CVS Pharmacy, Discount Drug Mart, Eileen Howard Boone, Healthcare Ready, Helena Foulkes, Hurricane Maria, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Nivia Santiago, Rite Aid, Rite Aid Foundation, Rx Open, Tracy Henderson, Walgreens
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News

NEW YORK — Chain drug retailers have stepped forward with donations and other aid for relief efforts on Puerto Rico, which is still reeling from the infrastructural damage wrought by Hurricane Maria. Walgreens, CVS Pharmacy, Rite Aid and Discount Drug Mart are among the chains contributing funds and other assistance to the U.S. territory, where
August 30, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Discount Drug Mart, NACDS RxImpact pharmacy tours, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, slideshow, Steve Ferris
Slideshows

As August draws to a close, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores can chalk up a wildly successful month for NACDS RxImpact pharmacy tours with members of Congress and their staff. Last week NACDS hosted what it called a record-breaking 20 pharmacy tours, a 34% surge in tours hosted in just one week. Overall
August 19, 2017 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
Bob Gibbs, Discount Drug Mart, H.R. 592, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, PAPCC, Patient Access to Pharmacists’ Care Coalition, Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act, Ritzman Pharmacies, S. 109, Steve Ferris
2017, Issue 08-21-2017, Issues, News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is running newspaper advertisements in selected congressional districts this month. The ads thanks members of Congress for sponsoring a bill that would let pharmacists provide basic health care services to Medicare patients in underserved areas, and urging passage and enactment of the legislation. The Pharmacy
August 7, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
3D Savings Center, Curt Thornton, David Bergman, Discount Drug Mart, Provision 3D Savings Center, Provision Interactive Technologies
2017, Issue 08-07-2017, Issues, News
MEDINA, Ohio — Discount Drug Mart plans to install Provision Interactive Technologies Inc. 3D Savings Center kiosks in its stores. In addition to holographs, the kiosks will display advertising, including exclusive Discount Drug Mart promotions. The kiosks have a two-dimensional interactive touchscreen that gives consumers access to information as well as rewards and coupons. “The
June 28, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
3D advertising, Discount Drug Mart, in-store kiosks
Leading Headlines, Retail News

MEDINA, Ohio — Discount Drug Mart announced today that it will install Provision Interactive Technologies Inc. 3D Savings Center kiosks in its stores. In addition to holographs, the kiosks will display advertising, including exclusive Discount Drug Mart promotions. “The Provision 3D Savings Center will provide opportunities for customers to achieve even more savings,” said Discount