October 13, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
H-E-B, Humana, Humana Medicare, Kroger
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy

LOUISVILLE – Humana has announced that Kroger Health and its family of pharmacies, Costco, Publix and H-E-B have joined its preferred stand-alone Medicare Part D pharmacy network for 2021. Humana Medicare prescription drug plan members have already enjoyed lower out-of-pocket costs on prescription drugs at more than 5,200 Walmart, Walmart Neighborhood Markets, and Sam’s Club pharmacies
August 10, 2020 by Jeffrey Woldt
H-E-B, Martin Otto
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Videos

H-E-B has won high marks for its performance throughout the COVID-19 crisis. In this installment of our Video Forum, Martin Otto, the company’s chief operating officer, talks about H-E-B’s response to the crisis, the role community pharmacy can play in making health care more effective and efficient, and what grocers and pharmacies need to do
December 5, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Albertsons, DisposeRx, H-E-B, Kroger/Harris Teeter, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law HB 2088, Walgreens, Walmart/Sam's Club, William Simpson
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy

SANFORD, N.C. — DisposeRx, through its vast network of more than 2,000 pharmacies in Texas, is working to help pharmacists and pharmacies ensure compliance of HB 2088 through the availability of its safe, at-home disposal packets and patient education. In July, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law HB 2088, which requires that all pharmacists
September 25, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Craig Norman, DisposeRx, H-E-B, medication disposal solution, William Simpson
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

SAN ANTONIO — To curb the misuse of unused medication and prescription opioid abuse, H-E-B is providing its pharmacy customers with a free, effective medication disposal solution. Now available at all H-E-B Pharmacy locations in Texas, DisposeRx is a non-toxic, safe solution for the disposal of unused or expired medications. When water and the DisposeRx
August 29, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
H-E-B, H-E-B Food & Drug president Scott McClelland
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

SAN ANTONIO — H-E-B is continuing its expansion into West Texas, with plans to open its first store in Lubbock next year. “The wait for Lubbock residents is finally over. We’re extremely excited to announce that H-E-B is coming to the Hub City,” H-E-B Food & Drug president Scott McClelland said in a statement. “Our
June 24, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
Eastside Tech Hub, Favor, H-E-B, Jag Bath
Leading Headlines, Retail News, Technology

AUSTIN, Texas — H-E-B announced the opening of its Eastside Tech Hub — the retailer’s state-of-the-art, East Austin office for its growing team of Austin-based H-E-B Digital Partners (employees), as well as the new headquarters for Favor, the Austin-based on-demand delivery company that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of H-E-B. Complementing its existing H-E-B Digital team
December 5, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
H-E-B, hair care, Nanogen, Piia Toikka, Thickening Hair Fibres
Retail News

SAN ANTONIO — Nanogen, the U.K.’s No. 1 hair thickening brand, announces their partnership with H-E-B to bring their revolutionary Thickening Hair Fibres and select top-selling SKUs to select locations in Texas. Starting in January 2019, H-E-B customers will have direct access to the brand’s thinning hair solutions. “We know the US consumer is looking for
August 26, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Chris Lane, H-E-B, Martin Otto, National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Total Store Expo
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

DENVER — H-E-B was honored for its political engagement during the Political Involvement Reception at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Total Store Expo on Saturday, August 25. NACDS past chairman Martin Otto, H-E-B’s chief operating officer, accepted the 2018 “Politically Engaged Pharmacy Award,” or PEP Award, on behalf of the company, in recognition of
June 7, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
H-E-B, sleep aids, SleepRight No-Boil Dental Guards, SleepRight ProRx Custom Dental Guard, Splintek
Supplier News

LENEXA, Kan. — Splintek announced that its new SleepRight ProRx Custom Dental Guard is now available in select H-E-B stores and on their website. H-E-B serves communities across Texas and Mexico. This is the second retailer to offer the quick fit, full coverage, low temperature dental guard. In keeping with Splintek’s products, the ProRx Custom Dental
March 13, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
Alex Gourlay, Chain Drug Review, CVS Health, H-E-B, Kevin Hourican, Martin Otto, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Retailer of the Year awards, slideshow, Walgreens Boots Alliance
Leading Headlines, Slideshows

NEW YORK — At a reception in Manhattan this month, Chain Drug Review honored the recipients of the publication’s Retailer of the Year Awards. In the spotlight before a throng of their retail peers and supplier partners were Alex Gourlay, co-chief operating officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), who was named Retailer of the Year; Kevin
January 4, 2018 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
Chain Drug Review, H-E-B, Industry Leadership Award, Martin Otto, NACDS, NACDS chairman, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson
2018, Featured Articles, Issue 01-01-2018, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News

SAN ANTONIO — Even the best-run, most effective organizations can benefit from occasionally reconsidering their work in a new light. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is a case in point. Long viewed as the country’s preeminent retail trade group, NACDS has in recent months broadened and deepened its already formidable commitment to the
September 25, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
Albertsons, chain drug retailers, CVS Health, Dollar General, Genoa, H-E-B, Hurricane Irma, mobile triage pharmacies, Publix, Target Corp., Walgreens, Walmart, Winn-Dixie
2017, Issue 09-25-2017, Issues, News
NEW YORK — Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States, sent retail spending in the Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach area of Florida spiraling downward, with sales plunging more than 72% over a three-day period, according to payment technology company First Data Corp. The company, which
September 25, 2017 by Brian Bossetta and Chain Drug Review
Albertsons, CVS Caremark, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, H-E-B, Hurricane Harvey, Hy-Vee, Kroger, Market Basket Pharmacies, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Publix, Target Corp., Walgreens, Walmart
2017, Issue 09-25-2017, Issues, News

ARLINGTON, Va. — Though Hurricane Harvey has dissipated, it has left many in the Greater Houston area as well as parts of southwestern Louisiana reeling in its aftermath. From initial estimates it appears Harvey’s economic impact will be every bit as staggering as its winds were. Financial analysis firm Moody’s Analytics tallies the costs of
September 4, 2017 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
CVS Pharmacy, H-E-B, Hurricane Harvey, mobile pharmacies, Walgreens, Walmart
2017, Issue 09-04-2017, Issues, News

HOUSTON — The number of pharmacies that Hurricane Harvey forced to close — at least temporarily — ran into the hundreds late last month as the mammoth storm pounded southeast Texas. Drug chains, mass merchandisers and supermarketers shuttered stores with prescription counters throughout the region as Harvey battered the area with high winds and rain