October 26, 2015 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
America's biggest health fair, DirectHealth.com, health and wellness, Healthcare Begins Here, Medicare, Michelle Gloeckler, open enrollment program, Walmart, Walmart Care Clinic
2015, Issue 10-26-2015, Issues, News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart is again using its scale to bolster health care. The retailer has begun an initiative focusing on preventive care and supporting overall well-being across its entire assortment — in stores and online — through events, education, and an expanded assortment of products and services. For the second year, Walmart is working
October 6, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
America's biggest health fair, health and wellness, Healthcare Begins Here, Michelle Gloeckler, Walmart
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — This Saturday, Walmart plans to hold what it calls “America’s biggest health fair.” The retail giant said Tuesday that it will offer free blood glucose, blood pressure and vision screenings along with product samples and health insurance information at more than 4,400 stores nationwide on Oct. 10. Over 10,000 Walmart pharmacists also
December 9, 2014 by Khalid Khan, Bob O'Meara and Chain Drug Review
A.T. Kearney, big data, Bob O’Meara, drug adherence, health and wellness, health care delivery, Khalid Khan, pharmacy retailers, retail pharmacies
Issue 12-08-2014, Opinion
Can retail pharmacies beat other players to patient intimacy? Many pharmacy retailers understand that big data can improve business operations, enabling intimate consumer engagement and thereby driving bigger baskets and more door turns, along with healthier customers and margins. They see impacts almost completely confined to the income statement. Too few grasp the strategic ability
October 24, 2014 by Adam Pellegrini, Adam Pressman, Jason Dombi and Chain Drug Review
A.T. Kearney, Adam Pellegrini, Adam Pressman, APIs, Balance Rewards, chain drug stores, digital health, health and wellness, health apps, Jason Dombi, Walgreens
Issue 10-27-2014, Opinion
The Wild West never lacked for traveling salesmen pushing the newest elixir or snake oil to solve all your medical maladies. Fever? Take this! Stomach pains? Here’s the cure! As the health and medical fields matured, however, the playing field was leveled as trusted information became available through doctors, textbooks and other channels. The snake