August 10, 2020 by David Pinto
Chain Drug Marketing Association (CDMA), Jim Devine
August 10, 2020, Opinion
To those who know Jim Devine, no explanation is necessary; to those who don’t, no explanation is possible. That bromide, used with varying degrees of effectiveness over the decades, has never been put to better use than to describe the chain drug veteran whose diligence, dedication and hard work has transformed chain drug retailing as
February 28, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Chain Drug Marketing Association, Chain Drug Review, CVS Health, Jim Devine, Larry Merlo, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Retailer of the Year, Richard Ashworth, slideshow, Steve Anderson, Walgreens
Slideshows
Chain Drug Review held a reception in Manhattan earlier this month to honor recipients of the publication’s Retailer of the Year awards. CVS Health president and chief executive officer Larry Merlo named Health Care Executive of the Year, and Walgreens president of pharmacy and retail operations Richard Ashworth was named as Operations Executive of the Year.
January 6, 2017 by Brian Bossetta
Affiliated Associated Drug Stores, CDMA, Chain Drug Marketing Association, Chain Drug Review, Jim Devine, John Devine, Lifetime Achievement Award, Quality Choice
2017, Issue 01-02-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, Retail News
NOVI, Mich. — After 26 years as an integral part of the Chain Drug Marketing Association (CDMA) and a lifetime in the chain drug industry, Jim Devine is hanging up his cleats, though he won’t be completely out of the game. Devine stepped down January 1 as CDMA president, but he plans to remain with
February 22, 2016 by David Pinto and Chain Drug Review
CDMA, chain drug industry, Chain Drug Marketing Association, David Pinto, Jim Devine
2016, Issue 02-22-2016, Issues, Opinion
This year, Chain Drug Marketing Association (CDMA) marks its 90th anniversary. To translate, the organization was begun in 1926. The date was three years prior to the Great Depression and 13 years before the outbreak of World War II. Flying was a sometime thing, and air travel, when it was deemed an efficient and safe
August 23, 2015 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Awaken by Quality Choice, CDMA, chain drug industry, Chain Drug Marketing Association, Jim Devine, Quality Choice
Leading Headlines, Retail News
NOVI, Mich. — The Chain Drug Marketing Association (CDMA) has not just withstood the consolidation of the chain drug industry. It has grown in spite of it. CDMA has broadened its membership with grocery stores and wholesalers, as well as convenience store chains, notes president Jim Devine. “We’re going beyond the drug channel,” he says.