June 25, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19 testing sites, CVS Health, Larry Merlo
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — In an ongoing effort to help slow the spread of the virus, CVS Health has expanded its COVID-19 testing program by announcing 35 additional test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across California. The opening of additional test sites on Friday, June 26 add to the 107 locations previously opened in California. The opening of these
June 11, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19 testing, CVS Health, Larry Merlo
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I.— Building on the company’s comprehensive efforts to help slow the spread of the virus, on Friday, June 12 CVS Health will open 10 new COVID-19 test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across Kansas. These new sites will utilize self-swab tests and deliver on the company’s commitment to establish 1,000 locations across the country
May 28, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19 testing, CVS Health, Larry Merlo
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Delivering on a commitment the company made in April, CVS Health announced it will open an additional COVID-19 test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations on Friday, May 29 to establish a total of 1,000 sites across more than 30 states and Washington, DC. “It’s no small feat to operationalize 1,000 test sites in weeks
May 28, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19 testing, CVS Health, Larry Merlo
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health announced it will open on Friday, May 29, new COVID-19 test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across the country including 91 in California, 55 in North Carolina, 45 in New Jersey, 36 in New York, 39 in Virginia, 42 in Texas, 13 in Maryland, 29 in Pennsylvania, 24
May 21, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19 testing, CVS Health, Larry Merlo
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Building on the company’s comprehensive efforts to help slow the spread of the virus, on Friday, May 22 CVS Health will open 36 new COVID-19 test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across New York. The opening of additional test sites across the state and country will be announced by the end of
May 14, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19 testing, CVS Health, Larry Merlo
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. —Building on the company’s comprehensive efforts to help slow the spread of the virus, on Friday, May 15 CVS Health will open more than 50 COVID-19 test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. The opening of hundreds of additional test sites across the country will
May 6, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
CVS, earnings, Larry Merlo, pandemic
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Strong sales during the early stage of the coronavirus pandemic helped lift CVS Health’s first quarter earnings well above Wall Street’s projection. The company’s adjusted earnings per share of $1.91 easily topped analysts’ prediction of $1.63. The comparison is skewed however, by the inability of forecasters to have projected the extent of
April 30, 2020 by Jeffrey Woldt
COVID-19 testing, Doug McMillion, Heyward Donigan, Larry Merlo, NACDS, President Trump, Richard Ashworth
Opinion
Entrenched assumptions about the role of community pharmacy are being uprooted by the COVID-19 crisis, and leaders of five of the nation’s largest retailers accelerated the process earlier this week during a meeting with President Trump and the Coronavirus Task Force at the White House. The executives were there to lend support to the public-private
April 28, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19 testing, Doug McMillion, Heyward Donigan, Larry Merlo, NACDS, Richard Ashworth, Rodney McMullen
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
WASHINGTON – At the White House yesterday, NACDS chairman of the board Richard Ashworth, president of Walgreens, lauded the dedication and professionalism of pharmacists serving in communities throughout the nation. Remarks of Ashworth and of the leaders of four other NACDS member companies signaled ongoing expansion of COVID-19 testing through public-private partnerships, and were delivered
April 27, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19 testing, CVS Health, Larry Merlo
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health joined other pharmacy chains and retailers at the White House on Monday to announce the next phase in COVID-19 testing. In addition to the large-scale test sites the company has been operating since March, CVS Health will utilize its expansive community presence to bring testing closer to home while maintaining
April 15, 2020 by Larry Merlo
COVID-19, CVS, CVS Health, Larry Merlo
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Opinion
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles on how retailers are responding to the COVID-19 crisis. This past month — for all Americans — has been unlike any other experienced in our lifetimes. The heroic efforts of health care professionals and others on the front lines of the pandemic have been
March 23, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, CVS Health, Larry Merlo
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — In recognition of the essential role CVS Health employees are playing as the country faces the COVID-19 pandemic, the company is awarding bonuses to employees who are required to be at CVS facilities to assist patients and customers in this time of unprecedented need. Bonuses will range from $150 to $500 and will be awarded
February 12, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Aetna, Alec Cunningham, CVS Health, Derica Rice, Dr. Alan Lotvin, Larry Merlo
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health reported Wednesday fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street’s expectations, aided by higher sales in its pharmacy benefit management business. The company also announced some leadership changes, including the departure of CVS Caremark president Derica Rice and his replacement by Dr. Alan Lotvin, who had led CVS’ transformation efforts.
December 31, 2019 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, Eva Boratto, J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Karen Lynch, Larry Merlo
Leading Headlines, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health announced Tuesday that Larry Merlo, president and chief executive officer, Eva Boratto, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and Karen Lynch, executive vice president and president of Aetna will be speaking to investors at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 14, 2020, at approximately 10:00 a.m. PT.