January 29, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
2018 NACDS Annual Meeting, NACDS Annual Meeting, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Peggy Noonan, Steve Anderson
Leading Headlines, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — Author and Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan will speak at the upcoming National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting. NACDS said Monday that Noonan is scheduled for the first Business Program session on Sunday morning, April 22. As previously announced, author and business expert Jim Collins is set to speak in the second
January 11, 2018 by Chain Drug Review
2018 NACDS Annual Meeting, Jim Collins, NACDS, NACDS Annual Meeting, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has tabbed best-selling author and business consultant Jim Collins as a keynote speaker for the 2018 NACDS Annual Meeting. Collins, who has previously taken part in NACDS events, is scheduled to speak during the morning Business Program on Tuesday, April 24. The NACDS Annual Meeting runs April 21
May 15, 2017 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
ACA, Affordable Care Act, AHCA, Alex Gourlay, American Health Care Act, Jeffrey Woldt, Martin Otto, NACDS, NACDS Annual Meeting, Steve Anderson, U.S. health care system
2017, Issue 05-15-2017, Issues, Opinion
After many fits and starts, Republicans in the House of Representatives have finally succeeded in passing a bill that would, if the Senate concurs, repeal the Affordable Care Act, the landmark legislation that provides the current framework for the U.S. health care system. Voting mostly along party lines — with 217 Republicans in favor and
May 8, 2017 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
ACA, Affordable Care Act, AHCA, Alex Gourlay, American Health Care Act, Future Value Targeting, Martin Otto, NACDS, NACDS Annual Meeting, Steve Anderson
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Opinion, Pharmacy
After many fits and starts, Republicans in the House of Representatives have finally succeeded in passing a bill that would, if the Senate concurs, repeal the Affordable Care Act, the landmark legislation that provides the current framework for the U.S. health care system. Voting mostly along party lines — with 217 Republicans in favor and
April 24, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Future Value Targeting, GSK Consumer Healthcare, Jeff Featherstone, Martin Otto, NACDS Annual Meeting, Steve Anderson, video
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Day two of the NACDS Annual Meeting featured the conference’s first Business Program, led by outgoing chairman Martin Otto of H-E-B and NACDS president and CEO Steve Anderson. Otto and Anderson discussed the think-tank approach to strategy that NACDS is embracing with its Future Value Targeting effort. “The Future Value Targeting initiative that Martin touched
April 7, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
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Leading Headlines, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — Retired four-star Marine Gen. John Allen and former Dallas Federal Reserve chief Richard Fisher are slated as speakers at the 2017 NACDS Annual Meeting later this month. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores said Friday that Allen, who served in key leadership roles related to the Middle East and Asia, will
May 16, 2016 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
Covered Outpatient Drugs final rule, H-E-B, health care spending, Hy-Vee, Martin Otto, NACDS, NACDS Annual Meeting, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Randy Edeker, RxImpact Day, U.S. health care industry
2016, Issue 05-16-2016, Issues, News
PALM BEACH, Fla. — The U.S. health care system is not functioning in a sustainable way, new National Association of Chain Drug Stores chairman Martin Otto said at the organization’s Annual Meeting here last month. Costs are too high and are rising fast, while outcomes are disappointing. “There are a number of structural issues in
April 19, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
David Pothas, Gen. Martin Dempsey, H-E-B, Hy-Vee, Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Martin Otto, NACDS Annual Meeting, Randy Edeker, slideshow
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At the 2016 Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Fla., the National Association of Chain Drug Stores officially passed the chairman’s gavel to Martin Otto, chief merchant and chief financial officer for San Antonio-based H-E-B. Serving for the 2016-17 term, Martin takes over the NACDS chairman’s post from Randy Edeker, chairman and CEO of Hy-Vee. On
April 19, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
H-E-B, James Murphy, Larry Sabato, Lewis Drug, Lifes2Good, Mark Griffin, Martin Otto, NACDS Annual Meeting, video
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The day before the presidential primaries, highlights at the NACDS Annual Meeting included predictions by election analyst Larry Sabato, founder of the University of Virginia Center for Politics. Speaking at the NACDS Chain Member and PAC Breakfast, Sabato told attendees the election likely will come down to a few states. Still, at this time, it’s
April 18, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Alex Gourlay, Mark Panzer, Martin Otto, NACDS, NACDS Annual Meeting, NACDS chairman, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Randy Edeker, Steve Anderson
Leading Headlines, Retail News
PALM BEACH, Fla. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores elected a new chairman this weekend at the NACDS Annual Meeting here. Martin Otto, chief merchant and chief financial officer at food and drug retailer H-E-B, will serve as the new NACDS chairman of the board of directors, succeeding Randy Edeker, chairman, chief executive
April 4, 2016 by David Pinto and Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, David Pinto, mass retailing, NACDS Annual Meeting, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Rite Aid, Target, U.S. retailing, Walgreens, Walmart
2016, Issue 04-04-2016, Issues, Opinion
The Annual Meeting of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores is once again upon us, though the calendar year hasn’t yet budged beyond April. The significance of this annual meeting has nothing to do with the calendar, however. Rather, it comes along just as retailers and suppliers begin to get the tone of the
February 8, 2016 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
Larry Sabato, NACDS Annual Meeting, NACDS-PAC, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson
2016, Issue 02-08-2016, Issues, News
ARLINGTON, Va. — Larry Sabato, election analyst and founder of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, will keynote the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Political Action Committee breakfast on Monday, April 18, as part of the Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Fla. NACDS president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson noted that Sabato
January 21, 2016 by CDR Blog
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The National Association of Chain Drug Stores joined the chorus of tributes for Glenn Frey, the co-founder and singer/songwriter/guitarist for the hit rock band the Eagles, who died on Monday at age 67. In a blog post on Wednesday, NACDS noted that Frey performed at two of its conferences, in 1998 and 2007. NACDS senior
January 18, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Martin Dempsey, NACDS Annual Meeting, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson
2016, Issue 01-18-2016, Issues, News
ARLINGTON, Va. — Retired U.S. Army general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey will speak at the 2016 National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ Annual Meeting on Tuesday, April 19, in Palm Beach, Fla. News of the general’s engagement in the NACDS Annual Meeting follows December’s announcement that former Speaker