October 24, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Epidemic, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, opioid abuse, opioid abuse epidemic, opioid crisis, President Donald Trump, Steve Anderson
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has made four policy proposals to help fight opioid abuse in a letter to President Donald Trump. NACDS said Tuesday that the proposals made in the letter to President Trump build on current collaborative efforts to address the opioid abuse epidemic while preserving quality patient
October 23, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Tricare, TRICARE Prescription Drug Acquisition Cost Parity Pilot
2017, Issue 10-23-2017, Issues, News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association have called on lawmakers to extend the Tricare Prescription Drug Acquisition Cost Parity Pilot Program. NACDS and NCPA have sent a letter to House of Representatives and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders urging them to support a one-year extension
October 17, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
American Public Health Association, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Michael Fraser, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, pharmacy partnerships with public health agencies, Steve Anderson, Stuart Feldman
2017, Issue 10-23-2017, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Pharmacy, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and American Public Health Association (APHA) are hosting a preconference workshop on pharmacy partnerships with public health agencies to foster better patient health outcomes. Titled “Building Health Department and Pharmacy Partnerships to Improve Community Health,” the free workshop
October 4, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, CVS Health Charitable Foundation, CVS Pharmacy, Discount Drug Mart, Eileen Howard Boone, Healthcare Ready, Helena Foulkes, Hurricane Maria, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Nivia Santiago, Rite Aid, Rite Aid Foundation, Rx Open, Tracy Henderson, Walgreens
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
NEW YORK — Chain drug retailers have stepped forward with donations and other aid for relief efforts on Puerto Rico, which is still reeling from the infrastructural damage wrought by Hurricane Maria. Walgreens, CVS Pharmacy, Rite Aid and Discount Drug Mart are among the chains contributing funds and other assistance to the U.S. territory, where
October 3, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Department of Defense, James Mattis, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, NCPA, Tricare, TRICARE pilot, TRICARE Prescription Drug Acquisition Cost Parity Pilot
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association have called on lawmakers to extend the TRICARE Prescription Drug Acquisition Cost Parity Pilot Program. NACDS and NCPA have sent a letter to House of Representatives and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders urging them to support a one-year extension
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 Bill Schiffner
2017 NACDS Total Store Expo, Alex Gourlay, Future Value Targeting, Martin Otto, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, slideshow, Steve Anderson
2017, Issue 09-04-2017, Issues, News, Slideshows
SAN DIEGO — The 2017 NACDS Total Store Expo brought together thousands of retailers and suppliers to learn about emerging technologies, check out the latest products and discuss current trends in health and wellness, beauty, and pharmacy. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores conference offered a cross-industry approach that focused on the entire store.
September 4, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
Jim Whitman, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, RxImpact Day, Steve Anderson, Total Store Expo
2017, Issue 09-04-2017, Issues, News
SAN DIEGO — At the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Total Store Expo, association president and chief executive Steve Anderson took a few moments in the Business Program to single out the achievements of Jim Whitman, senior vice president of member programs and services, for more than 40 years of service to the association.
September 4, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
2017 NACDS Total Store Expo, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Total Store Expo Product Showcase
2017, Issue 09-04-2017, Issues, News
SAN DIEGO — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores announced the winners of its Product Showcase at the 2017 NACDS Total Store Expo here. Products on display ranged from baby care to home health care. Based on evaluations by the retail attendees, the winners of this year’s Total Store Expo Product Showcase were the
September 4, 2017 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
2017 NACDS Total Store Expo, Alex Gourlay, Amazon, Google, Google Express, Jeffrey Woldt, Kantar Retail, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson, Vision 2028, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walmart, Whole Foods Market, XRC Labs
2017, Issue 09-04-2017, Issues, Opinion
The dynamism of the retail industry’s most active, innovative and forward-thinking members is raising the stakes for everyone in the field. Major developments with potentially far-reaching implications for the way consumers shop are occurring at an unprecedented rate. In just the past few weeks, Walmart and Amazon.com Inc. have ratcheted up the pressure on their
August 30, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
Discount Drug Mart, NACDS RxImpact pharmacy tours, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, slideshow, Steve Ferris
Slideshows
As August draws to a close, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores can chalk up a wildly successful month for NACDS RxImpact pharmacy tours with members of Congress and their staff. Last week NACDS hosted what it called a record-breaking 20 pharmacy tours, a 34% surge in tours hosted in just one week. Overall
August 28, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, CVS Health Foundation, CVS Pharmacy, Eileen Howard Boone, H-E-B, Healthcare Ready, Hurricane Harvey, Kroger, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, Rx Open, Walgreens, Walmart
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
HOUSTON — Along with residents, retailers in southeast Texas were pounded by Hurricane Harvey as the storm drenched the region with historical levels of rainfall. The hurricane, which hit the Texas Gulf Coast on Friday and has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, caused massive flooding throughout the region and forced hundreds of pharmacies
August 22, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
2017 Total Store Expo Product Showcase, NACDS Total Store Exp, National Association of Chain Drug Stores
Leading Headlines, Supplier News
SAN DIEGO – The National Association of Chain Drug Stores announced this year’s winners of the Product Showcase at the NACDS Total Store Expo. Participants in the Product Showcase had their products prominently displayed in glass cases just inside the entrance to the Total Store Expo exhibit hall, as well as featured in a special section
August 20, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
2017 Total Store Expo, Alex Gourlay, Colin Powell, Future Value Targeting, Jim Whitman, NACDS chairman, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, slideshow, Steve Anderson
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News, Slideshows
SAN DIEGO — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is working on a program to identify pharmacy chain members’ work to develop shared value that benefits society, NACDS chairman Alex Gourlay said at the 2017 Total Store Expo. “We are going to tell the story of chains more clearly, and we are going to