September 14, 2017 by Bill Schiffner
Albertsons, American Red Cross, Charles Grom, CVS Health, CVS Health Foundation, CVS Pharmacy, First Data, Genoa, Gordon Haskett, Hurricane Irma, Publix, Target Corp., Walgreens, Walmart, Winn-Dixie
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
NEW YORK — Retailers stepped forward to help with relief efforts for Hurricane Irma even as they continued their own recovery efforts to get stores and other facilities back into operation. Across Florida, where Irma made landfall in the continental United States last Saturday, drug chains, supermarkets and mass merchandisers shuttered stores as winds topping
March 27, 2017 by Chain Drug Review
2017 Temkin Experience Ratings, customer experience, Publix
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
WABAN, Mass. — Supermarkets led the way in delivering the best customer experience in the retail industry, according to the 2017 Temkin Experience Ratings. Temkin Group’s annual customer experience ranking, released Monday, asked 10,000 U.S. consumers to rate their recent interactions with 331 companies across 20 industries. Their experiences were evaluated in three areas: success
October 24, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Bartell Drugs, chain drug industry, chain pharmacy industry, CVS Pharmacy, Giant Eagle, H-E-B, Hy-Vee, Kroger, Publix, regional drug chains, Rite Aid, U.S. prescription market, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walmart
2016, Business, Featured Articles, Issue 10-24-2016, Issues, Leading Headlines, News, Retail News
NEW YORK — Competition remains fierce in the chain pharmacy industry, albeit with a decreasing number of players. If the pending acquisition of Rite Aid Corp. by Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. goes through, the field will diminish dramatically, especially in major metropolitan areas. Depending on the number of stores WBA divests to meet antitrust requirements,
September 12, 2016 by John Schultz and Chain Drug Review
Health Mart, J.D. Power U.S. Pharmacy Study, pharmacy customer satisfaction, Publix, Rick Johnson, Sam's Club
2016, Issue 09-12-2016, Issues, News
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Pharmacies operating under the Health Mart, Sam’s Club and Publix Supermarkets Inc. banners are among the leaders in patient satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power U.S. Pharmacy Study. The analysis notes that high customer satisfaction with both mail order and brick-and-mortar pharmacies is reflective of an increased focus on customers and
August 29, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Costco, Good Neighbor Pharmacy, Health Mart, J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Pharmacy Study, pharmacy customer satisfaction, Publix, Rick Johnson, Sam's Club, Wegmans
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Health Mart came in first among chain drug retailers in a pharmacy customer satisfaction survey by market research firm J.D. Power. Still, chain drug stores as a group trailed supermarket pharmacies and mail order pharmacies in terms of patient satisfaction, according to the J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Pharmacy Study, released on
July 14, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Ahold, Ahold Delhaize, Big Y Foods, Delhaize, Food Lion, Frans Muller, Giant Food, Hannaford, Jonathan Weis, Mark Gross, Publix, Stop & Shop, Supervalu, Tops Markets, Weis Markets
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
BRUSSELS — The U.S. subsidiaries of Delhaize Group and Ahold NV have reached agreements with buyers to divest 86 stores in connection with the companies’ pending merger. Delhaize and Ahold said Thursday that all of the store divestitures — which includes locations from both companies’ U.S. supermarket chains — must be approved by the Federal
April 20, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Armando Llechu, Fred Ottolino, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Publix, Publix Pharmacy, Publix Pharmacy at Nicklaus Children’s
Pharmacy, Retail News
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets Inc. this week opened a retail pharmacy on the main campus of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami. Publix said Tuesday that it has been working with the hospital, part of Miami Children’s Health System, to enhance its outpatient retail pharmacy services. The Publix Pharmacy at Nicklaus Children’s offers expanded
February 22, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
AmerisourceBergen, Cubixx, drug distributor, Fred Ottolino, Publix, Publix pharmacies, Steve Collis
2016, Issue 02-22-2016, Issues, News
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — AmerisourceBergen Corp. has inked a long-term distribution deal with Publix Super Markets Inc. for branded and generic pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter products. The agreement also enables Publix’s more than 980 pharmacies across the Southeast to expand patient access to specialty medications. “Publix continues to push the boundaries of how our pharmacy business
February 4, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
AmerisourceBergen, Cubixx, drug distribution, Fitch Ratings, Fred Ottolino, Jacob Bostwick, Publix, Steve Collis
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. — AmerisourceBergen Corp. has entered a long-term distribution deal with food and drug chain Publix Super Markets Inc. that includes branded, generic and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals. AmerisourceBergen said Thursday that the agreement includes direct delivery to Publix’s more than 980 pharmacies across the Southeast as well as its warehouse and central-fill facilities. The
February 2, 2016 by Scot Meyer and Chain Drug Review
Ed Crenshaw, Publix
Business, Retail News
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets Inc. is expanding into Virginia, which will be the employee-owned food and drug chain’s seventh state. Publix said on Tuesday that it has signed two leases for stores in the greater Richmond area. The Bristol store will measure 54,000 square feet and will be located at the northeast corner
January 13, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Charlie Jenkins Jr., Ed Crenshaw, Publix, Todd Jones
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Super Markets Inc. announced that chief executive officer Ed Crenshaw will retire and be succeeded by president Todd Jones. The employee-owned Southeastern food and drug retailer said Wednesday that Crenshaw is slated to step down on April 30, at which time Jones will become president and CEO. Plans call for Crenshaw
December 10, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS, Medicare Part D, Publix, Publix Pharmacy, video
Videos
With many seniors moving to new Medicare Part D coverage for next year, Publix Super Markets is urging them to switch their prescriptions to its pharmacies. An online video posted this week by the food and drug chain notes that Publix Pharmacy is a preferred pharmacy in a number of insurance plans, so Part D recipients could save more on
December 7, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
free medications programs, medication adherence, Publix
2015, Issue 12-07-2015, Issues, News
LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix Supermarkets Inc. is offering free 90-day supplies of metformin, lisinopril and amlodipine to pharmacy customers with a prescription for the medications. Previously, 30-day supplies of the medications were offered with a prescription. The program enhancement is being made to assist customers’ medication adherence. The free medications being offered include lisinopril, metformin
January 5, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Fred's, Giant Eagle, Kathleen Jaeger, Medicare Advantage-Part D plan, Medication Adherence TIP Challenge, MTM, NACDS Foundation, National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation, Publix, Steve Nelson, UnitedHealthcare, Wegmans
2015, Issue 01-05-2015, News, Pharmacy
MINNETONKA, Minn. — Giant Eagle, Publix Super Markets, Fred’s and Wegmans Food Markets pharmacies were among the winners of this year’s UnitedHealthcare Medication Adherence Targeted Intervention Program Challenge, benefiting the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation. The Medication Adherence TIP Challenge recognizes pharmacy operators for their efforts to better Medicare beneficiaries’ health and well