CAMP HILL, Pa. — Now through Sept. 28, Rite Aid is sweetening the deal for annual flu shots by offering customers a coupon for one free scoop of Thrifty Ice Cream when they get their seasonal flu shot at one of the nearly 600 Rite Aid pharmacies in California. Customers can redeem their coupon after
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid has named Havas North America as its new agency of record with an emphasis on brand strategy and creative. Under the agreement, Havas will form a team of top talent known as the “Well Village” — including thought leaders with vast experience in retail health care strategy and creative
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. announced that seasonal flu shots are now available at the more than 2,500 Rite Aid pharmacies across the country. Patients can visit any Rite Aid pharmacy to receive a flu shot from one of Rite Aid’s more than 6,000 certified immunizing pharmacists, subject to state regulations. “Last year’s
CAMP HILL, Pa. – Rite Aid Corporation announced that it is updating its fiscal 2019 outlook, which the company initially provided on April 12, 2018 and included expectations for sales, same store sales, Adjusted EBITDA, net loss, Adjusted net income per share, and capital expenditures. As previously disclosed, Rite Aid’s outlook is based on a number
CAMP HILL, Pa. – Rite Aid Corp. has sent a letter to shareholders in connection with its proposed merger with Albertsons Cos., Inc. The letter answers certain frequently asked questions from investors and outlines key reasons the Rite Aid Board and management team believe the proposed merger is in the best interest of shareholders, and
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. last month unveiled the company’s first in-store medication disposal unit at the Rite Aid pharmacy in Lemoyne, Pa., as part of its overall strategy of combating drug abuse. Rite Aid plans to install 100 medication disposal units in selected pharmacies over the next year. The units offer individuals
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Ahead of the August 9 shareholders vote on the proposed merger with Albertsons, Rite Aid Corp. reported operating results for its first fiscal quarter ended June 2, 2018. For the first quarter, the company reported net loss from continuing operations of $41.7 million, or $0.04 per share, Adjusted net loss from
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. announced that starting Sunday, July 1, Rite Aid pharmacists at all locations in Idaho will be able to prescribe medications to treat select, common conditions, under the Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority Rule Docket 27-0104-1701 promulgated by the Idaho State Board of Pharmacy. The rule, which was approved by the
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corporation has established a meeting date of August 9, for a special meeting of stockholders of record as of June 22, 2018 to, among other things, consider and vote on a proposal to approve the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 18, 2018, with Albertsons Cos.
CAMP HILL, Pa. — In an effort combat drug abuse and misuse, Rite Aid Corp. announced today its plans to install 100 medication disposal units in selected pharmacies over the next year. The units offer individuals a free, safe and convenient way to dispose of expired or unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications, helping to reduce
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. — Adare Pharmaceuticals’ consumer products subsidiary (Activ Nutritional, LLC), has launched new Viactiv Digestive Health Soft Chews, expanding the Viactiv supplement brand into the growing digestive health category. New Viactiv Digestive Health are said to be the only 2-in-1 supplement to combine a probiotic-derived, clinically-studied strain that helps feed good bacteria and fight bad bacteria to
CAMP HILL, Pa .— Rite Aid Corporation announced today that DisposeRx, a first-of-its-kind opioid disposal solution, is now available at all of Rite Aid’s more than 2,500 pharmacies across the United States. DisposeRx packets contain a biodegradable powder that, when mixed with water in the prescription vial, dissolves drugs, forming a viscous gel which may
BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. and Rite Aid Corp. on Tuesday hosted a joint analyst event to discuss the strategic and financial benefits of the proposed merger transaction between the two companies. Announced in late February, the merger will join the nation’s second-largest supermarket operator with its third-largest drug chain. Overall, the company will generate
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting last month in Palm Beach, Fla., unfolded against a backdrop of rapid-fire change in community pharmacy and the broader retailing and health care sectors. Leaders of many of the nation’s top mass market retailers, including discounters, supermarkets, dollar stores and even online merchants, as well as