National drug chains are working hard to drive more sales in the beauty care category. The merged Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc., for starters, is revamping its stores with a swankier cosmetics offering centered on the Boots No7 skin care line, which already drives traffic across Europe. For its part, Rite Aid Corp. is rolling out
DENVER — Retailers and vendors shared their experiences on the exhibit floor at the 2015 Total Store Expo in this NACDS-TV day three report. Hear from Luke Barnes of Ahold USA, who says the food and drug retailer is converting to a new pharmacy system; Arthur Dion of Walmart and Sam’s Club, who discusses health
DENVER — Connected care solution provider HealthSpot aims to bring rapid lab tests to retail pharmacy clinics via new technology from Samsung. HealthSpot said Monday that at the 2015 NACDS Total Store Expo it will showcase the Samsung LABGEO PT10 clinical chemistry analyzer, a compact, point-of-care lab device that analyzes a drop of a pharmacy
We at Kantar Retail believe that the May 2015 launch of Rite Aid Corp.’s new wellness+ with Plenti rewards program is an innovative step toward achieving true shopper loyalty. According to the 2015 COLLOQUY Loyalty Census, drug store loyalty program memberships rose 88% to 268 million versus a year ago, the highest growth rate of
DENVER — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores honored the achievements of several retailers at the Total Store Expo, with the Harold W. Pratt Award — pharmacy’s highest honor — going to Rite Aid executive vice president of pharmacy Robert Thompson. Thompson was presented the Pratt Award by NACDS chairman Randy Edeker on Sunday
NEW YORK — Rite Aid Corp. reportedly is looking to buy prescription files and inventory from in-store pharmacies operated the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., which last month filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Published reports said that, according to a filing by A&P with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in White Plains, N.Y., Rite
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Reflecting Rite Aid Corp.’s expanded organization and breadth of health care services, Ken Martindale has been promoted to a new position, chief executive officer of Rite Aid Stores. At the time of the promotion he was president and chief operating officer. He retains the role of president and continues to report
CAMP HILL, Pa. — In addition to Ken Martindale’s promotion to the newly created position of chief executive officer of Rite Aid Stores, Rite Aid Corp. has made three senior executive appointments. Jocelyn Konrad has been promoted to executive vice president of pharmacy, David Abelman has been promoted to the new position of executive vice
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. announced that all of the company’s nearly 4,600 stores nationwide will accept mobile payments, including Apple Pay and Google Wallet. The drug chain began accepting Apple Pay and Google Wallet payments as of August 15. Rite Aid said it also will accept Google’s forthcoming Android Pay when that
NEW YORK — Walgreens and Rite Aid have launched their annual flu shot campaigns, providing a range of vaccine options and making it easy to visit the pharmacy and get vaccinated. This season, Walgreens pharmacies and Healthcare Clinics nationwide and Duane Reade pharmacies in New York City will offer a trivalent flu vaccine, a needle-free
There’s a changing of the guard in the top pharmacy executive position at Rite Aid. Earlier this month, the company announced a flurry of executive appointments, including the promotion of Jocelyn Konrad to executive vice president of pharmacy. Konrad, who was group vice president of pharmacy services, takes the reins from Robert Thompson, who is
NEW YORK — Walgreens and Rite Aid have commenced their annual flu shot campaigns, providing consumers with a range of vaccine options and making it easy for people to get immunized against influenza. This season, Walgreens pharmacies and Healthcare Clinics nationwide and Duane Reade pharmacies in New York will offer such flu vaccination choices as a
CAMP HILL, Pa. — All Rite Aid stores will accept mobile payments, including Apple Pay and Google Wallet, beginning on Saturday, August 15, the company said Tuesday. Rite Aid will also accept Google’s forthcoming Android Pay, as well as tap and pay credit and debit cards. “Increasingly, consumers are actively seeking out and incorporating mobile
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. has announced the appointment of Bryan Everett as executive vice president of store operations, effective August 3. He is one of three recent additions to the company’s executive ranks. Everett’s appointment was announced in late June. He will be responsible for all operations at the company’s nearly 4,600
