NEW YORK — Rite Aid Corp. expects the enhanced version of its wellness+ loyalty program, called wellness+ with Plenti, to bring new customers into its stores. “What Plenti does is give us the ability to really drive new customer acquisition,” Rite Aid senior vice president of marketing John Learish said earlier this month. Learish and vice
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. has hired information technology veteran Steve Rempel as senior vice president and chief information officer. Rempel will oversee the company’s IT systems, including network infrastructure, telecommunications and data security. He will have responsibility for development and execution of Rite Aid’s IT strategy. Rempel began his career at Safeway
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. is rebuilding its drug store at 300 Martin Luther King Boulevard in Baltimore, which experienced heavy damage during last month’s riots. Rite Aid said Tuesday that seven other stores in Baltimore that were closed because of damage from the protests reopened by May 7 and are serving customers.
NEW YORK — Rite Aid senior vice president of marketing John Learish and vice president of marketing Craig Riner were on hand in Manhattan Wednesday evening at the consumer launch event for Plenti, the coalition loyalty program of which the drug chain is a founding partner. The event featured entertainment, games and displays from Plenti
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. has brought RediClinic into a new market with plans to open 11 retail clinics inside its stores in the greater Seattle area. Rite Aid said Wednesday that the new RediClinics will be operated under a joint venture with MultiCare Health System, a nonprofit health care group serving the Puget Sound region.
Rite Aid on Monday rolled out wellness+ with Plenti, an expansion of its wellness+ loyalty program that includes the benefits of the Plenti coalition rewards program that the drug chain joined earlier this year. Wellness+ with Plenti members can use a single card to earn and redeem points for purchases at all of the participating
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. has expanded its wellness+ loyalty program with the chainwide rollout of Plenti, the coalition rewards program that the drug chain joined earlier this year. Called wellness+ with Plenti, the free program is now open to current and new wellness+ members, who can sign up at any of Rite Aid’s
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. saw comparable-store sales rise in April despite a negative impact from the timing of this year’s Easter holiday. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the four weeks ended April 25, same-store sales grew 3% year over year, continuing the drug chain’s monthly comp-store sales gains in this calendar year. For March,
NEW YORK — CVS Health and Rite Aid Corp. have closed stores in Baltimore that were damaged in the city’s ongoing riots. A CVS spokeswoman said Wednesday that two CVS/pharmacy stores sustained heavy damage from the rioting and have been closed, and no employees or customers were harmed. Five CVS stores were affected by the protests, which began on Monday, and the company
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. reported that its pharmacies in Washington state have a ready supply of the pertussis vaccine to meet demand amid a spike in the number of whooping cough cases. The drug chain said late Monday that pharmacists at its 139 Washington locations are available to administer the Tdap vaccination
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Steve Rempel has joined Rite Aid Corp. as senior vice president and chief information officer. Rite Aid said Monday that Rempel will oversee all aspects of the company’s technology and information operations, including computer systems, network infrastructure, telecommunications and data security. He also will be responsible for the continued development and
CAMP HILL, Pa. — A tax break added to healthy gains in earnings for the 2015 fourth quarter and fiscal year at Rite Aid Corp., which also saw a strong sales performance for both periods. Net income for the fourth quarter and full year were lifted by a reduction of the deferred tax asset valuation
LOS ANGELES — Natural soda maker Reed’s Inc. has made its Sonoma Sparklers sparkling juices available exclusively at Rite Aid drug stores nationwide. Reed’s said Tuesday that all of Rite Aid’s approximately 4,600 stores will carry 16-ounce bottles of Sonoma Sparklers in three flavors: Sparkling Organic Raspberry, Sparkling Organic Lemonade and Sparkling Organic Peach. The
WASHINGTON — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched the Health Care Payment Learning and Action Network, a public-private initiative to foster the adoption of value-based health care models. Rite Aid, Walgreens and Walmart are among the network’s more than 2,800 participants, which include payers, providers, states, consumer groups and employers. The
