CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid Corp. has officially opened HealthSpot telehealth stations in 25 of its drug stores in Ohio. The drug chain said Monday that the HealthSpot kiosks — located in Rite Aid pharmacies in the Akron-Canton, Cleveland and Dayton-Springfield markets — have served thousands of customers since opening in late May. The retailer
TAMPA, Fla. — Benzer Pharmacy has opened its second Greenroots Nutrition dietary supplements store and is readying to open another. The independent drug chain, with more than 40 locations in eight states, said this week that the new Greenroots Nutrition store is located at 8967 Racetrack Rd. in Tampa, Fla. The first Greenroots Nutrition location
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is rolling out enhanced front-end presentations and offerings — focused on health, beauty and consumables — at select CVS/pharmacy stores, starting with 150 high-volume urban locations across the country. CVS outlined the strategy Wednesday in a Manhattan store tour and a media advisory with top retail executives, including Helena Foulkes,
In South Florida, CVS/pharmacy is providing a localized shopping experience with CVS/pharmacy y más, a new store concept catering to Hispanic customers. The CVS/pharmacy y más stores — of which there are now 12 — feature bilingual signage and staff and more than 1,500 Latino products, including more competitive pricing on hundreds of products as
CHICAGO — The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) held its FMI Connect annual conference and trade expo this week, drawing stakeholders from across the food retailing industry. The event, held June 8 to 11 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, drew more than 13,000 attendees and 420 exhibitors, including supermarket and other grocery retailers and distributors, consumer packaged
CHICAGO — Paris Presents Inc. is promoting its line of Real Techniques makeup brushes by taking them — and the makeup artists who inspired and helped design them — on the road. The brushes were developed with the help of Sam and Nic Chapman. They are professional makeup artists and sisters, and they are also
NACDS members continue to communicate the value of community pharmacy to lawmakers and other policymakers via NACDS RxImpact Pharmacy Tours. Through these events, policymakers are given tours of pharmacies in their districts in order to provide them with a firsthand look at pharmacists’ expanding role in the nation’s health care system. And for a lot
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
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores this week wrapped up the 2015 NACDS Annual Meeting, which was held from April 24 to 28 in Palm Beach, Fla. During the event, NACDS welcomed a new chairman, Hy-Vee chairman and CEO Randy Edeker, who took the reins from John Standley, chairman and CEO of Rite Aid,
CVS Health has teamed up with the American Lung Association to fight lung cancer with a national in-store fundraising campaign to support Lung Force, an initiative that encourages people to unite against lung cancer, the leading cancer killer of women and men. From May 3 to May 23, consumers can donate $1 or $3 at checkout in CVS/pharmacy stores or
MEDINA, Ohio — Discount Drug Mart saw its third straight year of improvement in 2014, as sales climbed 6.5% to some $621 million. Thriving pharmacies are the backbone of the 72-store Ohio drug chain’s business. In the front end, the monthly senior savings day is a big draw, as are offerings ranging from video rentals
MONTREAL — McKesson Canada has seen its retail pharmacy banner business continue to grow. The company’s roster of pharmacy banners includes Guardian, I.D.A., Medicine Shoppe Canada, Proxim and the newly acquired Remedy’sRx. The company’s pickup this year of Remedy’sRx brought its store count to nearly 2,000 in nine provinces. The purchase followed last year’s increase
WASHINGTON — Scenes from this year’s NACDS RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill convey the high level of enthusiasm for the event among pharmacy advocates and NACDS members as well as lawmakers and other public officials. More than 350 pharmacy advocates from 44 states met with members of Congress. The advocates — including pharmacists, pharmacy executives,
The introduction of the Plenti coalition loyalty program this spring will bring a new element to the loyalty card arena in the United States: choice. By enabling shoppers to earn and redeem points from a breadth of retailers, the participating merchants take the value and appeal of loyalty programs to the next level. What’s more,
