October 24, 2016 by David Pinto and Chain Drug Review
chain drug industry, chain drug retailers, CVS Pharmacy, David Pinto, drug chains, mass market retailer, mass market retailing, NACDS, NACDS Total Store Expo, Rite Aid, Target, Walgreens, Walmart
2016, Issue 10-24-2016, Issues, Opinion
Two months remain in 2016, and the news out of the chain drug industry remains relatively scanty. Industry gatherings are few and far between — indeed, three months have passed since the NACDS Total Store Expo gathered the industry together in Boston. Against that background, the NACDS year-end meetings, scheduled for New York City following
September 28, 2016 by CDR Blog and Chain Drug Review
ClearRx, CVS Pharmacy, red prescription bottle, Target, Target pill bottle
CDR Blog
The rollout of CVS Pharmacy departments in Target stores is bringing enhanced pharmacy services to the discount retail chain. But it seems that a number of Target customers are lamenting a now-missing feature of its pharmacy: the distinctive, uniquely shaped red prescription bottle. An Associated Press report yesterday about these customers’ discontent triggered a flood
June 21, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Andrew Sussman, CVS Health, CVS Pharmacy, MinuteClinic, Target, Target Clinics, Target pharmacies
Pharmacy, Retail News
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS MinuteClinic has opened eight new locations inside Target stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. Parent company CVS Health said Tuesday that the new MinuteClinics are located in Allen, Denton, Flower Mound, Frisco (in two Target stores), Hurst, Plano and Watauga, Texas. Overall, MinuteClinic now has 50 walk-in medical clinics in
May 16, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Albertsons, AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, CVS, George Riedl, Mark Walchirk, McKesson, McKesson U.S. Pharmaceutical, pharmaceutical distribution, Rite Aid, Target, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walmart, Walmart U.S.
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
SAN FRANCISCO and BENTONVILLE, Ark. — McKesson Corp. and Walmart have expanded their long-term pharmaceutical distribution pact, including a new sourcing agreement for generic drugs. McKesson and Walmart said Monday that the expanded relationship is “a natural next step.” The companies will collaborate on sourcing generics for their U.S. operations, a move that they said
April 20, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
CVS, Nate Jones, Target, Xlear, Xlear Kids Nasal Spray, Xlear Nasal Spray
Supplier News
SALT LAKE CITY — Xlear Inc. has landed retail distribution for its xylitol-based nasal sinus care products at CVS Pharmacy and Target stores nationwide. Xlear said Wednesday that products now available at Target include the 1.5-oz. Xlear Nasal Spray, Neti Pot Kit, Sinus Spray Kit and Solution Packets. CVS is stocking in its stores the
April 19, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Bernie Sanders, minimum wage, Target, Walmart
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. reportedly has begun raising its minimum wage to $10 an hour. The discount store chain’s management has communicated the $1-per-hour raise to store managers, who have started informing employees about the increase, according to sources cited by Reuters. Most employees who earn less than $10 per hour should see their base
April 4, 2016 by David Pinto and Chain Drug Review
CVS Health, David Pinto, mass retailing, NACDS Annual Meeting, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Rite Aid, Target, U.S. retailing, Walgreens, Walmart
2016, Issue 04-04-2016, Issues, Opinion
The Annual Meeting of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores is once again upon us, though the calendar year hasn’t yet budged beyond April. The significance of this annual meeting has nothing to do with the calendar, however. Rather, it comes along just as retailers and suppliers begin to get the tone of the
February 22, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
American Diabetes Association, Giant Eagle, Kevin Hagan, Kroger, medication adherence, Meijer, Steve Nelson, Target, UnitedHealthcare, UnitedHealthcare TIP Challenge, Wegmans
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
MINNETONKA, Minn. — Kroger Co., Target Corp., Giant Eagle, Meijer and Wegmans Food Markets Inc. were winners in UnitedHealthcare’s 2015 Targeted Intervention Program (TIP) Challenge, aimed at improving medication adherence. UnitedHealthcare said Monday that Kroger and Target won in the large retail pharmacy chain category (900 or more locations), Giant Eagle and Meijer were the
June 15, 2015 by David Pinto and Chain Drug Review
CVS, David Pinto, retailing, retailing companies, Target, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walmart’s annual meeting
2015, Issue 06-15-2015, Opinion
Retailing is making headlines in the consumer press these days — the wrong kind of headlines. Some samples include the following: • CVS is being accused of targeting African-American and Hispanic shoppers as more likely to cause trouble than are Caucasian customers. • Walmart has reluctantly agreed to lower the temperature — by one degree
June 15, 2015 by Laureen Schroeder and Chain Drug Review
Carol's Daughter, CVS, Daymon Worldwide, Drew Barrymore, Emilia Personal Care, Essence of Beauty, exclusive beauty brands, Flower, Laureen Schroeder, No7, Nuance, Oil Essentials, Rite Aid, Target, Walgreens, Walmart
2015, Issue 06-15-2015, Opinion
The year 2014 will be remembered as one of discovery about the power of niche and exclusive beauty brands at retailers in the United States, and that momentum will increase well into the future. Global retailers long ago recognized the potential for creating differentiation and loyalty with consumers through their own brands. The potential for
June 1, 2015 by David Pinto and Chain Drug Review
Albertsons, Brian Cornell, CVS/pharmacy, David Pinto, Doug McMillon, fiscal first quarter of 2015, Greg Foran, Helena Foulkes, Safeway, Target, U.S. retailing, Walgreens, Walmart
2015, Issue 06-01-2015, Opinion
The fiscal first quarter of 2015 is in the books for many of the largest retailers, and the results tend to bear out the idea that the current year will be one of struggle and uncertainty despite signs that the economy is rebounding from the recession that plagued it so sorely in recent years. The
March 16, 2015 by David Pinto and Chain Drug Review
convenience store, David Pinto, mass retailing, pharmacy, Target, Target Express
2015, Issue 03-16-2015, Opinion
Target is officially in the convenience store business. Earlier this month the Minneapolis-based mass merchant opened two slimmed-down stores in the San Francisco Bay area. The first opened in downtown San Francisco, the second across the Bay in the college town of Berkeley. These units are the second and third “Express” stores Target has opened
February 16, 2015 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Council for Responsible Nutrition, CRN, Eric Schneiderman, GNC, Herbal Plus, herbal supplements, New York Attorney General, Steve Mister, Target, Walgreens, Walmart
Issue 02-16-2015, News
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has ordered four retail chains to halt sales of store-brand herbal supplements after tests showed that the products typically don’t contain the ingredients advertised and in many cases were contaminated with unlisted ingredients. “This investigation makes one thing abundantly clear: The old adage ‘buyer beware’ may
February 16, 2015 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
Ahold USA, Amy Hahn, CVS/pharmacy, Delhaize America, Food Lion, Food Marketing Institute, Helena Foulkes, Indra Nooyi, Irene Rosenfeld, Jeffrey Woldt, Joan Toth, Judy Sansone, Karen Fondu, Kathee Tesija, L’Oréal Paris, Meg Ham, Michelle Gloeckler, Mondelez International, Network of Executive Women, PepsiCo, retail industry, Target, Walmart
Issue 02-16-2015, Opinion
Many of the boldface names in the retail and consumer products sectors belong to women. Helena Foulkes is president of CVS/pharmacy, the drug chain where Judy Sansone is chief merchant. Kathee Tesija holds the latter position at Target, and Michelle Gloeckler runs Walmart’s consumables business and heads up the company’s U.S. Manufacturing initiative. Delhaize America