September 12, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Martin Otto, NACDS, NACDS Foundation, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson, Total Store Expo, Vision 2027
2016, Issue 09-12-2016, Issues, News

BOSTON — Pharmacy-based health care can help the U.S. meet an array of socioeconomic challenges, Martin Otto, chief merchant and chief financial officer of H-E-B, said at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Total Store Expo. Otto, who is also chairman of NACDS, said that access to pharmacy patient care can help reverse increases
August 7, 2016 by Bryan Gildenberg and Chain Drug Review
2016 NACDS Total Store Expo, Bryan Gildenberg, health and wellness, Health Store of the Future, Kantar Retail, Perfect Shopper Interaction, retail sales, Vision 2027
Leading Headlines, Opinion

Much has already been written about how shoppers will be intersecting with retail in the health and wellness sector in the world of “2027” (i.e., more than 10 years from now). It is our expectation that concepts like “seamless,” “omnichannel,” “interactive,” “digital,” “connected” and “automated” will be incredibly important — so much so that the
August 7, 2016 by Steve Anderson and Chain Drug Review
2016 NACDS Total Store Expo, future of pharmacy, NACDS, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson, Vision 2027
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Opinion

I was asked to share with Chain Drug Review readers a few thoughts about what is new in terms of pharmacy and front-end topics. As it turns out, the answer to this question is very similar to the answer to another frequently asked question: What will be new at the 2016 NACDS Total Store Expo?
June 20, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Morning Joe, NACDS Total Store Expo, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Steve Anderson, Vision 2027
2016, Issue 06-20-2016, Issues, News
BOSTON — Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” will keynote the 2016 National Association of Chain Drug Stores Total Store Expo. “Joe Scarborough, Mike Brzezinski and ‘Morning Joe’ have built a reputation as the go-to source for political analysis every Monday through Friday,” said NACDS president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson.
May 13, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
2016 NACDS Total Store Expo, Daymond John, Deborah Weinswig, Kantar Retail, Li & Fung Business Intelligence, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Nielsen, Nielsen Marketing Cloud, Shark Branding, Steve Anderson, Vision 2027
Leading Headlines, Retail News

ARLINGTON, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has announced four companies that will participate in Vision 2027, its futuristic, interactive display at the 2016 NACDS Total Store Expo. NACDS said Friday that this year’s Vision participants include Li & Fung Business Intelligence, Kantar Retail, Nielsen and Shark Branding. The forward-looking Vision