NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies Inc. has teamed up with the Walgreens Balance Rewards for healthy choices loyalty program to encourage and reward healthy behavior. Under the partnership, the Johnson & Johnson Official 7 Minute Workout app has integrated with Walgreens Balance Rewards for healthy choices (BRhc) to enable program members
CHICAGO — CVS Health, Walgreens, Walmart and Target are among more than a dozen U.S.-based companies forming the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, an employer-led coalition that aims to create pathways to jobs for America’s young people. The coalition has set a goal to engage at least 100,000 “Opportunity Youth” — 16- to 24-year-olds who face systemic
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. announced executive vice chairman Stefano Pessina as its permanent chief executive officer in reporting increased sales and earnings for its fiscal 2015 third quarter. The company said Thursday that its board of directors appointed Pessina as CEO, effective immediately. He had been serving as acting CEO since January,
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreen Co. says that its Balance Rewards for healthy choices (BRhc) program, which awards loyalty points for healthy behaviors and activities, is helping members lose weight and driving better medication adherence among participants with hypertension and/or diabetes. According to a new white paper and outcomes data the company released, active members who
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS, a national public information response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, are partnering with more than 180 health departments and local AIDS service organizations (ASOs) in 150 cities to offer free HIV testing. Walgreens said Thursday that state and local health departments and ASOs will provide trained counselors to
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hallmark Cards Inc. plans to unveil a merchandising concept catering to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) customers at a Walgreens drug store in San Francisco. On Tuesday, Walgreens is slated to hold a grand reopening event for its store in San Francisco’s Castro section that will feature a revamped Hallmark
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
DEERFIELD, Ill. — A new white paper from Walgreens finds that its Balance Rewards for healthy choices (BRhc) loyalty program is encouraging healthier behaviors by members, including weight loss and improved medication adherence by those with hypertension and/or diabetes. The drug chain said Thursday that the white paper data, from a series of related Walgreens
The United Nations Foundation and Walgreens received a Silver Effie Award in the health care services category for their 2014-15 “Get A Shot. Give A Shot” campaign. Launched in 2013 by Walgreens and the United Nations Foundation, “Get a Shot. Give a Shot” provides life-saving vaccinations to children in developing countries. For each immunization administered
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens plans to expand telehealth services access via its mobile app and website to 25 states by the end of this year. The drug chain said Wednesday that as part of the effort, Walgreens mobile app users in Colorado, Illinois and Washington can now access telehealth services, provided through its partnership with
NEW YORK — Walgreens is collaborating with Challenged, a new social competition app, for a summer beauty tips contest. The drug chain said Tuesday that those downloading the free Challenged app will find it populated with a challenge from Walgreens, which asks users to bring their best summer beauty tip to life in a 12-second
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens has launched its Apple Watch app, designed to help people better adhere to their prescription medications. Also on Monday, the drug chain announced that its Balance Rewards loyalty program will integrate with Apple Pay, Apple’s secure mobile payment system. The Walgreens App for Apple Watch aims to assist patients in managing
SOLON, Ohio — Next month, Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing (ECRM) plans to air a supplier webcast on beauty care and personal care featuring Walgreens executive Shannon Curtin. Curtin, who serves as group vice president and general merchandise manager for beauty and personal care at Walgreens, will focus on strategies and tools that suppliers can use
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreen Co. and the National Urban League have brought back the Walgreens Wellness Tour for its ninth year. The two have joined together for this community outreach program that is dedicated to providing free preventative and early detection health services to urban and at-risk communities across the country. Through November, Walgreens will
