Rite Aid

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Americans discard nearly 120 billion pounds of food every year — approximately 40% of the country’s food supply. Rite Aid is tackling this food waste issue head-on by partnering with Copia, a technology-enabled service that helps manage food surplus redistribution. The pharmacy retailer will use Copia’s platform to track inventory, prove compliance and record impact. […]
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PHILADELPHIA — Rite Aid Corp. today announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement (APA) for the partial sale of its Health Dialog business to Carenet Health (Carenet), a provider of healthcare engagement, clinical support, telehealth and advocacy solutions. Health Dialog provides personalized population health solutions to improve the health of members while […]
  1. Channel: Drug
Update 3/4/2024: As part of its financial reorganization, Rite Aid plans to close an additional 77 stores this year, according to multiple media reports. When it officially entered bankruptcy in October 2023, Rite Aid said it planned to close 154 underperforming stores, and in December 2023 multiple sources reported that Rite Aid planned to close […]
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Eight Rite Aid executives have joined the Rite Aid Healthy Futures board of directors, where they will play a key leadership role as the nonprofit continues its work supporting healthier, more equitable neighborhoods. Joy Errico The new members bring a vast slate of experience and expertise to the board, with backgrounds spanning communications, […]
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MNB reader Rich Heiland had a thought about out continuing conversation about CVS’s shortcomings: I consider drug stores a commodity. None of them do anything to distinguish themselves from one another in any significant way. I live in a downtown area. There is a Rite-Aid a block or so away. I go there. If there […]
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CVS Pharmacy has partnered with Grubhub to make thousands of beauty, household, wellness and convenience items available for delivery from its 6,000+ stores in 48 states. The companies are kicking off the relationship with a collection of Daylight Saving Essentials designed to address the grogginess that often follows the time change, which will take place […]
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Rite Aid has launched its new ‘It Means More’ to celebrate its employees, who represent the company’s “steadfast focus on creating meaningful interactions,” according to a company statement. The pharmacy chain is illustrating its commitment to serving customers by featuring actual employees engaging with visitors in a series of ad spots showing relatable situations, such […]
  1. Channel: Drug
PHILADELPHIA — Rite Aid has debuted a new ad with the theme ‘It Means More’ ad that puts the retail pharmacy chain’s commitment to its customers in the spotlight, along with the passion and dedication of its employees and their ability to provide unrivaled service to their customers. The chain says it aims to emphasize […]
  1. Channel: Delivery
CHICAGO — Grubhub said that it’s now offering thousands of wellness, beauty, household and other convenience items from CVS Pharmacy on its Grubhub Marketplace. More than 6,000 CVS locations are available on Grubhub across 48 states. With daylight saving time around the corner on March 10, Grubhub surveyed consumers to better understand the implications of the time […]
  1. Channel: Drug
The Boston Globe has a piece about “CVS rage,” which it characterizes this way: “CVS, how do we hate thee? Let us count the ways: “We dread thine long pharmacy lines, that sometimes end in frustration, with a stressed-looking employee rooting around aimlessly for a bag with your name on it, or informing you that […]
  1. Channel: Drug
PHILADELPHIA — Rite Aid Corporation has completed the previously announced sale of its Elixir Solutions business to MedImpact Healthcare Systems for approximately $575 million. “We are pleased to finalize the sale of Elixir, marking another important milestone in our transformation to strengthen our long-term financial position,” said Jeffrey Stein, Rite Aid’s CEO and chief restructuring […]
  1. Channel: Grocery
In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story Aldi acquisition of Southeastern Grocers moves forward with divestiture of Fresco y Más. Southeastern Grocers Inc. has completed its divestiture of Fresco y  
  1. Corporate Strategy
There were brand-businesses that did not survive in 2023. Bed, Bath & Beyond, Rite Aid, SmileDirectClub, Lordstown Motors to name a few. There are several reasons for the demise of these brand-businesses. However, there are evergreen principles for building and maintaining powerful brand-businesses. Here are seven keys for evolving in a changing world. 1. Know […]
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In this Recap Episode, Sri & PVSB review what they consider to be the top CPG/Retail stores of 2023: The end of Boxed.com Omnicom & Albertsons Media Collective partners with trade desk PepsiCo redesigns logo Giant Eagle circulars March no, April yes Kroger/Alb announce decision to sell over 400 stores to C&S Who owns Taco […]
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) this week said that drug chain Rite Aid would have to agree to not use “facial recognition technology for surveillance purposes for five years,” if it wants to resolve FTC charges “that the retailer failed to implement reasonable procedures and prevent harm to consumers in its use of facial recognition […]
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​[[“value”:” This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition technology for surveillance for five years. The terms are part of a court case settlement announced Tuesday by the company and the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC says the AI-based technology, which […]
  1. Trends & External Forces
Rite Aid has been banned from using facial recognition software for five years, after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) found that the U.S. drugstore giant’s “reckless use of facial surveillance systems” left customers humiliated and put their “sensitive information at risk.” The FTC’s Order, which is subject to approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court after […]
  1. Trends & External Forces
The Washington Post reports that “the nation’s largest pharmacy chains have handed over Americans’ prescription records to police and government investigators without a warrant, a congressional investigation found, raising concerns about threats to medical privacy. “Though some of the chains require their lawyers to review law enforcement requests, three of the largest — CVS Health, […]
  1. Trends & External Forces
In Medicare Part D in 2024: The Seven Largest Companies’ Preferred Pharmacy Networks and the Coming Collapse of the PDP Market, I documented how those networks now dominate stand-alone Medicare Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) and have become a major presence in Medicare Advantage prescription drug (MA-PD) plans. Today, I examine the seven largest […]
  1. Channel: Drug
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) will cut 267 jobs — 5% of its corporate workforce — in a move to “streamline our operations and focus on our critical priorities,” according to a Walgreens spokesperson, who noted that “none of these roles are based at our stores.” These latest cuts follow a 10% reduction in Walgreens’ corporate […]
  1. Channel: Drug
 ​[[“value”:”In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story was Rite Aid closing additional stores in Chapter 11 filing. Rite Aid has added more store closings as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, reports Geo”]] 
  1. Channel: Delivery
    [[“value”:” DoorDash has enabled payment options for both HSA (Health Savings Account) and FSA (Flexible Spending Accounts) to pay for eligible items at select merchants on the delivery company’s app.  Consumers can use their HSA and FSA funds to pay for over 30,000 HSA/FSA-eligible products on DoorDash including select over-the-counter (OTC) medicine, COVID-19 […]
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