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Amazon Rolls Out Grocery Delivery Subscription Nationwide

Following a pilot in three U.S. cities, Amazon is making its grocery delivery subscription available to all Prime members in the U.S. For $9.99 a month, Prime members will now have access to unlimited grocery delivery on orders over $35 from Amazon Fresh, Whole Foods Market and a variety of local grocery and specialty retailers, […]
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  1. Channel: Drug

Rite Aid is closing another 53 stores

PHILADELPHIA — Rite Aid this month announced plans to close 53 more stores, adding to the roughly 200 it has shuttered since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late last year. Officials with the retail pharmacy chain said decisions about which stores to close are based on factors including business strategy, lease and rent considerations, […]
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  1. Channel: Drug

Rite Aid Offers OTC Birth Control Pill at All Locations

Rite Aid has made Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive that’s been FDA-approved for purchase without a prescription, available chainwide. The progestin-only birth control pill has been designated safe and effective when used as directed to help prevent pregnancy. The pills are available for a suggested retail price of $19.99 for a one-month supply and […]
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  1. Channel: Drug

Rite Aid Restructuring Would Cut $2 Billion in Debt, Settle Opioid Claims

Rite Aid has filed a restructuring plan with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of New Jersey that would cut more than $2 billion in debt and keep a large portion of the retailer’s store fleet operating. If approved, the plan would transfer ownership to the drugstore’s senior bondholders and settle certain opioid overprescribing lawsuits, according […]
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  1. Channel: Drug

Rite Aid secures court approval to vote on bankruptcy restructuring plan 

​[[“value”:”US-based drugstore chain Rite Aid has been granted approval by a US judge to commence the voting process on a bankruptcy restructuring plan, Reuters reported. The post Rite Aid secures court approval to vote on bankruptcy restructuring plan  appeared first on Retail Insight Network. “]] 
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Rite Aid Partners with Copia to Donate Surplus Food to California Nonprofits

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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  1. Trends & External Forces

Rite Aid to divest most Health Dialog assets

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 […]
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  1. Channel: Drug

UPDATE: Rite Aid Plans to Close Another 77 Stores in 2024

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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  1. Trends & External Forces

Rite Aid Healthy Futures welcomes eight members to board

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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  1. Trends & External Forces

Your Views:  No Real Future

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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  1. Channel: Delivery

CVS Partners with Grubhub for Deliveries From its 6,000+ Stores

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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  1. Associates & Employees

Rite Aid Makes Employees the Stars of New Ad Campaign

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 […]
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  1. Channel: Drug

Rite Aid debuts ‘It Means More’ ad campaign

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 […]
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  1. Channel: Delivery

Grubhub grows convenience offering with CVS

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 […]
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  1. Channel: Drug

CVS Rage Takes Hold As Shoppers Are “Thrust Into Despair”

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 […]
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  1. Channel: Drug

Rite Aid completes its sale of Elixir

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 […]
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  1. Channel: Grocery

SN Top 10: Aldi, Walmart, Rite Aid top the week's headlines

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  
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  1. Corporate Strategy

7 Keys To Brand Evolution In A Changing World

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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  1. Technology & Innovation

The Biggest Stories of 2023

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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  1. Technology & Innovation

FTC Looks To Ban Rite Aid From Using AI Facial Recognition Tech

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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  1. Technology & Innovation

Rite Aid banned from use of facial recognition tech for 5 years

​[[“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 […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Rite Aid banned from using facial recognition software after falsely identifying shoplifters

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 […]
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  1. Trends & External Forces

Rx Records  Being Provided To Law Enforcement, No Warrant Required

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, […]
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