Channel: Drug Walgreens continues to cut costs with closure of two distribution centers Some 646 workers will lose their jobs as a result Supermarket News March 18, 2024March 18, 2024 < 1 min read WalgreensOperations & Supply ChainAssociates 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug Walgreens reaches settlement over accusations of price gouging infant formula The pharmacy chain has agreed to pay a $50,000 penalty Supermarket News March 15, 2024March 15, 2024 < 1 min read WalgreensDept. Pharmacy 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug Claire’s to launch displays in thousands of Walgreens stores The pharmacy chain retailer is diversifying its product assortment amid declining U.S. retail sales. RetailDive March 13, 2024March 13, 2024 < 1 min read WalgreensBrick and MortarDept. PharmacyMerchandising 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug Walgreens to Add Claire’s Assortment in 4,400+ Stores Walgreens will integrate jewelry, hair accessories, cosmetics and seasonal pieces from Claire’s into the assortment of more than 4,400 stores by the end of this month. Each participating location will have dedicated displays merchandised by Claire’s in their seasonal sections. “As a one-stop destination for everyday needs, Walgreens services millions of people every day,” said […] Retail TouchPoints March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 < 1 min read WalgreensPartnershipsBrick and MortarMerchandisingShoppersWalmartPredictions and ForecastsMarketing: Social MediaStore LocationExecutivesDept. Apparel 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug Inside the organized crime rings plaguing retailers including Ulta, T.J. Maxx and Walgreens Organized retail crime rings can involve groups that sell stolen goods at flea markets and more sophisticated networks that resell stolen goods on Amazon. CNBC March 12, 2024March 12, 2024 < 1 min read WalgreensAmazon 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Chain Drug Stores To Begin Dispensing Mifepristone CVS and Walgreen said last Friday that they have received certification from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to being dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone later this month. The drug chains say that they will begin making it available in stores in just a handful states. Neither CVS nor Walgreen will make mifepristone available […] MorningNewsBeat March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 2 min read Brick and MortarLegal & CriminalGovernmentCVSWalgreensPredictions and ForecastsOperations & Supply ChainDept. PharmacyDept. GroceryAssociates 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug CVS and Walgreens to begin selling abortion pills NEW YORK — CVS Health Corp. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. said Friday they will begin to offer the abortion pill mifepristone in select states starting this month. The drug-store chains will offer the medication by prescription only at their pharmacies in states where’s it’s legally allowed. The news was first reported by the New […] MMR March 4, 2024March 4, 2024 < 1 min read WalgreensCVSHealth & WellnessGovernmentDept. Grocery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Ecommerce & Digital Questions Raised About Amazon’s Health Care Ambitions The Washington Post has a piece about Amazon’s efforts “to consolidate its telehealth, pharmacy and primary-care services following its $3 billion acquisition of One Medical in 2022. Earlier this month, Amazon laid off hundreds of employees across Amazon Pharmacy and One Medical and announced a corporate restructuring. Current and former employees say the move reignited […] MorningNewsBeat March 2, 2024March 2, 2024 2 min read AmazonHealth & WellnessAcquisitionWhole FoodsDept. HBCDept. PharmacyWalgreensAssociatesGamingCVSMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionMarketing: In StorePredictions and ForecastsStart UpsData & InsightsExecutivesMarketing: Social MediaPartnershipsBrick and MortarUnilever 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug 5 things: Walgreens' weight problem The pharmacy retailer has a lot to deal with regarding health care Supermarket News March 1, 2024March 1, 2024 < 1 min read WalgreensHealth & WellnessDept. PharmacyDept. HBC 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug WBA lets customers use Medicare Advantage benefits online DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens says it is the first community pharmacy to accept a broad array of Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits online. Eligible members can now shop from a catalog of approximately 1,700 Shop Eligible Products via Walgreens.com and the Walgreens app. Consumers have been able to shop using their Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits in […] MMR February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 2 min read WalgreensMarketing: In StoreShoppersDept. HBCDept. OTCHealth & WellnessDeliveryConsumersCustomer ExperienceExecutivesBrick and MortarMarketing: PrintDept. PharmacyBOPIS 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug Walgreens names Lanesha Minnix global chief legal officer Minnix comes over from Ecolab, Inc. Supermarket News February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 < 1 min read WalgreensLegal & Criminal 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Corporate Strategy WBA names Minnix EVP and global chief legal officer DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has named Lanesha Minnix the company’s executive vice president (EVP) and global chief legal officer. Minnix, most recently EVP, general counsel and corporate secretary for Ecolab, Inc., will assume her new role with WBA on April 15. Lanesha Minnix Minnix, who will report to WBA CEO Tim Wentworth […] MMR February 26, 2024February 26, 2024 2 min read ExecutivesLegal & CriminalHealth & WellnessWalgreensMarketing: Social MediaPredictions and ForecastsResults & InvestmentSustainabilityUnileverDept. PharmacyDept. Fuel 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Amazon Powers its Way Onto Dow Jones Industrial Average In a sign of its enormous role in both the U.S. and world economies, Amazon will join the exclusive “club” of 30 companies that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), replacing Walgreens Boots Alliance. Additionally, Uber has been added to the Dow Jones Transportation Average, driving out JetBlue Airways. Both changes will be […] Retail TouchPoints February 21, 2024February 21, 2024 < 1 min read Results & InvestmentEconomyAmazonWalmartPredictions and ForecastsMarketing: Social MediaWalgreensConsumers 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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 […] MorningNewsBeat February 20, 2024February 20, 2024 2 min read CVSShoppersWalgreensTechnology & InnovationTech: RoboticsRite AidPredictions and ForecastsJohnson & JohnsonJ&JHoliday & EventsHealth & WellnessDept. PharmacyBrick and Mortar 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Walgreens replaces U.S. Healthcare president with former Solera Health CEO The company continues executive reorganization with new CFO and human resources officer Supermarket News February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 < 1 min read Health & WellnessWalgreensExecutives 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug Walgreens names permanent CFO in management shakeup The pharmacy chain’s recently-installed CEO announced executive team changes as the company looks for a fresh start after financial struggles. RetailDive February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 < 1 min read WalgreensExecutivesResults & InvestmentDept. PharmacyDept. Fresh 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Walgreens Boots Alliance Exec Appointments: Shakeups Reaffirm Focus on Healthcare Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) CEO Tim Wentworth has made three new executive appointments that reaffirm the company’s focus on health services and retail pharmacy. “Today’s announcement solidifies the leadership team that will carry WBA into its future as we look to expand our reach beyond neighborhood pharmacies into the fastest-growing areas of healthcare,” Wentworth said […] Retail TouchPoints February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 2 min read Health & WellnessExecutivesWalgreensDept. PharmacyPredictions and ForecastsMarketing: Social MediaStrategyCVSAcquisition 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery SN Top 10: Save A Lot, Walgreens, Kroger top the week’s headlines In this week’s recap of the Top 10 most popular Supermarket News articles, the top story was Embattled Chicago grocery store owner will lose a location. A Save A Lot grocery store in Richton Park, Ill., a south suburb of Chicago, will be closing Supermarket News February 6, 2024February 6, 2024 < 1 min read WalgreensSave A LotKrogerStore Location 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department: HBC Walgreens partners with colleges of pharmacy DEERFIELD, Ill. – As a trusted, convenient local health care destination that millions of Americans rely on every day, Walgreens is expanding its long-standing relationships with colleges of pharmacy through the formation of the Walgreens Deans Advisory Council to enhance the pharmacy profession and better support pharmacists as they provide valuable care to their local […] MMR February 5, 2024February 5, 2024 3 min read WalgreensDept. PharmacyHealth & WellnessPartnershipsDept. HBCPredictions and ForecastsAssociatesStrategySponsoredMarketing: UGCMarketing: Social MediaCOVID19 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug Walgreens lays off another 145 employees The drugstore retailer said it still has “significant cost savings and growth goals to deliver” as it confirmed further downsizing of its workforce. RetailDive February 3, 2024February 3, 2024 < 1 min read WalgreensAssociates 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology & Innovation Your Views: Making Up For Lost Time Reacting to Amazon’s plan to create a pay tier for its Alexa smart speaker system, one MNB reader wrote: Our main household use for Alexa is to control lights, heat, and A/C. If they start charging for it, we will stop using it. There are many other platforms available for home control that do not […] MorningNewsBeat February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 16 min read Technology & InnovationAIStreamingShoppersDept. GroceryDept. NonfoodAssociatesTech: CashierlessMarketing: Digital MediaDept. Toys & GamesCostcoMarketing: BroadcastAmazonRegional GroceryDept. FreshKrogerRestaurantsAlbertsons / SafewayConsumersPredictions and ForecastsEconomyHealth & WellnessDollar GeneralPackagingExecutivesDeliveryCVSMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionMarketing: In StoreWalmartDept. PerimeterOperations & Supply ChainMarketing: TradeWegmansWhole FoodsWalgreensReturnsHoliday & EventsGovernmentMarketing: VoiceDept. BeverageData & InsightsInsight ProvidersOwned Brands (Private Label)MergersMarketing: Retail MediaPartnershipsAhold DelhaizePricing & PromotionsBig DataSustainabilityDept. OTCStrategyDept. HBCDept. BakeryDept. Natural / OrganicBrick and Mortar84.51 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Associates & Employees Walgreens cuts 145 workers, mainly from its corporate workforce The layoffs come less than three months after the company cut 5% of its corporate workforce, a staff reduction of 267 positions Supermarket News January 31, 2024January 31, 2024 < 1 min read AssociatesWalgreens 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces The Disconnect Behind CVS’s Failed Healthcare Ambitions The Boston Globe the other day had a really interesting story about how CVS’s ambitions to become a healthcare powerhouse have gone largely unrealized. “CVS’s vision for now remains largely aspirational,” the Globe writes. “The company faces challenges — some born of its own success — with no easy solutions.” The Globe writes that “the […] MorningNewsBeat January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 2 min read Health & WellnessCVSDept. HBCBrick and MortarDept. OTCAssociatesWalgreensAcquisitionAmazonConsultingPredictions and ForecastsResults & InvestmentSustainabilityDelivery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Drug Channels News Roundup, January 2024: 2024 List Price Surprises, GSK vs. PBMs, Walgreens’ 340B Profits, Gen Z vs. Pharmacy, and PE + Hospitals Super Bowl LVIII is almost here. Time for some blow-out beer commercials, occasionally interrupted by a football game. In case you haven’t heard, Taylor Swift is dating the brother of Paula’s favorite Eagles player. But who needs the Super Bowl when you can tackle this month’s selection of notable news stories, intercepted for you from […] Drug Channels January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 2 min read Predictions and ForecastsWalgreensMarketing: Social MediaConsumersDept. PharmacyAcquisitionHoliday & EventsData & InsightsDept. BeverageDept. Adult BevCVSMeta (Facebook) 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery SEG completes sale of Fresco y Más JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Southeastern Grocers said it has completed the divestiture of its Fresco y Más operations via a sale of the banner to an investment group, which plans to maintain existing operations at the locations. SEG last year announced plans to sell the chain to Fresco Retail Group LLC as part of its ongoing […] MMR January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 2 min read Southeastern GrocersRegional GroceryAldiOperations & Supply ChainDivestituresAhold DelhaizeAcquisitionExecutivesBankruptcyBrick and MortarDept. GroceryDept. PharmacyWalgreensCVSWalmartPress ReleasePublixResults & Investment 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug Walgreens looks at selling Shields Health specialty pharmacy business DEERFIELD, Ill. — According to published reports, Walgreens Boots Alliance is exploring options, including the sale of Shields Health Solutions, a specialty pharmacy business it purchased three years ago. The business might be valued at $4 billion in a potential sale, according to a Bloomberg report on The post Walgreens looks at selling Shields Health specialty pharmacy […] MMR January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 < 1 min read WalgreensHealth & WellnessDept. Pharmacy 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug Walgreens may be exploring $4B-plus sale of Shields Health Solutions The retailer has struggled this past year with high debt and a slew of C-suite exists Supermarket News January 24, 2024January 24, 2024 < 1 min read WalgreensHealth & WellnessExecutives 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug Walgreens will pay Humana $360M in drug pricing settlement [[“value”:”The move settles a lawsuit alleging the retail giant overcharged for prescription drug reimbursements”]] Supermarket News January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 < 1 min read WalgreensLegal & Criminal 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Retailer Media Retail Media: Everything You Need to Know For several years now the term “retail media” has been buzzing around both retail and media circles. Whether you’re looking for a deeper understanding of the implications and applications of retail media or need a down-and-dirty explainer on what retail media actually is, you’ve landed in the right place. This special Retail TouchPoints resource hub […] Retail TouchPoints January 12, 2024January 12, 2024 14 min read Marketing: Retail MediaPartnershipsData & InsightsInstacartConsumersMarketing: Social MediaAmazonMarketing: BroadcastWalmartDeliveryESG and CSRKrogerMarketing: In StoreTargetBrick and MortarTechnology & InnovationShoppersPredictions and ForecastsRegional GroceryHy-VeeResults & InvestmentDollar GeneralLowesSustainability84.51StreamingRoundelWalmart ConnectMetaverseAlbertsons / SafewaySams ClubGamingDrizlyOmnichannelSponsoredWalgreensConsultingMarketing: OOHAgenciesPricing & PromotionsMeta (Facebook)ExecutivesCVSCustomer ExperienceInsight ProvidersBest BuyTikTokMarketing: Digital MediaDept. FuelDept. NonfoodGoogleTrends: TechStrategyHome Depotsocial commerceJ&JStore LocationInternational - UKMarketing: BrandMarketing: ShopperMarketing: UGCOperations & Supply ChainPackagingAlimentation Couche-TardTrends: MarketingUnileverCircle KBig DataCryptoCostcoBJ’s Wholesale ClubMerchandising 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug Walgreens CEO Sees Customers/Patients As ‘Leverage-able Assets’ CNBC has an interview with Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth in which he says that the company “is using its stores and brand to bolster its developing health-care business. “Walgreens has made significant investments over the past few years to expand beyond a drugstore chain into a large health-care company. Wentworth acknowledged that the company has […] MorningNewsBeat January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 2 min read WalgreensHealth & WellnessShoppersExecutivesBrick and MortarDept. HBCCVSPredictions and Forecasts 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers Trends & External Forces Court sets late August start date for hearing on Kroger-Albertsons merger A federal judge in Oregon will decide during the proceeding whether to grant the FTC’s request to block the transaction. Written by Grocery Dive March 12, 2024March 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Media & Marketing Channel: Restaurants Department & Category Department: Consumer Durables Department: Food Department: Nonfood ESG Media & Marketing Data & Insights Shopper & Customer Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Merchandising Kids Like to Go Out to Eat ask Chuck E. Cheese Don’t want to cook, don’t want to do dishes, well according to Steven Johnson Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA based Foodservice Solutions® your kids don’t want you hear you complain about cooking dinner either. Chuck E. Cheese has a new program for that has a great chance to make the entire family happy according […] Written by Grocerant Guru March 11, 2024March 14, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Grocery Corporate Finance Publix reports 49% growth in net earnings in FY23 US supermarket chain Publix has reported net earnings of $4.3bn in FY23, marking a 49% increase from FY22’s $2.9bn. The post Publix reports 49% growth in net earnings in FY23 appeared first on Retail Insight Network. Written by Retail Insights Network March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Mass Corporate Finance Media & Marketing Agencies & Vendors Data & Insights Trends & External Forces Target Q4 2023 Earnings Recap Target reported Q4 and 2023 financial results at its annual investor day on March 5, 2024. Quarterly comp performance improved sequentially from Q2 to Q4, but 2023 ended with comps down -3.7%. Profitability outperformed expectations as the company realized $2B of operating income growth in 2023 and reported notable gross margin improvements. The stock was […] Written by The Harvest Group March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces CPG: Food Channel: Ecommerce & Digital Channel: Grocery Channel: Mass Department & Category Department: Beverage Department: Food Department: HBC Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers Corporate Strategy Corporate Finance ESG Partnerships & Alt Profit Media & Marketing Data & Insights Shopper & Customer Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Retail Operations Associates & Employees Operations & Supply Chain Owned Brands (Private Label) Stores & Formats Kroger Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results, Announces Guidance for 2024 Comments from Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen. "Kroger achieved strong 2023 results, in line with our long-term growth model and built upon three consecutive years of historic growth. Written by Kroger March 7, 2024March 8, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked