Channel: Drug Walgreens Looks to ‘Break Through Health Care Silos’ with New Specialty Pharmacy Division Image courtesy Walgreens Walgreens is bringing all of its specialty pharmacy services into one integrated unit and expanding its offerings for patients suffering from complex chronic conditions with an investment in gene and cell services. It’s all part of what the company described as the “latest step to leverage its neighborhood pharmacies into fast-growing areas […] Retail TouchPoints April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 2 min read WalgreensDept. PharmacyHealth & WellnessOperations & Supply ChainDept. HBCMarketing: Social MediaMarketing: BrandInsight ProvidersPredictions and ForecastsResults & InvestmentPartnershipsESG and CSRTechnology & InnovationDept. NonfoodData & Insights 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug Walgreens, DoorDash partner to offer SNAP card payments Thanks to the partnership, Walgreens will offer over 4,000 SNAP-eligible products for delivery within an hour. RetailDive April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 < 1 min read WalgreensPartnershipsFood DeliveryDoorDashDelivery 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Delivery DoorDash and Walgreens to empower SNAP recipients SAN FRANCISCO — DoorDash is collaborating with Walgreens to offer SNAP/EBT payment at nearly 7,800 Walgreens stores across the country. DoorDash says it is the first platform to enables SNAP customers to make purchases directly from Walgreens using their SNAP/EBT cards, and is also the first third-party delivery service provider to offer SNAP/EBT as a […] MMR April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 2 min read WalgreensFood DeliveryDoorDashDeliveryDept. GroceryBrick and MortarConsumersShoppersPredictions and ForecastsRestaurantsPricing & PromotionsPartnershipsExecutivesMarketing: Social Media 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug Walgreens settles Philadelphia opioid suit for $110M Latest agreement in a string of lawsuits alleging poor oversight of painkiller prescriptions Supermarket News April 23, 2024April 24, 2024 < 1 min read WalgreensKraftHeinz 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shopper & Customer How GoodRx is Evolving Its Reimbursement Approaches to Help Pharmacies and Consumers Today’s guest post comes from Jim Sheninger, Pharmacy Strategy Officer at GoodRx. Jim describes GoodRx’s emerging pharmacy contracting strategies. In addition to working through pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), GoodRx now also contracts directly with Walgreens, CVS, and other national and regional pharmacies. These direct agreements are based on acqusition cost, which helps pharmacies stabilize gross […] Drug Channels April 19, 2024April 19, 2024 2 min read ConsumersData & InsightsDept. PharmacyMarketing: Social MediaPredictions and ForecastsWalgreensStrategyShoppersPartnershipsMeta (Facebook)CVS 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug The PR Perils of Inaccurate Sales Tax It’s rare that sales tax issues make the news, and when they do, it’s generally not great for the seller. Earlier this year, things held to form when media in Massachusetts reported a sales tax calculation error on the Walgreens ecommerce website. The facts as reported support the notion of an honest mistake by the […] Retail TouchPoints April 13, 2024April 13, 2024 4 min read WalgreensDept. GroceryShoppersRestaurantsGovernmentConsumersDept. Adult BevAssociatesMarketing: Social MediaBrick and MortarDept. PaperPredictions and ForecastsDept. NonfoodDept. BeverageCannabisCostcoDeliveryLegal & CriminalDept. BakeryOperations & Supply ChainDept. PerimeterEconomy 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Walgreens’ VillageMD names new president CHICAGO — VillageMD announced that Jim Murray has joined the organization as its president & chief operating officer (COO) effective April 1. In this role, Murray will lead operations across the entire VillageMD enterprise, including for its three key business units, Village Medical, Summit Health and CityMD. VillageMD is one of the largest providers of […] MMR April 12, 2024April 12, 2024 2 min read Health & WellnessWalgreensExecutivesDeliveryOperations & Supply ChainResults & InvestmentPredictions and ForecastsDept. HBC 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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 […] Retail TouchPoints April 4, 2024April 4, 2024 < 1 min read Rite AidGovernmentDept. HBCHealth & WellnessWalgreensDept. OTCPricing & PromotionsMarketing: Social MediaCVSResults & InvestmentPredictions and ForecastsExecutivesDept. Pharmacy 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug What CVS Pharmacy’s New Cost-Plus Reimbursement Approach Means for PBMs, Pharmacies, Plan Sponsors, and Prescription Prices (rerun) This week, I’m rerunning some popular posts while I prepare for Friday’s live video webinar: Drug Channel Implications of the Inflation Reduction Act. For more on acquisition cost reimbursement for pharmacies, see Sections 8.4. and 12.3.4. of our new 2024 Economic Report on U.S. Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers. Click here to see the original […] Drug Channels April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 3 min read Dept. PharmacyCVSPredictions and ForecastsHealth & WellnessMarketing: Social MediaEconomyData & InsightsWalgreensAcquisitionMeta (Facebook) 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Channel: Drug The Weekly Closeout: Layoffs at Walgreens and what would it mean if Nordstrom went private? The drugstore chain closed two distribution centers. Meanwhile, go-private rumors at the department store could have been sparked by Macy’s. RetailDive March 23, 2024March 23, 2024 < 1 min read WalgreensOperations & Supply Chain 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Shopper & Customer Even Late to the Paid Membership Party, Target Believes it’s ‘Starting from a Position of Strength’ Target’s announcement earlier this month that it was launching a paid membership plan almost felt like a foregone conclusion. Amazon’s Prime membership has been paying dividends for the company for decades, and after Walmart followed suit with Walmart+ in 2020, it was only a matter of time before Target entered the mix. With the addition […] Retail TouchPoints March 22, 2024March 22, 2024 5 min read ConsumersTargetPartnershipsDeliveryMarketing: Loyalty & SubscriptionIndustry Conferences and EventsWalmartWalgreensShoppersAmazonStreamingDept. FreshExecutivesPredictions and ForecastsPricing & PromotionsTechnology & InnovationMergersMarketing: Social MediaBrick and MortarDept. HBCResults & InvestmentOperations & Supply ChainMarketing: BroadcastHealth & WellnessMarketing: Digital MediaData & InsightsHome DepotMarketing: TradeMarketing: BrandLowesDept. Fresh PreparedMarketing: In StoreDept. FuelBig LotsDept. DeliConsultingAcquisition 0 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
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: Mass Channel: Mass Department: Consumer Durables Department: Nonfood Media & Marketing Data & Insights Shopper & Customer Trends & External Forces Merchandising Operations & Supply Chain Target’s April 2024 Circle Sale was its largest by sales lift Track General Merchandise spending free Access chart in Dash. Target’s April Circle Sale generated 7% more sales than the weekly average in the previous 4 weeks according to Earnest credit card data. This represents a 2 point acceleration in the Circle Sale’s contribution to Target’s topline compared to Target’s October sale. Target Circle is a […] Written by Earnest Research April 25, 2024April 25, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Department: Consumer Durables Media & Marketing Data & Insights Shopper & Customer Trends & External Forces Stores & Formats TikTok Shop customers spend more at lower ticket apparel retailers Download full TikTok Shop report Access TikTok and Panel data in Dash. TikTok Shop customers spent 26% of their apparel wallet on Off-Price Department Stores and 11% on Fast Fashion in the 12-months ended February 2024, compared to 24% and 7% for the average shopper. Conversely, TikTok Shop users spent less than their peers at […] Written by Earnest Research April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Trends & External Forces Corporate Finance Corporate Purpose ESG Media & Marketing Data & Insights Technology & Innovation Trends & External Forces Associates & Employees Where Does One U.S. Tax Dollar Go? See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Where Does One U.S. Tax Dollar Go? This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on Apple or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Come tax season, a common refrain is: “what do my taxes even […] Written by Visual Capitalist April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Technology & Innovation Technology & Innovation AI boosts innovation in ingredient selection, formulation AI could minimize the traditional trial-and-error approach in product development. Written by Supermarket Perimeter April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Media & Marketing Data & Insights Trends & External Forces Google Won’t Pull Cookies In 2024 Google announces it’s delaying its self-imposed deadline to deprecate third-party cookies on Chrome for the third time. The post Google Won’t Pull Cookies In 2024 appeared first on AdExchanger. Written by AdExchanger April 23, 2024April 24, 2024 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked