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04/27/2012 - 3:54pm
Whooping cough vaccine now available at Walgreens, Take Care Clinics in Arizona

Walgreens announced that it is offering Arizona residents protection against whooping cough, also known as pertussis, at all of the drug store chain's points of care throughout the state.

04/27/2012 - 10:12am
Albertsons LLC creates social and digital marketing team

Albertsons LLC is sharpening its focus on social media and digital marketing with the creation of a new social and digital marketing team that will be led by technology and social marketing expert Karl Meinhardt.

04/27/2012 - 9:39am
Weis Markets increases capital budget by 25% to $125 million

Weis Markets on Thursday announced it will invest $125 million in its 2012 growth program, a 25% increase compared with 2011.

04/26/2012 - 3:50pm
Safeway CEO to analysts: Grocer is not bracing for a buyout

Recent events, which have driven Wall Street analysts to speculate that Safeway is a buyout target, are not interrelated, Safeway chairman and CEO Steve Burd assured analysts Thursday morning during the grocer's first-quarter conference call.

04/26/2012 - 1:01pm
Walmart becomes first-ever retailer to launch online 'pay with cash' option

Walmart has launched a "pay with cash" service that offers cash payment options for online orders at Walmart.com in the United States.

04/25/2012 - 3:07pm
Report: Preliminary injunction to block ESI-Medco merger denied

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Wednesday denied a preliminary injunction filed by pharmacy trade groups in an effort to block the looming merger between pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Medco.

04/25/2012 - 9:50am
Walgreens outlines results of medication adherence studies

Walgreens unveiled the results of research, conducted by the drug store chain, that demonstrated how its approach to community pharmacy ultimately helped improve outcomes through cost savings, pharmacist-led face-to-face patient counseling and specialized services for disease management.

04/24/2012 - 10:43am
CVS/pharmacy featured on 'The Doctors'

CVS/pharmacy took center stage on the latest episode of "The Doctors," as one of the chain's pharmacists sat down with one of the show's co-hosts to discuss how patients can manage diabetes on a budget.

04/24/2012 - 10:38am
NACDS: Retail pharmacy to advance role as 'disruptive innovators'

Disruptive innovation. That's the role pharmacy needs to play in the shaping of a new healthcare paradigm — one that achieves greater outcomes at lesser cost through increased involvement of retail health care. That was the theme of a presentation given Tuesday by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores' new chairman Greg Wasson, who also serves as Walgreens president and CEO.

04/24/2012 - 9:03am
Walgreens caters to customers' specific healthcare needs with 'Find Your Pharmacist'

Walgreens is enhancing community pharmacy by allowing customers to select a pharmacist based on their healthcare needs through a new online tool.

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