Rite Aid

11/05/2012 - 2:20pm
Loyalty Wars

The battle to capture and retain customers in a world where price, convenience and even customer service have become commoditized is in full swing.

11/05/2012 - 1:02pm
Retailers’ new programs target nonadherence

Improving medication adherence in specialty pharmacy could be equivalent to introducing a new blockbuster drug. That’s how Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy president and CEO Phil Hagerman put it at Drug Store News’ Specialty Pharmacy Roundtable two years ago. 


11/05/2012 - 1:02pm
Rite Aid debuts newest Wellness store format

An interactive kiosk that allows customers to order prescription glasses and contact lenses online, a special shelf for diabetes products and a new interior design are among the newest features at Rite Aid’s newest version of its Wellness store in Lemoyne, Pa.

11/05/2012 - 11:24am
Rite Aid marks American Diabetes Month with Wellness+, Wellness store programs

Rite Aid is renewing its diabetes extension for Wellness+ and offering free screenings at all of its Wellness stores to mark American Diabetes Month, the retail pharmacy chain said Monday.

11/02/2012 - 5:29pm
Retailers, suppliers recover, provide relief in Sandy's aftermath

The Northeast is still recovering from one of the worst disasters it has ever faced. Many residents remain without electrical power, while others have lost their entire homes, businesses, workplaces and in a growing number of cases, their lives.

11/01/2012 - 11:49am
Hurricane helps Rite Aid monthly sales

Rite Aid got a boost in its monthly same-store sales from Hurricane Sandy, the company said Thursday.

10/31/2012 - 12:07pm
Wall Street: Hurricane Sandy may have whipped up front-end sales prior to coming ashore

Hurricane Sandy may have shut down lower Manhattan for a few days, but research analyst Ed Kelly of Credit Suisse was bullish on how the storm system may have whipped up front-end sales for pharmacy operators.

10/29/2012 - 9:59am
Rite Aid stocks extra emergency supplies for Hurricane Sandy

Rite Aid is stocking extra emergency supplies and keeping its pharmacies open as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, the retail pharmacy chain said.

10/15/2012 - 1:58pm
Rite Aid offers free Medicare Part D consultations

Rite Aid is making its pharmacists available free of charge to seniors and their caregivers for personalized Medicare Part D consultations.

10/11/2012 - 4:06pm
Rite Aid, UnitedHealth Group offer diabetes services to Long Island, N.Y., residents

Rite Aid pharmacists on Long Island in New York state are participating in a diabetes initiative run by health insurer UnitedHealth Group, the two companies said Thursday.

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