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April 23, 2012
NACDS elects new 2012-2013 officers

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has elected new officers for the coming year.

April 20, 2012
Walgreens promotes Earth Day

Walgreens is helping to promote Earth Day 2012 with the offer of a 20% discount on select beauty, personal care items and other grocery and household needs on Walgreens.com.

April 19, 2012
Consumer groups go on record in support of retail pharmacy versus ESI-Medco merger

The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on Wednesday accepted an amici curiae from the Consumer Federation of America, the National Consumers League, the National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices and U.S. PIRG (a federation of 28 nonprofit, nonpartisan state Public Interest Research Groups) on behalf of retail pharmacy plaintiffs in their suit to dismantle the Express Scripts-Medco merger.

April 18, 2012
OfficeMax vet assumes reigns of Walgreens' supply chain management

Walgreens on Wednesday named Reuben Slone as SVP supply chain management, where he will have leadership responsibility for distribution, transportation, systems integration and engineering, Lean and Six Sigma supply chain initiatives, and community outreach.

April 17, 2012
Supervalu adds 250 stores to zero-waste program

Supervalu is moving ahead with its sustainability efforts by increasing the number of stores that will divert 90% or more of their waste from local landfills by the end of the current fiscal year.

April 16, 2012
Supervalu names new heads for Albertsons, Acme and Cub Foods

Supervalu on Monday announced three new executive appointments following the departure of Sue Klug, president of its Albertsons Southern California division.

April 16, 2012
Walgreens charges forward with electric vehicle filling station expansion in Fla.

Walgreens and Car Charging Group on Monday announced the expansion of EV charging services to 13 Walgreens locations in Orlando and Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla.

April 13, 2012
Walmart, Humana team up for Rx4Value program

Walmart and healthcare partner Humana are out with a new prescription drug program called Rx4Value that guarantees savings and relies on the proven strategy of improving affordability by restricting choice to generic drugs.

April 12, 2012
Rite Aid posts strong Q4, FY2012

Despite running fewer stores, Rite Aid grew its sales and narrowed its losses during the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2012, thanks to a boost in its loyalty card program membership, a longer fiscal year and the continuing dispute between Walgreens and Express Scripts.

April 11, 2012
MinuteClinic providing free diabetes monitoring service this spring

MinuteClinic has announced that this spring it is offering a free monitoring visit for patients with diabetes to help keep their health in check between visits to a primary care provider.

April 10, 2012
Former Giant Eagle CFO heads to Family Dollar

Family Dollar has named Mary Winston to the position of EVP and CFO.

April 10, 2012
Lawsuit challenging ESI-Medco merger begins

Pharmacies hoping to block the merger between pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions got their day in court Tuesday, according to published reports.

April 10, 2012
Rite Aid offers Prescription Advisor reports

Rite Aid is offering personalized reports designed to increase medication adherence, the company said Tuesday.

April 10, 2012
Supervalu will continue to focus on value pricing, hyperlocal merchandising in fiscal 2013

Looking ahead to fiscal 2013, Supervalu will continue its focus on "hyperlocal" merchandising, value-driven pricing and its transformational remodels to build on its momentum coming out of fiscal 2012.

April 9, 2012
CVS Caremark's CIO steps down

CVS Caremark has confirmed that Stuart McGuigan, SVP and CIO, will be leaving the company April 13.

April 6, 2012
CVS Caremark ranks among top 25 'Most Reputable Companies in America' on Forbes list

CVS Caremark announced on Friday that it has been named as one of the most reputable companies in America by Reputation Institute, in partnership with Forbes Media.

April 6, 2012
Sam's Club offers screenings for brain health

Sam's Club is offering free screenings for brain health at all of its stores that operate pharmacies this month, the retailer said Friday.

April 5, 2012
NCPA raises awareness on its Rx disposal program in preparation for Earth Day

The National Community Pharmacists Association on Thursday encouraged community pharmacists to demonstrate their role as a respected and knowledgeable resource on all aspects of medications, from dispensing to disposal, in preparation for Earth Day, which falls on April 22.

April 5, 2012
Pertussis vaccine offered at Albertsons/Sav-On pharmacies

Supervalu announced that its Albertsons/Sav-On banner is offering inoculations for whooping cough at 54 of its pharmacies in Washington.

April 5, 2012
Rite Aid offers allergy screenings, discounts

Rite Aid is offering new coupon booklets and other services to help customers make it through allergy season, the retail pharmacy chain said Thursday.

April 5, 2012
Survey ranks retail brand relevance

A study conducted by Brodeur Partners has unveiled the most relevant retailers in the United States.

April 4, 2012
CVS/pharmacy's Project Health highlights National Minority Health Month with free screenings

CVS/pharmacy officially announced on Wednesday the April schedule of Project Health (Proyecto Salud in Spanish), a wellness program delivering more than $21 million worth of free health screenings to multicultural communities throughout 2012.

April 4, 2012
Walgreens: March sales down; April Easter will benefit front-end sales

Walgreens posted March sales of $6 billion, a decrease of 4.3% compared with the same month in fiscal year 2011.

April 3, 2012
ECRM announces construction of Charlie Bowlus Technology and Innovation Center

ECRM announced that a state-of-the-art center will be built in honor of its late leader Charlie Bowlus.

April 3, 2012
Walgreens immunization studies: Pharmacy instrumental in helping states combat disease

Walgreens on Tuesday released case studies presented last week before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's 2012 National Immunization Conference on how retail pharmacy can expand access to immunizations and help support disease-prevention initiatives.

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