Second quarter consolidated revenue at Helen of Troy increased 5.2% as revenue growth in the company’s Housewares division and Beauty division offset a decline in the Health & Home division.
Rite Aid has appointed Jim Peters as the company’s chief operating officer. Peters will lead all aspects of Rite Aid’s pharmacy and clinical strategy development and execution; health plan, health system and strategic corporate relationships; marketing and merchandising; corporate development, strategy and communications.
Walgreens and Wing, a member of the Alphabet family of companies, are partnering on “store to door” delivery of health and wellness, food and beverage and convenience items via state-of-the-art drone technology.
With a new CEO now at the helm, Rite Aid reported a net loss as revenues fell short in the second quarter.
Waterpik is teaming with reality star and dentist Dr. Chris Strandburg as part of a new campaign to address oral hygiene issues facing Americans.
As it continues introducing initiatives developed to reinforce and expand relationships with consumers, Walmart is reopening a remodeled supercenter in Dallas, GA, with an expanded health oriented concept.
Walgreens Boots Alliance has named Francesco Tinto global chief information officer and senior vice president at the company.
Fitbit has expanded its Aria Air collection with the launch of a Bluetooth scale that tracks weight and syncs with its app to calculate one’s body mass index (BMI) and other key health metrics.
To advance a pilot program launched in October of last year, Kroger and Walgreens have launched Walgreens own-brand health and beauty products in 17 Kroger stores across Knoxville, TN, as well as the expansion of Kroger Express and Kroger Pickup at Walgreens stores.
CVS Health posted second quarter results satisfactory enough to prompt a guidance upgrade even if the division including stores produced somewhat soft results.
Rite Aid’s board of directors has appointed Heyward Donigan as chief executive officer and a member of the board, effective immediately. As planned, John Standley will step down from his role as CEO.
First quarter consolidated net sales at Helen Of Troy were up mid-single digits as the company’s housewares division reported strong growth in the quarter ended May 31.
Rite Aid has released its inaugural corporate social responsibility report. The report highlights the company’s latest accomplishments with respect to the economic, environmental and social issues related to the business.
For the first quarter, Rite Aid posted a deeper net loss as the retailer continued to explore ways to drive future growth, including striking a deal with Amazon’s new Counter package pickup program.
More restrictive tobacco sales policies hit Walgreens Boots Alliance front-end revenue in the third quarter, as the retailer struggled to gain overall business momentum.
The annual HomeWorld Business Health & Wellness Report in the June 24, 2019, issue underscores an evolving consumer state of mind and the brimming opportunity for housewares suppliers and retailers that have responded by placing healthy living and wellness at the heart of their marketing and merchandising execution.
Wellness is becoming a more important shopper consideration and increasingly wired into consumer lifestyles, and Best Buy is launching a new collection of connected fitness products.
At its June 4 Investor Day, CVS Health executives demonstrated how the company plans to accelerate enterprise growth, simplify how consumers can engage the health care system and position the business for long-term growth.
Rite Aid has named Erik Keptner to the newly created position of senior vice president and chief marketing and merchandising officer, effective June 24, 2019.
Over the Memorial Day weekend, The Rite Aid Foundation announced a three-year, $6 million commitment to Folds of Honor, a nonprofit organization that provides educational scholarships to children of military service members who have been killed or seriously wounded while serving the country.