As consumers seek safe and convenient options to pick up daily essentials amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Walgreens is expanding the product offering at its more than 7,300 pharmacy drive-thrus nationwide.
Retailers across a range of channels are addressing the coronavirus outbreak in stores and online, responding with measures to address consumer and employee safety and health concerns, ramping up the cleaning of stores and boosting cleaning tool and supply assortments to meet increased consumer needs.
Crane USA is focusing on improving indoor air quality with its new Crane Top Fill Cool Mist Humidifier, an easy-to-clean, filter-free, top fill, one-gallon cool mist humidifier with aroma diffuser.
Direct-response veteran Allstar Innovations and personal cooling gear developer Mission have partnered in a venture that marries Allstar’s “performance-based” marketing and retail foundation with Mission’s goal to expand the consumer market for its advanced heat safety solutions.
CVS Health said it has made a series of executive leadership assignments to support the company’s continued focus on innovation and strategic growth.
Walgreens Boots Alliance and Tata Consultancy Services have expanded their strategic partnership to advance WBA’s transformation of its global information technology function.
Walgreens Boots Alliance has appointed Richard Ashworth as president of Walgreens. Ashworth will be responsible for developing the strategies and plans for all Walgreens operations and will have full responsibility for the leadership, development and management of the business.
Rite Aid has appointed Andre Persaud as evp/retail. Persaud will lead the retail operations for more than 2,400 Rite Aid locations.
As part of an ongoing format rollout, CVS Health is introducing 13 HealthHub stores to Philadelphia and nearby southern New Jersey communities.
As part of Kohl’s commitment to health and wellness this year, the department store is continuing to collaborate with wellness company WW (formally Weight Watchers International). Kohl’s and WW are launching WW pop-ups in select stores this January to support customers on their wellness journeys.
As it continues to refocus operations to meet evolving consumer priorities, CVS Health is expanding its recently developed wellness format in the Tampa, FL, area.
Breville has launched the 3X Bluicer Pro and is touting the kitchen appliance’s versatility as a blender and juicer combination. The company is encouraging consumers to get “bluicing,” by mixing fresh juice with fresh blends using the same appliance.
Story at Macy’s, the narrative-driven retail concept inside 36 Macy’s stores nationwide, has unveiled its latest theme: “Feel Good.” Through April 2020, the Feel Good Story brings a fresh focus on wellness and uses merchandise curation and events to explore simple and actionable ways for customers to find greater balance, energy and nourishment.
Rite Aid delivered a solid third quarter as the drug store chain looked to revitalize its business growth strategies going forward into 2020.
Sunbeam, a division of Newell Brands, recently released five new heating pads and wraps that use heat therapy. The new heat therapy products target common, hard-to-treat areas of pain including the back, knee, elbow, arms and legs.
Private equity firm KKR & Co. has reportedly approached drug store chain Walgreens Boots Alliance about a deal to take the company private.
CVS Health maintained momentum in the third quarter, as the retailer beat analyst estimates and saw retail comparable sales gains.
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.
A year after Centre Lane Partners acquired Capital Brands, the parent company of the Nutribullet and Magic Bullet brands, a new assortment of blenders under the Nutribullet brand is now hitting retail.