In the first quarter, Walgreens Boots Alliance earnings slipped as the company divested its pharmaceutical wholesale business and boosted its investment in VillageMD while accelerating the rollout of full-service primary care clinics in stores.
In a 2020 dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, comfort, wellness and beauty suppliers found their healthy living oriented appliances and smart devices in high demand for use in the home.
Rite Aid has hired Texanna Reeves, a respected diversity and inclusion leader, to develop and implement the organization’s overall diversity, inclusion and belonging strategy.
Walmart has appointed Dr. Cheryl Pegus as the company’s evp/health and wellness. In this role, Pegus will further develop Walmart’s health care vision, leading health and wellness across the Walmart enterprise.
CVS Health has appointed Neela Montgomery evp/president of CVS Pharmacy/Retail, effective November 30, 2020. Montgomery will oversee the company’s 10,000 pharmacies across the U.S.
Walgreens has launched myWalgreens, a complete reinvention of its customer loyalty program to offer customers extensive new benefits, including same-day retail pickup.
In a challenge not only to drug store chains but mass merchants and supermarket operators boosting their wellness credentials via pharmacy and related medical services, Amazon has launched two new pharmacy offerings designed to help customers conveniently purchase their prescription medications.
Taking the next step in its transformation, Rite Aid said it has launched a refreshed brand with an advertising campaign that demonstrates its commitment to provide the fusion of traditional medicine and alternative remedies to help consumers not just get healthy, but get thriving.
CVS Health beat a Wall Street estimate for third quarter income as its Retail/LTC division sales gained. The company’s board of directors has also appointed Karen Lynch, currently evp/CVS Health and president, Aetna, as the company’s next president and CEO as well as a member of the board.
With consumers prioritizing their health and shopping for a more casual lifestyle, with a focus on active gear, apparel, home goods, and overall personal wellness, Kohl’s is piloting a new essential goods concept: Kohl’s Wellness Market.
Dorel Juvenile, a subsidiary of Dorel Industries, has launched the Stay Clean Humidifier, an ultrasonic humidifier under the Safety 1st brand.
Manna Hydration, a subsidiary of Core Home, has released the Illuma, a self-sanitizing UV-C water bottle as the latest addition to their Antimicrobial Series of hydration products.
CVS Health said it is recruiting qualified candidates to fill 15,000 jobs. These new and existing positions will help the company continue to respond to the needs of communities across the country during the fall and winter months when the incidences of COVID-19 and the flu are expected to increase.
Garmin has released the Index S2 smart scale with a new weight trend graph feature, enhanced accuracy, and a variety of biometric data for both serious athletes and health-minded customers alike.
Molekule’s air purification solutions will now be available to Indian consumers through Amazon.in. This is Molekule’s first commercial entry into India. The company also entered the Japan market.
Rite Aid has appointed Angele Robinson-Gaylord as svp/store development. Robinson-Gaylord will play a key role in executing and managing renovations for Rite Aid’s stores of the future, a critical component of its RxEvolution strategy, that will transform Rite Aid stores into destinations for holistic health and wellness.
J.C. Penney is kicking off holiday shopping in mid-October with new brands and deals to get customers in the spirit of saving, offering Black Friday pricing throughout November, and capping off with value on all holiday gifts through December.
Rite Aid has entered into a definitive agreement under which the company will acquire Bartell Drugs.
In a move to incorporate wellness into its operations, Kroger is working with musician Jewel to introduce a new health-related initiative.
In another indication that wellness is becoming a bigger influence on retail, Sam’s Club has entered into a collaboration with virtual primary care provider 98point6 to provide its members exclusive telehealth virtual clinic services via a text-based app.