DEERFIELD, Ill., 2016-Oct-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) today (20 October 2016) announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2016 that ended 31 August 2016.
Executive Vice Chairman and CEO Stefano Pessina said, “We have continued to make good progress in putting in place the building blocks for…
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Camp Hill, Pa., 2016-Oct-23 — /EPR Retail News/ — Now (Oct. 21, 2016) through Dec. 7, 2016, Rite Aid pharmacies nationwide are providing senior customers with free resources to help select the right prescription drug plan (PDP) or update their existing coverage during the annual Medicare Part D enrollment period. Customers can use Rite Aid's dedicated…
NEW YORK, 2016-Oct-22 — /EPR Retail News/ — The United Nations Foundation’s 2016 Global Leadership Awards Dinner will tonight honor Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) for its commitment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals through its support for wellbeing around the world. The award recognizes, in part, the accomplishments of Walgreens highly successful Get…
WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2016-Oct-21 — /EPR Retail News/ — CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) today announced the national rollout of CVS Pay , an end-to-end mobile payment solution at CVS Pharmacy. CVS Pay is now part of the CVS Pharmacy mobile app, and integrates payment, prescription pickup and the ExtraCare loyalty program all into one quick scan at checkout.…
WEST CHESTER, Pa., 2016-Oct-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Contribute to the cure while scoring a great deal. For the 23rd consecutive year, leading video and ecommerce retailer QVC is set to join forces with the Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) to help conquer breast cancer with its annual QVC Presents “FFANY Shoes on…
Accessible prescription label service now available for visually impaired customers at Bartell Drugs
SEATTLE, 2016-Oct-20 — /EPR Retail News/ — Bartell Drugs is now offering three solutions for persons with visual impairment who cannot read the print on their prescription drug container labels.
Patients can receive either ScripTalk audible labels, ScripView large print labels, or Braille labels based on their need. Accessible prescription labels help low-vision patients safely and…
PHOENIX, 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Sprouts Farmers Market (Nasdaq:SFM) today (Oct. 18, 2016) announced that the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation will award $1.6 million to nonprofit organizations that support health- and wellness-related causes this fall. The Foundation, which launched in 2015 and distributed $1.3 million in to nonprofit organizations in its first year, focuses its…
Walgreens collected and safely disposed more than 10 tons of medication through its safe medication disposal kiosks nationwide
DEERFIELD, Ill., 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Walgreens today ( October 18, 2016) announced it has reached its goal of installing more than 500 safe medication disposal kiosks this year at its pharmacies in 35 states and…
DEERFIELD, Ill., 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Walgreens customers now have the option to pick up eligible online and mobile app retail orders in-store at more than 7,600 locations, with free shipping and no minimum order required. The new offering allows customers to shop the retailer’s expanded online product selection and pick up their…
DEERFIELD, Ill., 2016-Oct-19 — /EPR Retail News/ — Just over two years into its collaboration with the charity, Vitamin Angels, Walgreens has reached its goal of helping to provide 100 million children and mothers with essential vitamins and supplements they need to help prevent blindness and other serious conditions in undernourished children around the world. The…
New York, NY, 2016-Oct-18 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (October 13, 2016), Pfizer Oncology and the Avon Foundation for Women announced the 2016 recipients of the Avon-Pfizer Metastatic Breast Cancer Grants Program: Identify-Amplify-Unify. In total, 22 non-profit organizations will receive grants totaling $1 million in funding to support and educate metastatic breast cancer patients, their…
WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2016-Oct-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), announced today (Oct. 14, 2016) that it will offer an extensive array of in-store and online resources to assist senior patients in determining the best 2017 Medicare Part D prescription drug plan during the Annual Enrollment period. Open…
Auckland, New Zealand, 2016-Oct-17 — /EPR Retail News/ — In January this year the United Nations released the Commission on Ending Childhood Obesity (ECHO) report stating that the world was facing a global epidemic in childhood obesity with the number of overweight children under the age of five predicted to jump to as high as…
WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2016-Oct-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — SilverScript Insurance Company, a CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) company, today (October 13, 2016) announced its new Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) options for 2017. Medicare beneficiaries in the continental U.S. can choose from two SilverScript plans that offer a $0-deductible on formulary drugs in all five tiers, affordable…
CAMP HILL, Pa, 2016-Oct-14 — /EPR Retail News/ — With the spookiest holiday of the year fast approaching, Rite Aid locations nationwide are transforming into a Halloween headquarters. Whether decorating for fall or planning for the perfect Halloween, at Rite Aid, customers will find items from charming to trendy costumes, classic chocolate and candy treats, new…
Schenectady, NY, 2016-Oct-13 — /EPR Retail News/ — Price Chopper and Market 32 have introduced a new mobile app in partnership with mscripts to help customers manage prescriptions on the go.
The Price Chopper Pharmacy App is an easy-to-use web health management resource that provides medication refill reminders, allows for prescription orders, access to medication records,…
LONDON, 2016-Oct-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — Today (October 10, 2016), Dixons Carphone will team up with The Mix and the Heads Together campaign to celebrate inspirational people who have provided psychological and mental health support to someone in their time of need.
During a special Heads Together World Mental Health Day event at the London…
BENTONVILLE, Ark., 2016-Oct-12 — /EPR Retail News/ — For a four hour period on Oct. 15, nearly everyone in America will have access to free health screenings, education, services and products as Walmart stores nationwide host Walmart Wellness Day.
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Based on the impact of America’s Biggest Health Fair held by Walmart last year, the company…
Auckland, New Zealand, 2016-Oct-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — For a limited time PAK’nSAVE shoppers across the country can purchase a special pink reusable grocery bag for just $2. Not only will shoppers be ‘tickled pink’ with this cost effective and sustainable way to take their shopping home, but all proceeds from the PAK’nSAVE Pink…
SEATTLE, 2016-Oct-10 — /EPR Retail News/ — Bartell Drugs and Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission (UGM) have teamed to help protect the homeless and insecurely housed residents of the downtown core by distributing “flu kits” and vouchers for free flu immunizations.
Members of Bartell staff will join UGM’s Search and Rescue street team from 7:30 p.m. to…
Salt Lake City, UT, 2016-Oct-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — The flu and winter go together like peanut butter and jelly, but are a much less appetizing combo. Macey’s, Lin’s, Dan’s, Dick’s Market and Fresh Market are working to break up the unpleasant partnership by offering store guests flu shots at the in-store pharmacy. For a…
WOONSOCKET, R.I.,, 2016-Oct-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — As Hurricane Matthew nears the coast of Florida and the Southeast, CVS Pharmacy, the retail division of CVS Health (NYSE: CVS), is reminding patients to make sure they have taken care of their prescription needs before the storm hits. In addition, CVS Pharmacy is moving generators into these…
DEERFIELD, Ill., 2016-Oct-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Walgreens is underscoring the importance of prescription preparedness for its pharmacy patients in areas that may be impacted by Hurricane Matthew, currently threatening the southeastern U.S.
The company is offering the following tips for assuring prescription needs are met for those potentially impacted by the storm.
1. Follow evacuation…
Los Angeles, California, 2016-Oct-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — Forever 21, one of the most recognized and largest fashion retailers in the world, continues their support of Breast Cancer Awareness month by partnering with global non-profit organization The Keep A Breast Foundation on a limited-edition women’s capsule collection for a third consecutive year.
One dollar from…
Varennes, Quebec, 2016-Oct-06 — /EPR Retail News/ — The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. (the "Jean Coutu Group" or "Corporation") and its affiliated pharmacist owners have launched a flu shot awareness campaign. Under the theme "Protect Your Health and That of Your Loved Ones," the campaign aims to support the public health effort for flu prevention.…
DEERFIELD, Ill., 2016-Oct-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — Walgreens today (October 04, 2016) announced the launch of Beauty Enthusiast, a new beauty club within its Balance® Rewards loyalty program, which provides cardholders who register for Beauty Enthusiast with additional rewards on beauty and personal care items, as well as other benefits.
Sign up is free, and…
DEERFIELD, Ill., 2016-Oct-05 — /EPR Retail News/ — In celebration of American Pharmacists Month, Walgreens is recognizing its more than 27,000 community pharmacists for their dedication to patient care, and the growing and important role they continue to play in health care today (Oct. 4, 2016).
“In communities across the country, our pharmacists have become an integral…
WOONSOCKET, R.I., 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — In recognition of October's American Pharmacists Month, CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) is celebrating the important role its nearly 30,000 pharmacists play in helping people on their path to better health. The company's pharmacists are helping to change the way health care is delivered by increasing access, lowering costs and…
SEATTLE, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Nine-year-old Aiyana Lucas has heart. In fact, she’s had three hearts.
Aiyana was born with a severe heart defect which necessitated a heart transplant when she was only 6 months old. At age 8, congestive heart failure necessitated another transplant which was unsuccessful and so another transplant quickly followed.
Today, she’s…
SEATTLE, 2016-Oct-04 — /EPR Retail News/ — Bartell Drugs welcomed more than 150 guests at its annual Vendor Breakfast, the 27th such event it has hosted to thank the vendor and supplier community for their business and support.
The event was held at the Ballard Bay Club on September 29 and featured owners, CEOs, presidents, product…