DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) posted first quarter sales and earnings that topped analysts’ forecasts. WBA reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.16, surpassing the expected $1.14. Revenue for the three-month period ended November 30 was $33.38 billion, ahead of the projected $32.84 billion. Walgreens’ front-end sales grew 0.8%, with same-store sales rising
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) on Monday launched a next-generation website, located at HDA.org. The website features a bright, contemporary design and intuitive functionality with member database integration and a resource-rich “Industry Hub.” Importantly, HDA’s existing web properties — HealthDelivered.org as well as the HDA Research Foundation and the Pharmaceutical Cargo Security
BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. and Cue Health have entered a first-of-its-kind partnership offering customers access to Cue’s convenient COVID-19 tests at participating Albertsons Cos. pharmacies across the country, the companies said Tuesday. Pharmacy personnel will provide this new service, which will allow customers to get Cue’s lab-quality COVID-19 test results delivered to their email
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Following the success of more than 700 vaccination clinics across the country hosted primarily at churches and community centers, Walgreens has activated multiple mobile clinics in Chicago. The traveling mobile clinics will focus on bringing COVID-19 vaccines directly to underserved communities and those with barriers to accessing the vaccine. Over the next
NEW YORK — Colgate-Palmolive Co.’s Colgate Optic White brand has launched Colgate Optic White Overnight Teeth Whitening Pen designed to work while users sleep. The advanced whitening technology, which is powered by hydrogen peroxide, removes years of stains in a week, the company said. The whitening pen formula goes on wet and dries quickly after
NEW YORK — Johnson & Johnson‘s Band-Aid brand will be introducing a new range of bandages “that embrace the beauty of diverse skin.” In an Instagram post, the brand said that it will be launching the products in light, medium and deep shades of brown and black skin tones. “We stand in solidarity with our
MINNEAPOLIS — Target Corp. is extending enhanced team member wages and benefits, and is providing business updates related to the impact from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Target said it will extend its $2 an hour temporary wage increase until May 30, in recognition of the contributions of frontline team members. The company said it will also continue
BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. announced the launch of Albertsons Performance Media, a digital media tool for providing brands with proprietary shopper data that can help drive sales across the supermarket operator’s network of 2,300 stores in 35 states. Albertsons Performance Media features technology from Quotient Technology Inc., a Silicon Valley-based provider of digital coupons
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — In June 2016, the first Fresco y Más opened in Hialeah, Fla. This month, to celebrate that occasion, the Hispanic-themed store unveiled seven new locations, bringing the number of stores to 18. Adding to the milestone, Southeastern Grocers LLC, parent company of Fresco y Más, as well as BI-LO, Harveys and Winn-Dixie
CARY, N.C. — Wegmans Food Markets Inc. is looking to enter North Carolina with a store here alongside the state’s Research Triangle. The outlet would be the Rochester, N.Y.-based chain’s first outside of New England and the Mid-Atlantic states. Its operating area includes New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland and Massachusetts. The company is