WOONSOCKET, R.I. _ CVS Health has named Violetta Ostafin executive vice president and chief strategy officer, effective July 11. She will succeed Josh Flum, who is leaving the company at the end of June. Ostafin will lead strategy development across core businesses and identify new market opportunities and product innovations that accelerate growth and further
WASHINGTON – Retail sales slowed in May as consumers faced continuing inflation and higher prices for essentials like food and gasoline, the National Retail Federation said Wednesday. “Retail sales are reflecting Americans’ growing concern about inflation and its impact on the cost of everything from groceries to gas,” NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay said.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Seeking to increase purchases from businesses with diverse and underrepresented ownership, Southeastern Grocers Inc. has turned to MarketPlace, an automated sourcing solution from Utah-based Park City Group Inc. “Working with ReposiTrak to tailor internal practices allows us to find and contract with more diverse suppliers,” said Dewayne Rabon, chief merchandising officer for
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS, a public information initiative of KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation), are teaming up with health departments and community organizations in more than 250 cities to host the largest coordinated National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) event in the nation. Click here for a list of participating Walgreens stores and hours to get
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — SpartanNash has acquired Shop-N-Save Food Centers (SNS), a three-store grocery chain in northwestern Michigan. Following the closing of the deal, the three stores (located in Benzonia, Fremont and Ludington, Mich.) have been converted to SpartanNash’s Family Fare brand. Spartan Nash noted that the deal meant continued employment for the store’s workers,
WASHINGTON— The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) have issued statements condemning a Senate bill that they say would put an “unnecessary and costly burden” on the dietary supplement industry. The legislation, known as S. 4348, the FDA Safety and Landmark Advancement Act of 2022 (FDASLA), was passed on
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart has teamed with Country Music star Miranda Lambert to launch an exclusive home goods collection called Wanda June Home. The line debuted on Walmart.com Tuesday with more than 80 kitchen, bar, tabletop and home décor items priced from $12.97 to $170, with most pieces under $30. “The Wanda June Home line
PURCHASE, N.Y.– The back-to-school season will be defined by the resilience and flexibility of the consumer, who in the face of rising prices is expected to keep spending in the months ahead, according to MasterCard SpendingPulse, a measure of retail sales across all forms of payment, not adjusted for inflation. U.S. retail sales (in-store and
BENTONVILLE, Ark. —Walmart has begun a major push to bring U.K. exporters to its flagship U.S. Walmart Marketplace, a well-established online marketplace where a trusted community of third-party sellers serve a growing base of more than 120 million loyal U.S. shoppers each month. Sellers approved to join the marketplace will be offered the services of a
NEW YORK – Stop & Shop held a grand opening ceremony today at its newly remodeled Bay Plaza store in the Bronx, part of a $140 million capital infusion that over the next two years will upgrade all 25 of the grocer’s New York City locations. Plans at each store call for an increase in
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Last week, Walmart and Medscape released the Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Healthcare in Rural America survey, the first and largest study to assess barriers and solutions to care delivery from the perspectives of those on the front lines of health care in rural and non-rural communities. More than 10,000 primary care Health Care Professionals
CARLISLE, Pa. – The GIANT Co. on Friday announced opening dates for two new Philadelphia-area stores that are set to debut in the coming weeks. The newest GIANT outlet within the city is set to open at 501 N. Broad St. on Friday, June 24 at 8 a.m. And a GIANT store about 25 miles