DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) and VillageMD are planning to open more than 20 new Village Medical at Walgreens primary care practices in the Dallas area over the next year, the companies said Tuesday. The first Village Medical at Walgreens location in Dallas opened on Oct. 26 at 5001 Ross Ave., with several
NEW YORK — L’Oreal Dermatological Beauty Brands and Racher Press Inc., publisher of MMR and Chain Drug Review, recently hosted The First Annual Dermatology and Retail Alliance, powered by CeraVe. The all-day event, held at L’Oreal’s headquarters in Manhattan, focused on how retailers can tap the benefits of building a sustainable alliance of dermatology and
ZAANDAM, the Netherlands — Ahold Delhaize is kicking off a new growth and investment plan designed to support its vision of offering the “leading local food shopping experience for customers,” while also enhancing its digital and supply chain capabilities, and increasing its focus on health and sustainability. The new plan, unveiled as part of the
ARLINGTON, Va. – Retail groups applauded a court ruling blocking enforcement of the Biden Administration’s mandate that employers require workers to get vaccinated for COVID-19, or adopt a policy requiring employees to choose to either be vaccinated or undergo regular COVID-19 testing and wear a face covering at work. The National Retail Federation and FMI
RONKONKOMA, N.Y — Nature’s Truth has expanded its gummy vitamin line to include Iron Gummies and Cranberry Gummies. Nature’s Truth Iron Gummies are formulated for those with iron deficiencies and contain essential B vitamins and zinc. Iron continues to be a front runner in category sales, climbing 13% over the last 13 weeks, with the
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. is the latest major retailer to introduce a subscription membership program to accelerate its e-commerce growth. The nation’s largest supermarket operator has joined a growing number of mass market retailers in adopting the model pioneered by Amazon with its Amazon Prime premium loyalty program. The Kroger effort, appropriately dubbed Boost by
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) unveiled an ambitious plan to reinvent itself as an integrated health care company. A clearer focus on health care will serve as the drug store chain’s “new growth engine,” chief executive officer Roz Brewer said last month in introducing the plan. “The pandemic further affirmed the timing is
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Both sales and adjusted earnings exceeded Wall Street’s expectations during the third quarter at CVS Health, buoyed by an increase in store traffic that was driven by prescription growth and COVID-19 vaccinations. As a result, management once again raised its full-year guidance. Reported, or GAAP, net income for the three months ended
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — GMDC|Retail Tomorrow plans to dissolve as a member-owned nonprofit at the end of this year. The decision, made by the trade group’s board, was scheduled to be voted on by members on November 12. “This news is disappointing to many, but we recognize our industry has changed significantly,” GMDC president and
WASHINGTON — This year’s holiday spending has the potential to shatter previous records, the National Retail Federation (NRF) said, forecasting that sales during November and December will grow between 8.5% and 10.5% over 2020 to total between $843.4 billion and $859 billion. The numbers (which exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants) suggest that sales
MATTHEWS, N.C. — Harris Teeter has named Tammy DeBoer as its next president. She will succeed Rod Antolock, who has announced plans to retire effective February 1. DeBoer currently serves as senior vice president of merchandising, operations and marketing for Harris Teeter. She joined the retailer, a division of Kroger Co., in 2020 and has
PHILADELPHIA — While the COVID-19 pandemic is by no means a thing of the past, its profound impact over the last 18 months on so many different aspects of life has naturally raised the question of what lies ahead, what comes next for the retail industry and the supplier community that supports it. To explore