April 22, 2024 by MMR
walmart health clinics
2024, Issue 04-22-2024
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart said it will open 22 Walmart Health clinics this year, including 18 in Texas. With the additions, Walmart will operate more than 70 physician-staffed health clinics in five states by year’s end. The company plans to introduce the clinics to a sixth market, Arizona, in 2025. “Walmart Health remains focused on
April 22, 2024 by MMR
Andrea Harrison, CVS
2024, Issue 04-22-2024
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS vice president of merchandising for beauty and personal care Andrea Harrison has left the company for “a new opportunity,” she wrote on LinkedIn. After 19 years with CVS, “it was a bittersweet departure, with so many memories and so hard leaving an amazing team,” she wrote. “There are more people to
April 22, 2024 by MMR
moderate growth, retail sales
2024, Issue 04-22-2024
WASHINGTON — Retail sales this year will increase between 2.5% and 3.5% from 2023 levels, according to the latest forecast from the National Retail Federation (NRF), which foresees sales rising to between $5.23 trillion and $5.28 trillion. “The resiliency of consumers continues to power the American economy, and we are confident there will be moderate
April 22, 2024 by MMR
Chapter 11, Rite Aid, store closings
2024, Issue 04-22-2024
PHILADELPHIA — Rite Aid this month announced plans to close 53 more stores, adding to the roughly 200 it has shuttered since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late last year. Officials with the retail pharmacy chain said decisions about which stores to close are based on factors including business strategy, lease and rent considerations,
April 22, 2024 by MMR
Meijer, Michigan, Ohio, two supercenters
2024, Issue 04-22-2024
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer will open two new 159,000-square-foot supercenters, in Alliance and North Canton, Ohio, on May 14, increasing the retailer’s store count to 55 in the state. Meijer previously announced plans to open a 159,000-square-foot supercenter in Hillsdale, Mich. That store is also scheduled to open on May 14. The Ohio supercenters
April 22, 2024 by MMR
“for U” loyalty program, Albertsons
2024, Issue 04-22-2024
BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons Cos. has launched a new, simpler version of its “for U” loyalty program, designed to provide more value and greater ease for the retailer’s 38 million loyalty program members. The program now uses a single points-based system, giving customers twice as much time to earn points and a new automatic cash-off
April 22, 2024 by MMR
ECRM Event
2024, Issue 04-22-2024
TUCSON — MMR and Chain Drug Review have partnered with ECRM for Founders’ Innovation Day, an exclusive event designed for D2C and emerging brands to make the most of their potential at food, drug and mass retailers, and from e-commerce. The “day of insight, connection and growth” is being held on June 3 from 1
April 22, 2024 by MMR
99 Cents Only Stores LLC, going-out-of-business sales
2024, Issue 04-22-2024
COMMERCE CITY, Calif. — 99 Cents Only Stores LLC commenced going-out-of-business sales and said it would close all 371 of its stores, ending the chain’s 42-year run as a deep-discount retailer. The company, which has stores in California, Arizona, Nevada and Texas, acknowledged struggles to recover from the pandemic, overcome macroeconomic headwinds and cope with
April 22, 2024 by MMR
CHPA, MMR Scholarship
2024, Issue 04-22-2024
NEW YORK — The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and MMR are jointly funding a scholarship program to help support and attract new talent to the health care industry. A recipient is expected to be announced at the event MMR is hosting in New York on June 11 to recognize “Mass Market Retailing’s Most Influential
April 22, 2024 by MMR
CVS Health, scholarship program, tuition assistance
2024, Issue 04-22-2024
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — To support the next generation of pharmacists, CVS Health has announced two new offerings for pharmacy students: an enhanced PharmD tuition assistance program for eligible CVS Pharmacy interns and a new scholarship for students enrolled in pharmacy schools nationwide. The CVS Health PharmD tuition assistance program is available to all eligible CVS
April 22, 2024 by MMR
BJ's, five cities, warehouse clubs
2024, Issue 04-22-2024
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. — BJ’s Wholesale Club recently announced locations for new warehouse clubs in five cities in the Midwest and Southeast. The openings are the latest in an expansionary wave that will put the warehouse club operator into its 21st state in early 2025. BJ’s previously revealed that it was planning 12 news clubs and
April 22, 2024 by Scot Meyer
in-person events, Scot Meyer
2024, Issue 04-22-2024
The COVID-19 pandemic forced sweeping changes in the way business was conducted in America. People worked from home and relied on technology to connect with others, as Zoom calls replaced in-person meetings and even trade shows went virtual. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores, FMI – The Food Industry Association, and the National Retail