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BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart has reshaped its board of directors as the company pushes ahead with its strategic plans. Walmart said late Wednesday that going forward its board will have 12 members, down from the current 15. Plans call for current directors Aida Alvarez, Roger Corbett, Mike Duke and Jim Walton to not stand for
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health has launched CVS Express, a curbside and in-store pickup service for nonprescription items that’s accessed via the CVS Pharmacy app. CVS said Tuesday that the service is one of fruits of the CVS Digital Innovation Lab and was developed in partnership with Palo Alto, Calif.-based Curbside, the maker of the
LOS ANGELES — CVS Health has launched its CVS Pharmacy y más Hispanic store format in Los Angeles, the second major market to have the concept. Plans call for nine CVS Pharmacy y más stores in the greater Los Angeles area, CVS said Thursday. Through August, the CVS pharmacy y más stores will open in South
BRAMPTON, Ontario — Loblaw Cos. on Tuesday unveiled details of a capital spending plan for 2016 that calls for building about 50 stores, renovating 150 stores, expanding and updating its e-commerce capabilities, bolstering its supply chain and upgrading its information technology infrastructure. The company, Canada’s largest supermarket and pharmacy operator, said it has allocated about
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. has promoted Kenny Kimball, currently vice president of operations in the company’s Smith’s division, to serve as the unit’s president. The promotion is effective April 30. Kimball succeeds Jay Cummins, who retires on April 29. “Kenny’s passion for developing associates and his commitment to putting our customers first will further accelerate growth
SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. has added 11 new metro areas to the list of markets where its Prime members can get free same-day delivery of online orders of more than $35. New markets where the Prime Free Same-Day Delivery service are now available include Charlotte, Cincinnati, Fresno, Louisville, Milwaukee, Nashville, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, Stockton, and
CARLISLE, Pa. — Ahold USA named Andrew Iacobucci executive vice president of merchandising, effective April 11. In this role, Iacobucci will focus on leading a merchandising team that supports the company and its four retail divisions, Stop & Shop New England, Stop & Shop New York Metro, Giant Landover and Giant Carlisle. Iacobucci brings an
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) said today that its sales rose 13.6% in the second quarter to $30.2 billion and that it is raising the low end of its earnings-per-share guidance for fiscal 2016 by 5 cents to $4.35 to $4.55. It had net earnings of $930 million, or 85 cents a
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Walmart’s challenge of a class-action judgment against the company. Walmart was seeking to overturn a $187 million judgment over its treatment of workers in Pennsylvania between 1998 and 2006, whose suit alleged Walmart failed to pay them for all hours worked and denied them from taking
NEW YORK — Racher Press Inc., the publisher of Mass Market Retailers and Chain Drug Review, presented its 2015 Retailer of the Year awards last evening in New York City. The annual event drew retailer and supplier executives from across the food, drug and mass channel to a ballroom at the new headquarters of Time
NEW YORK — Beth Stiller, group vice president of retail brands and global sourcing at Walgreens, is leaving the company to join Massage Envy as chief operating officer. A former Duane Reade executive, Stiller played a key role in the creation of the first Walgreens flagship store — a Duane Reade outlet at 40 Wall
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Ingles Markets Inc. has appointed Jim Lanning as chief executive officer and president. In his new post Lanning will continue to work with and report to company chairman Robert Ingle II. Lanning joined Ingles as a student in 1975 and has served as company president since 2003. As CEO/President, he will continue