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CINCINNATI — Kroger Health announced on Wednesday a comprehensive flu shot program, designed to help Americans get their recommended vaccines amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The program includes touchless in-store appointments and drive-thru vaccinations at community Flu Shot Centers across the country – both of which can be booked online. Kroger Health will also provide on-site
ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Grocers Association (NGA) is backing bipartisan legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives this month to “eliminate regulatory confusion” in the CBD category and legalize CBD in dietary supplements. “NGA members are experiencing significant consumer demand for CBD products,” says Chris Jones, senior vice president of government relations and
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. – Kohl’s is deepening its two-year-old relationship with Amazon to drive traffic to its stores. The family-oriented department store operator is leasing vacated space in one of its locations for an Amazon grocery store, according to the Milwaukee Business Journal, which reports that Amazon will occupy roughly 40% of an 88,000-square-foot Kohl’s
MINNEAPOLIS — Target is bolstering its year-old private-label Good & Gather grocery brand via the addition of hundreds of new items as well as the introduction of premium foods under the new Good & Gather Signature label. New premium offerings will include small-batch Italian sauces, specialty coffees and gourmet pastas and pizzas, Target said in
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Continuing the transformation of its beauty department, Walmart has named Musab Balbale as vice president and general manager for beauty. He will lead all merchandising strategies for the retailer’s omnichannel beauty business. Balbale has been a part of the Walmart Beauty team for almost four years, leading the e-commerce sector of the
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart on Tuesday launched its Walmart+ membership program, which is designed to compete with Amazon Prime by leveraging both in-store and online assets that include fuel discounts and unlimited free delivery from stores. Membership, available to Walmart customers beginning on September 15, will cost $98 a year or $12.95 a month and
DEERFIELD, Ill. — With the appointment of John Standley as Walgreens’ president yesterday, the management team at Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) gained an invaluable asset — a proven retail leader well equipped to provide a fresh, new perspective on the strategic transformation of the business that is already underway. A former chief executive officer at
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) on Monday appointed John Standley president of Walgreens, effective immediately. He will lead all Walgreens operations, and will have responsibility for the development, growth and management of the business as the company continues to build on its leadership in the rapidly evolving health care sector. Standley has a
In a Video Forum segment recorded before her appointment as senior vice president and chief operating officer of Walmart Health and Wellness, Lori Flees discusses the pharmacy and health care business at Sam’s Club, where she served as senior vice president and general merchandising manager of Health and Wellness for the past two and a
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart has confirmed that it has teaming up with Microsoft to bid for the viral video service TikTok. The Trump administration has given the Chinese internet firm Bytedance, which owns TikTok, 90 days to sell its U.S. operation, or face having the service banned in this country. The White House argues that
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Lori Flees is taking on a newly created role at Walmart. Currently senior vice president and general merchandising manager of health and wellness at the company’s Sam’s Club division, Flees has been appointed senior vice president and chief operating officer of Walmart Health and Wellness. A second new position, executive vice president
Ronald Piervincenzi, chief executive officer of the United States Pharmacopeia, discusses the organization’s mission, new modalities of medicine and pharmacy’s role in the health care continuum in this week’s installment of our Video Forum.