Walgreens ups the ante with loyalty program
The rollout of Walgreens’ customer loyalty program, Balance Rewards, provides yet another example of the company’s determination to continuously reevaluate…
September 17, 2012 by MMR Issue 09-17-2012, Opinion
The rollout of Walgreens’ customer loyalty program, Balance Rewards, provides yet another example of the company’s determination to continuously reevaluate…
August 27, 2012 by MMR Issue 09-03-2012, Opinion
A recent New York Times headline ran as follows: “Sales at Wal-Mart, Though Still Rising, Suggest Wary Shoppers.” The story…
August 27, 2012 by MMR Issue 09-03-2012, Opinion
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Pharmacy and Technology Conference, the final installment of which took place at the…
August 27, 2012 by MMR Issue 08-20-2012, Opinion
Want to create, build and manage a really successful company? Examine the July 23 issue of MMR, specifically the extensive…
August 27, 2012 by MMR Issue 08-20-2012, Opinion
With all the hoopla surrounding the 50th anniversary of the discount store format in 2012, the arrival at the same…
July 31, 2012 by MMR Issue 08-06-2012, Opinion
Retailing historians who care about these things — if indeed any exist — will remember the four weeks that ended…
July 31, 2012 by MMR Issue 08-06-2012, Opinion
The cloud of uncertainty that had hung over Walgreen Co. throughout the year has been removed by the resolution of…
July 23, 2012 by MMR Issue 07-23-2012, Opinion
Early in 1963, when Civil Rights had finally emerged as a major issue during the Kennedy administration, the White House…