March 19, 2024 by MMR
CarelonRx, Colleen Lindholz, Kroger Health, Kroger Health president Colleen Lindholz, Kroger Specialty Pharmacy
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News
CINCINNATI—Kroger Co. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its specialty pharmacy business to CarelonRx, a subsidiary of Elevance Health. “Kroger Specialty Pharmacy has been part of our company since 2012, and we want to thank our management team and associates for their enduring commitment to their patients,” Kroger Health president Colleen Lindholz said.
December 14, 2023 by MMR
Colleen Lindholz, Kevin Host, NACDS, NACDS 90th, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Richard Stephens, Stefano Pessina, Steve Anderson
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
NEW YORK — The industry came together last night at the Ziegfeld Ballroom to recognize the National Association of Chain Drug Stores for its long list of contributions to retailing and health care over the past nine decades. The gala reception, which featured a Who’s Who in the chain drug industry, was sponsored by The
June 19, 2023 by MMR
Colleen Lindholz, Kroger Health president Colleen Lindholz, MMR's Most Influential Women
Issue 06-19-2023
CINCINNATI — As president of Kroger Health, one of Colleen Lindholz’s top priorities is to continually grow and develop how the retail health company delivers high-quality care and lowers overall health care costs for customers. Kroger is leading the way in the delivery of quality care by offering expert, credible and convenient services in-store every
January 16, 2023 by Jeffrey Woldt
Colleen Lindholz, Jeffrey Woldt, Kroger, Kroger Health, MMR’s Retailer of the Year Award
2023, Featured Articles, Issue 01-16-2023, Issues, Leading Headlines, Retail News
CINCINNATI — While Kroger Co. is best known as the nation’s grocer, the company is also a potent force in health care, with 2,255 pharmacies and 226 clinics across the U.S. The drive is under way to maximize synergies between the two sides of the business, positioning “food as medicine” as a means to keep
December 12, 2022 by MMR
Bill Shinton, Colleen Lindholz, Derrick Shaffer, Fresh Direct, heather hughes, Karen Staniforth, Kroger Health, Kroger Health president Colleen Lindholz, People Who Made a Difference, Rite Aid, Scott Crawford, Vinima Shekhar, Walgreens, Walmart U.S.
Leading Headlines, Slideshows
Mass Market Retailers held a reception in New York City recently to honor the executives chosen as the publication’s “People Who Made a Difference” in 2022. Receiving awards were: Scott Crawford, chief merchandising officer at Fresh Direct; Heather Hughes, group vice president of beauty, personal care, seasonal at Walgreens; and Vinima Shekhar, vice president of
October 17, 2022 by MMR
Colleen Lindholz, CVS Health, Emerson Group’s Industry Day, H-E-B chief operating officer Martin Otto, Industry Day, Kroger Health president Colleen Lindholz, Luke Rauch, Luke Rauch senior vice president and chief merchandising officer, Martin Otto, Musab Balbale, Silvia Azrai Kawas, Staci Cochran, The Emerson Group, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Walmart, WBA, Zero Hunger, zero waste
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics
PHILADELPHIA — High inflation and the fear that the only way to fix it is to start a recession are among the concerns facing mass retailers and consumer packaged goods manufacturers in the coming months, according to speakers at The Emerson Group’s recent Industry Day event here. But while the challenges are real, participants in
April 26, 2022 by MMR
Brian Nightengale, Colleen Lindholz, Good Neighbor Pharmacy, Kroger Health, NACDS Annual Meeting, NACDS chair
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News, Topics
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Newly elected NACDS Chair Brian Nightengale addressed retailers and suppliers Tuesday morning, detailing the challenges and opportunities ahead for the industry, and arguing that NACDS is well positioned to be a catalyst for “a new and transformative era for pharmacy.” Nightengale, who oversees Good Neighbor Pharmacy, a network of over 4300
January 25, 2022 by MMR
2022 Regional Chains Conference, Brian Nightengale, Colleen Lindholz, NACDS, NACDS president and chief executive officer Steve Anderson, National Association of Chain Drug Stores
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PALM BEACH, Fla. — Hannaford Bros. director of pharmacy operations Wendy Boynton launched the in-person National Association of Chain Drug Stores’ 2022 Regional Chain Conference on Monday by calling out all that has been accomplished over the past two years by the industry and within the profession. “Pharmacy has been recognized as being part of
January 12, 2022 by MMR
American Pharmacists Association, APhA, APhA Immunization Champion Award, Colleen Lindholz, Kroger Health, Rodney McMullen
Leading Headlines, Retail News
CINCINNATI — Kroger Health has won the 2022 American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Immunization Champion Award. The award honors individuals and organizations making extraordinary contributions toward improved vaccination rates within their communities. The APhA Immunization Champion Award recognizes Kroger Health as being an organization that continuously advances the role of pharmacists as valued immunization administrators. It
January 10, 2022 by Jeffrey Woldt
Chain Drug Review/MMR Video Forum, Colleen Lindholz, Kroger, Kroger Health, Meijer Inc., NACDS president and CEO Steve Anderson, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Rick Keyes, Video Forum
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Videos
MMR‘s sister publication, Chain Drug Review, has named the National Association of Chain Drug Stores its Retailer of the Year. The designation might seem odd for an association, but NACDS is an organization comprised of retailers, with C-suite executives from member companies comprising the board of directors. This edition of Video Forum features three of
September 13, 2021 by MMR
Colleen Lindholz, NACDS, Steve Anderson
2021, Issue 9-13-2021, Issues
ARLINGTON, Va. — Working as partners, the retailer and supplier members of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores are delivering a new era of retail health, characterized by an interdisciplinary team approach to health and wellness, said Colleen Lindholz, who chairs the association and serves as president of Kroger Health. “I cannot think of
August 23, 2021 by MMR
Colleen Lindholz, NACDS, Steve Anderson, Total Store Expo
Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News
ARLINGTON, Va.– National Association of Chain Drug Stores chair Colleen Lindholz and NACDS president and CEO Steve Anderson kicked off the virtual 2021 NACDS Total Store Expo (TSE) Monday with a clear and consistent message: The COVID pandemic has presented the pharmacy industry with unprecedented challenges, yet retailers and suppliers – united through NACDS –