CHICAGO — Citing concerns about the safety of large events because of the rise in COVID-19 cases and the impact of the Omicron variant, IRI announced on Wednesday that it has decided to postpone the 2022 IRI Growth Summit until 2023. “This is difficult news to deliver, given our excitement in announcing the return of
With the holiday selling season nearing an end, retailers are preparing to close the books on a calendar year characterized by major disruptions caused by COVID-19. Thanks to skillful executive leadership and the heroic efforts of frontline personnel, the nation’s food, drug and discount stores can look with satisfaction at a time when they fulfilled
ARLINGTON, Va. — Pharmacists may be able to “initiate treatment” of COVID-19 with pills like molnupiravir if the medications get emergency use authorization (EUA), an official with the National Association of Chain Drug Stores said Wednesday. Sara Roszak “The story isn’t over,” Sara Roszak, NACDS’ senior vice president of health and wellness strategy and policy,
ARLINGTON, Va. – Retail groups applauded a court ruling blocking enforcement of the Biden Administration’s mandate that employers require workers to get vaccinated for COVID-19, or adopt a policy requiring employees to choose to either be vaccinated or undergo regular COVID-19 testing and wear a face covering at work. The National Retail Federation and FMI
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid is partnering with CLEAR, the secure identity company, to offer customers the ability to access and share their proof of COVID-19 vaccination with CLEAR’s digital vaccine card and Health Pass. Customers vaccinated at any Rite Aid location can supplement their paper vaccination card with a verified digital version accessible on
WASHINGTON — President Biden on Thursday unveiled a six-part plan to combat COVID-19 as the highly transmissible Delta variant spreads and some 80 million eligible Americans remain unvaccinated. “We’ve been patient, but our patience is wearing thin,” he said in a speech from the White House, making clear that he blamed the unvaccinated for the
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee, Inc. announced last week that free, third Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses are now available at Hy-Vee’s more than 275 Hy-Vee Pharmacy locations across its eight-state region. The new doses, recently approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
NEW YORK — With the COVID-19 pandemic resurging across the country, retailers are beginning to reactivate measures to protect both their customers and employees from infection. The actions are taking place against a background of soaring cases, hospitalizations and deaths as new, more lethal variants wreak havoc among the large numbers of unvaccinated in the
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — As an increasing number of colleges and universities set COVID-19 vaccination mandates for their students, faculty and staff for the fall semester, Meijer announced Monday that it will provide college students with a $10 coupon off any purchase when they complete the vaccination process at a Meijer store. “Returning to campus is a
BOISE, IDAHO – Albertsons Cos. said Monday that it is adding new COVID-19 services designed to help its customers to stay well this summer. These offerings build on the company’s leading efforts in administering 6 million COVID-19 vaccinations to date through its 1,700 pharmacies nationwide. “As front-line healthcare providers, our pharmacy teams have been heroic
NEW YORK — Online shopping and more meals eaten at home are two food retailing trends that emerged during the pandemic and are likely to stick around in the future. “Online grocery shopping took off and we saw six years worth of growth take place in about six weeks,” FMI president and chief executive officer
NEW YORK — More retailers dropping mask requirements for customers and employees if they’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19. CVS Pharmacy said that, consistent with the latest CDC guidance, customers who are fully vaccinated are no longer required to wear face coverings inside its stores, unless it is mandated by state or local regulations. Customers who