NEW YORK — Walgreens has joined the Skin Cancer Foundation on the road this year in support of its Destination: Healthy Skin Program — a national effort to educate consumers about the importance of effective sun protection for skin cancer prevention, and the importance of early detection. “As people spend more time outside enjoying their
NEW YORK — Kroger and Walgreens are the latest companies to join in an experimental shopping system, named Loop, that aims to lessen the world’s reliance on single-use packaging. Loop is being piloted in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States and in Paris, France, to permit shoppers to purchase a variety of commonly used
NEW YORK — Mass Market Retailers presented its 2018 Retailer of the Year awards Wednesday night in New York City. The event drew retailer and supplier executives from across the food, drug and mass channels. Target Corp. was honored as MMR‘s 2018 Retailer of the Year. The award was given in recognition of the work
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens said Tuesday it is implementing a new, chain-wide policy that will require customers to be at least 21 years old in order to purchase tobacco products in its stores. The policy will go into effect September 1, 2019, and is the most recent step in an ongoing effort to further prevent
DEERFIELD, Ill. — The iconic Red Nose has returned to Walgreens for its fifth year in support of Red Nose Day, this time with help from some friends. The new Red Nose Day Everyday Heroes hit the shelves of Walgreens and Duane Reade locations nationwide Monday morning, officially launching the six-week fundraising campaign. The limited-edition
NEW YORK — Although obstacles to a widespread rollout remain, CBD products are edging into the mainstream. Late last month both CVS Pharmacy and Walgreens announced that they would begin selling CBD products in some stores. CVS has begun carrying CBD products in selected stores in seven states: California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland and
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens and VillageMD, a leading national provider of primary care, Wednesday announced a collaboration focused on providing adult patients in the Houston community with a transformative primary care experience. VillageMD will operate state-of-the-art primary care clinics next to five Walgreens stores in the Houston area, with the first locations scheduled to open
DEERFIELD, Ill.— Walgreens reported Wednesday it will sell CBD creams, patches and sprays in nearly 1,500 stores in select states. The drugstore chain will sell the cannabis-based products in Oregon, Colorado, New Mexico, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vermont, South Carolina, Illinois and Indiana. The retailer declined to specify which brands it would carry. “This product offering is in
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens said Tuesday it welcomed the opportunity to meet with Food and Drug Administration commissioner Scott Gottlieb to discuss the steps it is taking to prevent the sale of tobacco products to minors. The retailer issued the statement after Gottlieb said the FDA had written to Walgreens “to request a meeting to
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Monday launched “Feel More Like You,” a first-of-its-kind pharmacy, health and beauty service available at no cost to help people living with cancer manage the medical and physical changes associated with cancer treatment. The retailer created Feel More Like You to meet the increasing needs of people impacted by cancer to
LOS ANGELES — The beauty brand Raw Sugar Living has expanded distribution of their vegan-friendly personal care products to 7,000 Walgreens retail stores nationwide. Walgreens is the third retail chain to carry a range of the Raw Sugar products, which are currently available at Target and Meijer. “As a brand whose product development is directly driven by
DEERFIELD, Ill. and WOONSOCKET, R.I. — With chain drug stores starting to offer some health check ups, CVS Health and Walgreens are now addressing oral health at some of their locations as well. CVS’s partnership with SmileDirectClub is a pilot that fits patients for invisible braces in CVS stores — while Walgreens opened an Aspen Dental office