Amazon expands RxPass access to Prime members on Medicare
Amazon Pharmacy announced Tuesday that RxPass is now available to Prime members on Medicare, opening access to affordable medication to over 50 million more people.
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Sally Beauty and Instacart to offer same-day delivery
Sally Beauty and Instacart have announced a partnership to offer same-day delivery. Customers can now select from over 7,000 products to be delivered in as fast as an hour.
Retail sales grew again in May according to Census data
Retail sales grew again in May according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. “May’s retail sales give us a snapshot of a reasonably healthy consumer even though spending growth is fluctuating somewhat,” National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz said.
Fiesta Mart opens first new store since 2015
Fiesta Mart plans to celebrate the grand opening of its newest store in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on June 26. The new 49,000 sq. ft. store, located at 724 W. Main St. in in Lewisville, Texas, is the chain’s first new store since 2015. Fiesta Mart — founded in 1972 — currently operates
M&M’s named leading trusted brand in Morning Consult report
The 2024 Morning Consult Most Trusted Brand report has named M&M’S, part of Mars, as one of the most trusted brands among all overall consumers.
Meijer LPGA Classic generates $2 million for Simply Give program
The 10th Meijer Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Classic for Simply Give has concluded. The event, held at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Mich., comprised four days of competitive golf. Lilia Vu was crowned the winner after a three-hole playoff.
Video Forum: Chip Davis, Healthcare Distribution Alliance
In this week’s Video Forum, Chip Davis, president and chief executive officer of the Healthcare Distribution Alliance, talks about the evolution of the drug distribution sector, which links manufacturers, retail pharmacies, hospitals and other sites of care.
McMillon aims for a higher peak
Complacency is the enemy of excellence. Doug McMillon delivered that message to a gathering of some 14,000 colleagues that marked the culmination of Walmart’s annual Associates Week.
May retail sales show healthy gain
Retail sales in May rebounded from a tepid April, according to the latest CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, released June 10 by the National Retail Federation. Total retail sales, excluding automobiles and gasoline, increased 1.
Store closings are up significantly
Ahold Delhaize recently said it would shutter an undetermined number of underperforming Stop & Shop supermarkets this year, joining what some press reports have described as a “tsunami” of planned retail store closings.
Divesting Family Dollar mulled by Dollar Tree
Dollar Tree Inc. has launched a review of “strategic alternatives” for its beleaguered Family Dollar unit, including “a potential sale, spin-off or other disposition of the business.
Inflation weary consumers turn to Dollar General store brands
Although inflation’s pace has slowed since the middle of 2022, the cost of everyday essentials continues to rise.
Event spotlights retailers’ vital role in enhancing health care
Retailers have a critical role to play in providing health care products and services in a way that is more personalized, inclusive, accessible and holistic, according to retail executives who spoke earlier this month at a WSL event called “Beyond Wellness. The Future of Health.
Walgreens individualizes store assortments
Walgreens Boots Alliance is working to reenergize the front end at its nearly 9,000 retail pharmacies in the United States and Puerto Rico as it expeditiously responds to consumers’ changing needs and bolsters its competitiveness.
Cut prices but recalibrate value
Target said last month that it would be cutting prices on about 5,000 items this summer to encourage inflation-weary consumers to spend more in its stores. The move came as the retailer reported first quarter sales that were down compared to the same period last year. Comparable sales declined 3.
Walmart aims to go beyond sustainability
six years ahead of schedule. Working in concert with its CPG suppliers, 75% of which now take part in the program, the retailer has thus far been able to cut