MMR, CDR honor "Retailers of the Year" - MMR: Mass Market Retailers

Outstanding companies and executives recognized

Racher Press hosted a gala reception last week to celebrate the winners of its MMR and Chain Drug Review Retailer of the Year awards for 2024. On hand to accept MMR awards were Dr. Daniel Fick and Kristin Williams of Hy-Vee (Health Executives of the Year), Justin Honaman of Amazon Web Services (Innovator of the Year), Richard Galanti of Costco (accepting for Lifetime Achievement Award winner Craig Jelinek), Amber Kayse of Kroger (accepting for Retailer of the Year Rodney McMullen) and Karen Shadders of the Emerson Group (Lifetime Achievement Award for her years at Wegmans). Chain Drug Review honorees Brian Setzer of Walmart Health (Retailer of the Year), Musab Balbale of CVS Health (Merchant of the Year), Brian Scott of Kinney Drugs (Regional Chain of the Year) and Randy Edeker of Hy-Vee (Lifetime Achievement Award) also accepted their awards.

Award recipients: Dr. Daniel Fick, Randy Edeker and Kristin Williams of Hy-Vee, Brian Scott of Kinney Drugs, Brian Setzer of Walmart Health, Amber Kayse of Kroger (accepting for Rodney McMullen), Karen Shadders of the Emerson Group, Justin Honaman of Amazon Web Services, Musab Balbale of CVS Health and Richard Galanti of Costco (accepting on behalf of Craig Jelinek).
Amber Kayse of Kroger accepting the MMR Retailer of the Year Award on behalf of CEO Rodney McMullen.
Brian Setzer of Walmart Health accepts the Chain Drug Review Retailer of the Year award.
CVS’ Musab Balbale honored as Chain Drug Review’s Merchant of the Year.
Justin Honaman of Amazon Web Services is honored as Innovator of the Year.
Costco’s Richard Galanti accepts an award for former CEO Craig Jelinek.
Brian Scott of Kinney Drugs accepts the award as Chain Drug Review’s Regional Chain of the Year.
Hy-Vee’s Randy Edeker is honored with Chain Drug Review’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Kristin Williams of Hy-Vee is honored as one of MMR’s Health Executives of the Year.
Dr. Daniel Fick of Hy-Vee is honored as one of MMR’s Health Executives of the Year.
Karen Shadders of The Emerson Group is honored with an MMR Lifetime Achievement Award for her 30-plus years at Wegmans.
Honoree Kevin Host of Walmart Health with David Pinto of Racher Press and Steve Anderson of NACDS.
Matthew Boarman and Sima Delafraz of First Quality.
Steve Perlowski of NACDS with honoree Karen Shadders of the Emerson Group, Mike Wysong of Care Pharmacies and John Dioguardi of MMR.
Joi Pratt and Wendy Liebmann of WSL with Amber Kayse of Kroger and Steve Anderson of NACDS.
Chris Stanton of Chain Drug Review with Laura Chamberlain and Chris Czech of Nature’s Way, and Wayne Bennett of ECRM.