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Publix honors associates for community service

Publix honors associates for community service

Publix honored six of its associates for their community involvement, recognizing them with the Mr. George Community Service Award for outstanding commitment to their communities during the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting.

Walgreens’ VillageMD names new president

Walgreens’ VillageMD names new president

VillageMD announced that Jim Murray has joined the organization as its president & chief operating officer (COO) effective April 1. In this role, Murray will lead operations across the entire VillageMD enterprise, including for its three key business units, Village Medical, Summit Health and CityMD.

Andrea Harrison leaves CVS

Andrea Harrison leaves CVS

CVS vice president of merchandising for beauty and personal care Andrea Harrison has left the company for “a new opportunity,” she wrote on LinkedIn. After 19 years with CVS, “it was a bittersweet departure with so many memories and so hard leaving an amazing team,” she wrote.

99 Cents Only Stores is going out of business

99 Cents Only Stores is going out of business

The value retailer 99 Cents Only Stores LLC commenced going-out-of-business sales at all of its locations on Friday, as part of a plan to wind down its operations and close all its stores. The liquidation sale will include all 371 of the retailer’s stores, which are located in Arizona, California,

Mastercard to raise credit and debit card fees

Mastercard to raise credit and debit card fees

WASHINGTON – Almost immediately after agreeing to reduce “swipe” fees charged to merchants to process credit card transactions, Mastercard plans to increase fees for both credit and debit card transactions by more than $250 million this month, the Merchants Payments Coalition said Wednesday.

Hy-Vee dietitians to offer free A1C screenings in April

Hy-Vee dietitians to offer free A1C screenings in April

Hy-Vee Inc. will provide 2,000 free A1C screenings in April at select Hy-Vee stores throughout its eight-state region, the company said Wednesday. This simple blood test measures average blood sugar levels over the past three months. This is a common test used to identify prediabetes or diabetes.