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September 19, 2012
Walgreens: The Transformer

Being the hedgehog of retailing has brought Walgreens where it is today: on the verge of transforming community pharmacy into something no one before has ever imagined — no one but Walgreens.

September 18, 2012
Annual Pharmacist Reader Survey 2012, Part 2

In part two, DSN asks pharmacists to name their top OTC brand recommendations across 15 core product categories.

August 17, 2012
Annual Disease State Report 2012

As the debate over healthcare reform in the United States rages — sometimes palpably so — a new report from healthcare market research firm IMS Health indicated that a major shift in drug-spending trends is under way between developed countries like the United States and developing countries.

August 17, 2012
Annual Pharmacist Reader Survey 2012, Part 1

Part one of the first annual Drug Store News pharmacist-reader survey revealed how quickly the practice of pharmacy is evolving to have a greater emphasis on patient care.

August 1, 2012
Clinician Annual Reader Survey 2012

One thing remains unchanged about our readers: Retail clinicians tend to love their jobs. What has changed somewhat over the years is the chief reason retail clinicians seem to like what they do.

July 27, 2012
Rite Aid Annual Report 2012

Everybody loves a comeback story, and it looks as though the retail pharmacy industry has one of its own in the making as Rite Aid’s latest earnings report showed another strong quarter for the Camp Hill, Pa.-based chain, which has been steadily growing its sales and narrowing its losses for several quarters already.

July 20, 2012
FMI-DSN Roundtable 2012: Activating Health and Wellness in the Supermarket Environment

In March, The Drug Store News Group in partnership with the Food Marketing Institute co-hosted a special retailer-supplier panel discussion at FMI’s annual Health & Wellness Conference in Orlando, Fla. DSN editor Rob Eder moderated a lively roundtable discussion that examined key opportunities to align retailer and supplier strategies to better match the needs of today’s consumers — and the moving target that is their definition of health and wellness.

July 17, 2012
Hotter Than July

DSN picks the 20 hottest new health and beauty products from the very last NACDS Marketplace show ever

June 18, 2012
2012 Innov-ies

Every year, thousands of new items are launched at retail. Typically, about half of 1% are ever truly successful. The DSN Innov-ies salutes the most innovative new products in health and beauty launched between May 2011 and May 2012 — not just a bunch of new flavors and sizes, but the truly unique items that brought real growth to the category.

May 17, 2012
Behind the Brands: Annual Niche Brands Report 2012

Recent industry trends surrounding niche brands have elevated the role that business development organizations, master brokers, regional brokers and sales and marketing consultants play in helping to bring niche brands to market, stay on shelf and garner the greatest ROI from their marketing spend. To gain greater insight into how these industry professionals are helping niche brands find success at retail, DSN hosted a virtual roundtable discussion with some of today’s leading players.

May 16, 2012
Top 150 Annual Niche Brands Report 2012

For niche brands, getting a foot in the door of mass market retail is no easy feat, and the stakes remain high as retailers have, in recent years, trimmed SKU counts and grown increasingly risk-adverse. Yet, at the same time, retailers remain on the hunt for a point of differentiation among a sea of “sameness.”

April 25, 2012
Careers in Pharmacy 2012

Careers in Pharmacy prepares students and prospective students for a career in pharmacy with articles on the latest career options, how to prepare for a pharmacy career, pharmacy practice in the new healthcare system and a list of U.S. pharmacy colleges, as well as profiles of day-to-day responsibilities of pharmacists in different sectors of the pharmacy industry.

April 17, 2012
PoweRx Players: DSN's Top 50 Scorers — Annual Report 2012

The DSN PoweRx Players ranks the Top 50 scorers — including drug chains, independents, supermarkets, mass and club stores — by the one metric that matters: pharmacy sales. Find out what these top players are doing to win in pharmacy, health and wellness.

April 2, 2012
Inside Sam's Club

With 500+ pharmacies, hundreds of optical and hearing centers and a three-tiered strategy built on awareness, prevention and solutions, Sam's Club exercises its right to win in health and wellness.

March 27, 2012
Diabetes Roundtable 2011

In November 2011, The Drug Store News Group hosted in New York an exclusive roundtable discussion of leading pharmacy retailers and a handful of key vendors. Moderated by special guest Dave Wendland of Hamacher Resource Group, the panel tackled a wide range of issues surrounding diabetes management and much more.

March 19, 2012
DSN Pharmacy Technology Report

DSN's Pharmacy Technology Report takes a look at the hottest technology in the health-and-wellness space and where investors are looking to take health IT in the future. Also included is DSN's exclusive roundtable discussion with leading pharmacy retailers and executives from leading and emerging healthcare technology companies, which included new technologies to improve compliance, self-care and pharmacist-patient interactions.

March 9, 2012
CVS Caremark: A category of one

Anchored by more than 7,300 stores, 650 clinics and the nation's second-biggest PBM, CVS Caremark is unlike any other company. President and CEO Larry Merlo tells DSN why that matters to payers.

March 9, 2012
Industry Issues Summit 2011

In November 2011, The Drug Store News Group hosted in New York the 13th annual Industry Issues Summit conference. Taking center stage at the multitrack event was an exclusive executive roundtable discussion of leading retailers from food, drug and mass, and executives from leading health and beauty companies and service providers.

February 27, 2012
RxImpact 2012

Community pharmacy brings innovation to patient care

February 23, 2012
Specialty Pharmacy Roundtable 2011

In November 2011, The Drug Store News Group/Specialty Pharmacy magazine hosted in New York an exclusive executive round-table discussion of leading specialty pharmacy providers. Guest moderator and veteran pharmacy executive Dave Fong and the panel examined a range of topics, including channel management strategies, accountable care organizations and the importance of technology.

Click below to download the complete PDF of the 2011 Specialty Pharmacy Roundtable.

February 22, 2012
Walgreens Annual Report 2012

Walgreens no longer is on a path to own well; it’s on a path to dominate every aspect of well.

January 26, 2012
Regional Chain Report 2012

Even as the big get bigger, it appears the industry’s top regional chains continue to grow in relevance and importance in the markets they dominate. In this special section, DSN profiles the top 25 regional pharmacy chains in food, drug and mass, with a special focus on what makes each one unique.

December 8, 2011
Walmart Annual Report 2011

Walmart's purpose — embodied by the company’s “save money, live better” value proposition — has become a more powerful force, motivating Walmart’s health-and-wellness strategies. And the retailer is much more broadly thinking about its potential role in an evolving healthcare delivery system, where cost promises to be the dominant consideration for decades to come and nutrition will play a great role.

Click below to download the full Walmart Annual Report.

November 28, 2011
DSN Wholesaler Report 2011

DSN profiles the top 10 drug wholesalers.

October 24, 2011
Heavy Hitters - Digital Report 2011

Tens of billions of dollars have flooded into health IT in recent years, making that sector "as sexy an [investment] as social media and gaming," experts say. Find out what 15 leading pharmacy services companies — traditionalists and start-ups alike — are doing to bring new innovation to the HIT segment.

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