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- 7/8/2020
McKesson's Chris Dimos to retire
Chris Dimos, who has been in the industry since he started as a pharmacist in 1989, will retire from McKesson in September. - 7/7/2020
Walgreens, VillageMD to open hundreds of doctors’ offices
Walgreens Boots Alliance and VillageMD are expanding their partnership to bring between 500 and 700 primary care offices — co-located at Walgreens stores — to more than 30 retail markets in the next five years. - 7/5/2020
Westlab, Bella & Bear Win Buyers’ Choice Awards at virtual ECRM session
Westlab won the Drug Store News/ECRM Buyers’ Choice Award for its Mindful Salts bath products and Bella & Bear was a finalist for its Tropical Travel Pack. - 7/5/2020
The Compliance Team launches pharmacy testing certification for COVID-19, more
The Compliance Team recently launched the Pharmacy Testing Certification, its newest Exemplary Provider Quality Award program. - 7/1/2020
Nature’s Bounty launches Stress Comfort gummies
The Stress Comfort line of gummy supplements is meant to offer natural solutions to improve sleep, mood and peace of mind. - 7/1/2020
Walgreens offers military, veterans’ discount for Independence Day
From July 3 to 5, the retailer is offering 30% off of its own brands and 20% off regularly priced national brands for military members and veterans. - 7/1/2020
Industry remembers former Phar-Mor, Snyder president Dave Schwartz
Schwartz, who died in late May at the age of 74, held leadership roles at Albertsons and Kroger, and led such chains as Perry Drug Stores, Smitty's Super Valu, Phar-Mor and Snyder Drug Stores - 6/30/2020
5 products that made a mark in May
Even in the midst of a pandemic, 160 new products hit shelves in May, which meant that Hamacher Resource Group’s new product team was poring over the offerings to identify ones that stood out. - 6/24/2020
Thrifty White, RxE2 partner on clinical trial dispensing
Thrifty White Pharmacy is teaming up with RxE2 to create a new dispensing service for drugs in clinical development. - 6/24/2020
Rite Aid's Q1 sees revenue growth fueled by front end
Revenue for the Camp Hill, Pa.-based retailer totaled $6.03 billion and its net loss totaled $72.7 million for the quarter ended May 30, down from the $99.3 million net loss it posted in Q1 of its previous fiscal year.