Mark Hamstra
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 1/28/2025
Brain Drain: Retail pharmacy struggles to retain pharmacists, pharmacy technicians
As staffing challenges persist and pharmacy school enrollment declines, retailers explore various strategies. - 10/31/2024
Going above and beyond
Saving lives is part of the job for these pharmacists, who have provided extraordinary services to patients, coworkers and their communities. - 9/19/2024
Chasing health inclusivity
The industry is tackling pharmacy-access inequities with a variety of strategies. - 7/18/2024
10 states ideal for retail pharmacy
Aging populations and favorable regulations make these states the perfect places for retail pharmacy. - 4/22/2024
Industry in transition
Integrating adjacent healthcare services businesses tops the agenda for operators. - 3/14/2024
Envisioning an ideal model for retail pharmacy
Playing a broad—and appropriately compensated—role in improving health outcomes is at the heart of ongoing drug store transformation. - 2/22/2024
Generation next: Capturing millennial, Gen Z shoppers
How does retail pharmacy capture spending of millennials and Gen Z customers who seek convenience and digital connectivity? - 2/4/2024
Target, locked
Is the retailer still the hip, trendsetting option for beauty and wellness discovery? - 1/23/2024
Five retail pharmacy trends for 2024
Labor challenges, the expansion of healthcare services, store-count rationalization and PBM reform are among the front-burner issues in the year ahead. - 10/26/2023
Pharmacists stepping up
Pharmacists often go above and beyond their basic responsibilities to become heroes to their coworkers, their patients and their communities.
