CVS

CVS Health rocked the industry in 2014 when it removed cigarettes and tobacco from its pharmacy shelves in an effort to promote health and reduce chronic illnesses associated with tobacco-use. Now, the retailer is taking yet another stance against tobacco-use with a hefty $50 million initiative to help deliver the nation’s first tobacco-free generation.

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Who’s leading the retail health revolution? One of the chief innovators in the transformation of U.S. health care is surely CVS Health.

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Digital engagement is an integral part of CVS Health’s growth strategy, and for good reason. The digital customer at CVS spends 4.5 times more and engages with the CVS brand six times more than non-digital customers do.

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The ExtraCare loyalty program has grown to become CVS Health’s crown jewel. In 2015, the program — now in its 15th year — helped drive nearly $4 billion in savings for its roughly 70 million active cardholders. More important, it has emerged as the key engine driving CVS Health’s personalization efforts — a critical component of the company’s five-pillar strategy to reenergize its front-end business.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. - SilverScript Insurance Company, a CVS Health company, on Wednesday announced its new Medicare Prescription Drug Plan options for 2017. Medicare beneficiaries in the continental U.S. can choose from two SilverScript plans that offer a $0-deductible on formulary drugs in all five tiers, affordable copays and competitive premiums. In addition, SilverScript beneficiaries have access to a broad pharmacy network, with more than 66,000 participating pharmacies across the country, including national and regional chains and independently-owned, community-based pharmacies.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- With its recent acquisition of Jet.com, a commitment to growing its online grocery business with a convenient grocery pickup option and an extensive investment against delivering a seamless digital shopping experience, Walmart is once again flipping the script on what it means to compete for America's shopping dollar.

The company's investment in grocery pick-up services represents the cover of that new script - and Walmart is expanding that service to 600 stores this year and 500 stores next year.

MIAMI - Florida pharmacies in the path of Hurricane Matthew on Thursday issued a number of advisories to help patients prepare for what has been billed as the largest hurricane in decades - Hurricane Matthew could become a category 5 storm before landfall Thursday night.