RETAIL NEWS

Choice Pass, available to Giant Direct and Martin’s Direct customers, offers unlimited free delivery and pickup for $98 a year.

CVS Health is offering the Symphony medical alert system, a collection of in-home and wearable devices that can monitor room temperature and older adults for falls and motion, as well as provide a 24/7 emergency response.

Walgreens is launching credit cards and prepaid debit cards in partnership with Synchrony and Mastercard.

Publix will provide the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents in Georgia at 108 of its pharmacies.

Hy-Vee customers who take COVID-19 antibody testing at more than 250 of its pharmacy locations will receive results in 15 minutes.

Lore, whose Jet.com was acquired for $3.3 billion by Walmart in 2016, has been with the retailer for the past four years, building out its e-commerce capabilities. 

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores said that retail pharmacies can meet the demand for 100 million COVID-19 vaccines in one month.

Meijer will distribute initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in Michigan at a select number of stores in Wayne county to those ages 65 years old and older.

Ahold Delhaize’s chief human resources officer, Abbe Luersman, will leave the company, effective April 30.

Publix will begin administering doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to eligible individuals in Florida’s Collier, Flagler, St. Johns and Volusia counties.

Target’s comparable sales in the combined November to December period grew 17.2%, while digital sales grew 102% and sales were driven by a 4.3% increase in traffic.

CVS Health and Walgreens said they expect to complete the administration of COVID-19 vaccines in skilled long-term care facilities nationwide by Jan. 25.