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  • Accenture finds shift in shopper expectations for loyalty programs

    NEW YORK — Organizations are throwing away billions of dollars annually on customer loyalty programs that just don’t work like they used to.
     
    This was revealed in the Accenture report, “Seeing Beyond the Loyalty Illusion: It’s Time You Invest More Wisely.” The study gauges the experiences and attitudes of 25,426 consumers around the world about their current loyalty relationship with brands and organizations.
     

  • CVS’s MinuteClinic to provide free heart health screenings on Valentine’s Day

    WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health’s MinuteClinic is offering a special Valentine’s Day service for its customers. The retailer’s medical clinic on Tuesday is providing free “Know Your Numbers” heart health screenings at its more than 1,100 locations nationwide. Men and women who visit MinuteClinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. can receive a free heart health preventive screening to learn five key personal health numbers that can reduce their risk of heart disease: total cholesterol, HDL (good) cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar and body mass index.

  • Fred’s Pharmacy adds 3 to senior management team

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fred’s Pharmacy added three members to its senior management team, naming Gregory Froton SVP merchandising, general merchandise; promoting Kimberley Felice-Dooley to SVP merchandising, consumables; and appointing Steve Wuebker SVP supply chain

  • CVS accredited with CEO Cancer Gold Standard

    WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health was accredited with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard from the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, in recognition of the retailer’s efforts to reduce the risk of cancer for its employees and covered family members.

    CVS was specifically honored for taking actions in five key areas of health and wellness to fight cancer in the workplace, including: discouraging tobacco use; encouraging physical activity; promoting healthy diet and nutrition; detecting cancer at its earliest stages; and providing access to quality care.

  • ShopRite offers free February cholesterol and blood glucose screenings

    KEASBEY, N.J. — ShopRite is offering free cholesterol and blood glucose screenings throughout February in honor of American Health Month. Walk-in screenings are available at all of its locations, with no fasting needed.

  • PharmaSmart partners with McKesson on patient management solution

    ROCHESTER, N.Y. — PharmaSmart International, a leading manufacturer of validated health screening kiosks and cloud-based health management solutions, has partnered with McKesson Pharmacy Systems to deliver a new, integrated solution for outcome-based patient management, the company announced Monday.

  • Target offers support to health, wellness start-ups

    MINNEAPOLIS — Target is prepping for another program aimed at start-ups, specifically those focused on health and wellness.
     
    The new program, called “Target Takeoff,” supports health- and wellness-related start-ups through a “mini-accelerator” effort that will help young companies develop and connect with the major retailers in town.
     

  • CVS's Merlo: PBMs are the solution, not the problem

    WOONSOCKET, R.I. — One of CVS Health’s greatest challenges is to correct a misperception that pharmacy benefit managers are causing drug prices to rise, President and CEO Larry Merlo said Thursday during the company’s fiscal fourth-quarter earnings conference call.

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