WALGREENS

On April 25, Walgreens is offering special discounts to medical, police and fire first responders to recognize their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Walgreens is expanding the Walgreens Find Care platform with new services and features in an effort to encourage care access while supporting social distancing.

The company said that it is working to finalize the sites with the Department of Health and Human Services, with a focus on select hotspot markets in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas.

Despite a nearly 4% increase in sales and solid U.S. retail pharmacy performance, Walgreens Boots Alliance posted a decrease in net earnings and earnings per share for the quarter ended Feb. 29.

New research from Coca-Cola is taking a look at what it takes to drive consumer trial, frequency and advocacy.

Walgreens' and Postmates' partnership has officially gone nationwide, making delivery an option from more than 7,000 Walgreens stores in the continental United States. 

The company's more than 7,300 pharmacy drive-throughs now offer more than 60 front-end products, among them household essentials Walgreens chose specifically to support efforts to prevent infection or mitigate symptoms. 

Major retailers are awarding bonuses, expanding employee benefits and launching unprecedented hiring drives as they respond to the COVID-19 crisis.