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Drugstores & Rx - Latest News
Updated Feb-08 5:15 PM ET (News & Data)

Walgreens Promotes Exec
Feb. 8 - Walgreens promoted Steven Lubin to divisional VP and the new position of general manager of marketing for non-mainland operations. Lubin will be responsible for the marketing needs of customers in Puerto Rico and Hawaii. Lubin joined the company in 1970 as a stock clerk in Chicago, and has rise - Chain Store Age
- Walgreen Company [ 37.88 +1.20% ]

Rite Aid Names Senior VP, Human Resources
Feb. 4 - Rite Aid Corp. announced Monday that Steve Parsons has been promoted to senior VP, human resources. He previously served as Rite Aid Group VP, human resources. In his new position, Parsons, 43, will be responsible for all aspects of human resources, including compensation and benefits, training - Chain Store Age
- Rite Aid Corporation [ 2.89 -0.69% ]

Walgreens January Same-Store Sales Rise
Feb. 4 - Walgreens Co. on Monday said same-store sales rose 3.8% in January, helped by higher pharmacy and front-end sales. Total sales for the month grew 9.6% to $4.96 billion. Front-end same-store sales grew 3.1% while pharmacy same-store sales rose 4.2%. Same-store pharmacy sales fell 4.2% becau - Chain Store Age
- Walgreen Company [ 37.88 +1.20% ]

Walgreens Names New Lead Director
Jan. 31 - Walgreen Co. said Thursday that Alan McNally, a director at the company since 1999, was named to the newly created position of "lead director" at Walgreen. “Designating a lead director is becoming a standard good governance practice, making it the right time for us to take this action,” said Wa - Chain Store Age
- Walgreen Company [ 37.88 +1.20% ]

CVS to Launch Magazine
Jan. 25 - CVS Pharmacy plans to launch a monthly magazine called Great Health to half a million high-end customers in May. The custom monthly magazine is aimed at women. It will contain news and advice from experts on a different healthcare category every month. - Chain Store Age
- CVS Corporation [ 41.00 +0.37% ]

Jan. 21
Walgreen Plans Return to Times Square

Jan. 17
Walgreens to Buy 20 Drug Stores in Puerto Rico

Jan. 14
Dollar General Names New CEO

Jan. 11
Walgreens Announces Organizational Changes

Jan. 9
Walgreens to Add DHL Shipping Services

Jan. 7
Rite Aid to Close 28 Stores in the Las Vegas Area

Jan. 3
CVS December Same-Store Sales Rise

Rite Aid December Same-Store Sales Dip

Dec. 21
Walgreens Starts Strong in Fiscal 08

Dec. 20
Rite Aid Reports Wider 3Q Loss

Dec. 7
Longs to Operate Walk-In Clinics in Hawaii

Dec. 5
Victoria's Secret Among Top Competitive Companies

Dec. 4
Walgreen's Sales Up in Nov.

Nov. 30
Walgreen Drops CVS Drug Plans Over Price

Nov. 13
Target Vet Joins Rite Aid

Nov. 7
CVS Caremark Chairman Retires

Nov. 5
Walgreens Expands Senior Care

Nov. 2
Walgreens Opens First Hawaii Store

Walgreens Reports October Sales Growth

Nov. 1
CVS Caremark 3Q Profit Soars

Rite Aid October Same-Store Sales Up

Oct. 11
Walgreens Announces Executive Promotions

Oct. 10
Walgreen, AARP Launch Web Store

Oct. 4
CVS Same-Store Sales Up for September

Longs Drug September Sales Climb

Rite Aid September Same-Store Sales Rise

Oct. 3
MinuteClinic Announces Openings

Oct. 1
Walgreen 4Q Profit Slips

Sep. 27
Rite Aid Reports Wider 2Q Loss

Sep. 20
Publix is Preferred Pharmacy for Florida Drug Card

Sep. 7
Massachusetts holds public hearings on in-store clinics

MinuteClinic opens first in-store CVS clinic in Oklahoma City area

Sep. 6
Rite Aid announces 1 percent sales increase for August

Sep. 5
Ulta to sell Tonytail lines

August a respectable sales month for Walgreens

Walgreens Sets Expansion

Walgreens to ease expansion pace in fiscal ‘08

Sep. 4
Retail pharmacy veteran Charboneau to join Cartwheel advisory board

Take Care offers HPV vaccine at Walgreens in Chicago

Duane Reade supports Race for the Cure

Invisible Armor introduced hand sanitizers for kids

MinuteClinic becomes provider with Assurant Health

Aug. 31
MinuteClinic opens nine locations in Dallas-Fort Worth area

Aug. 30
CVS reports increase in same-store sales

Aug. 28
GNC sponsors golf fundraiser for wounded military



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Digital Packages - Drugstores & Rx

CVS Caremark Report
With rising healthcare costs, fewer patients visiting physicians and some 30 million people standing to gain insurance under healthcare reform and entering an already bottle-necked system, CVS Caremark has been working to position itself along the front lines and leverage its broad-reaching points of care to lower overall healthcare costs and improve patient outcomes.

Building on existing pharmacy benefit management strengths, the $98.7 billion pharmacy healthcare juggernaut continues to demonstrate that its integrated model is yielding significant benefits, especially as it relates to medication adherence.

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Drug Store News 2010 Prescriber Report
Behind every prescription that lands at the pharmacy counter is a series of events that influence the prescriber¹s decision. Powered by data from SDI Health, Drug Store News goes inside the examination room in this exclusive report, providing an in-depth look at the critical factors that shape pharmaceutical sales trends and shift market share from one drug to another in 10 key market segments. Click here to download the free PDF of Drug Store News 2010 Prescriber Report.
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Drug Store News Virtual Homeopathy Roundtable
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