Walgreens Boots Alliance is making an investment in Birchbox, which supplies monthly makeup and beauty supplies via home delivery.
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Walgreens And Kroger Partner To Test Grocery At Drugstores
Walgreens Boots Alliance and the giant grocer, Kroger said they are testing a new format that combines grocery expertise with Walgreens global expertise in pharmacy, health and beauty.
Rite Aid’s PBM Key To Any Revival
Rite Aid’s EnvisionRx PBM is targeting the booming business of aging baby boomers buying Medicare Part D drug plans.
Rite Aid Shakes Up Board, Strips CEO Of Chairmanship After Failed Merger
Rite Aid unveiled new governance, stripping CEO John Standley of the company’s chairmanship and adding new board members in the wake of a failed merger and mounting financial losses.
Pressure Mounts On Rite Aid To Find A Partner
Rite Aid faces intensifying pressure to find a strategic partner one month after its merger with Albertsons fell apart.
Until Amazon Stores Have Doctors, CVS And Walgreens Needn’t Worry
It’s unclear whether Amazon’s cashierless stores will offer healthcare services, threatening CVS, Walgreens and Walmart and their push into providing medical care.
Fred’s May Sell More Pharmacies Amid Turnaround
Fred’s continues to “evaluate strategic opportunities” for its remaining pharmacy business after announcing the sale of prescription files from 185 pharmacies to Walgreens.
Walgreens To Buy Patient Files From 185 Fred’s Pharmacies
Walgreens will buy Fred’s pharmacy patient prescription files and related pharmacy inventory for $165 million.
J.D. Power: Amazon Faces Tall Order Toppling Walgreens And CVS Brick-And-Mortar
J.D. Power says customer satisfaction remains very high for pharmacies and the retail health services they provide.
Opioid Lawsuits Looking More Like A Tobacco Settlement Every Day
Drug makers, PBMs and drugstore chains involved in the sale and distribution of opioids may have reason to fear “a tobacco-style master settlement agreement,” Fitch Ratings says.
