CVS Health all about the customer, seamless retail experience

by Judy Mottl — Editor, RetailCustomerExperience.com & DigitalSignageToday.com

CVS Health Executive VP and President Helena Foulkes shares insight on the retailer's multi-pronged strategy to boost the customer experience and meet every…

CVS revamps to lure in health and trend-focused shoppers

June 2, 2017

CVS is revamping beauty and skin care areas in stores in a quest to grab the attention of the health-focused and trend-focused consumer and the strategy…

Indiana, Kentucky home to new Meijer supercenters

June 2, 2016

Meijer has opened two new supercenters, spanning 192,000 square feet each, in Evansville, Indiana and Owensboro, Kentucky.

Make Power Zone® Systems More Powerful with New Accessories

Accessorize the popular Power Zone® Sure-Set™ Self-facing System with new components from FFR Merchandising.

As CVS converts Target pharmacies, data is key to health

by Bryan Pearson — President, LoyaltyOne

As CVS/pharmacy enters the thick of converting 1,700 Target pharmacies and clinics to its own brand, it has made it evident its reward program, ExtraCare, will…

Power Zone® FlexRoller™ Self-facing System

Deliver a flexible solution for merchandising a wide range of products. The gravity-feed design utilizes integrated rollers for a smooth self-facing shopping…

Spiral Anti-Sweep Hook™

Provide a secure solution for high-theft pegged products while maintaining product availability for self-serve to the customer. Each knob turn draws product…

Walgreens taps healthcare provider to run new clinics, boost customer communication capabilities

August 24, 2015

Walgreens takes outsourcing approach to boost medical clinic patient engagement.

CVS buys up Target pharma sites in $1.9B purchase

June 16, 2015

CVS Health is buying mega retailer Target’s pharmacy and clinic business units for $1.9 billion, which gives CVS Health an additional 1,660 pharmacies across…

CVS Caremark to stop selling tobacco products

February 5, 2014

CVS Caremark announced today that it will stop selling all tobacco products at its more than 7,600 locations by Oct. 1 of this year. It is the first major…

Walmart tops list of most valued retail brands

March 19, 2013

Interbrand released its Most Valuable Retail Brands list for 2013 and the U.S. section is topped by the largest retailer on the planet — Walmart.

Canadian pharmacy chain deploys digital signage network

February 7, 2013

Canadian pharmacy chain Medicine Shoppe Canada has begun establishing a digital signage network that connects their pharmacies across Canada and presents…

Walgreens' Well Experience concept blurs channels

January 10, 2013

Walgreens wants to be known as more than just a pharmacy. In a recent article on Forbes, CEO Gregory Wasson explained how the chain is moving beyond the…

Walgreens utilizes pharmacy kiosks in new store designs

December 17, 2012

Walgreens has begun the roll out of new store designs at select locations across the country with self-service kiosks touted as a tool to improve customer…

Walgreens celebrates 8,000 stores with opening of LA flagship

December 3, 2012

Walgreens opened its 8,000th location this past weekend in Los Angeles. The flagship features offerings not typical at drug stores, such as a fresh sushi bar…

Halloween and Sandy boost retail sales

October 31, 2012

The Johnson Redbook Index, an indicator of performance in U.S. retail sales, released figures yesterday showing that national chain-store sales fell 1.…

Walgreens lawsuit highlights the need for common sense in managing employees

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Expect some serious backlash against Walgreens when this story goes viral: Josefina Hernandez was an 18-year employee of the retailer, at the company's South…

CVS taking heat for length of store receipts

Coupons and special offers are stretching the length of the average receipt - and customers don't like it.

Walgreens launches its Nice! store brand

August 18, 2011

Walgreens today officially unveiled its new store brand Nice! in stores across the country.

Walgreens: We will become the best place to plug in your electric car

July 20, 2011

Walgreens plans to offer electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at approximately 800 locations across the country by the end of the year, making it the…