pharmacies

How Pharmacies Are Driving Retail Innovation
How Pharmacies Are Driving Retail Innovation
December 11, 2019  |  Retail

The nearly universal need for medication and other remedies is driving retail innovation via the pharmacy sector — and that includes the area of customer...

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Pharmacies Drive More Retail Innovation
Pharmacies Drive More Retail Innovation
August 26, 2019  |  Retail

Pretty much everyone needs medicine at one or another, and that need is helping to drive retail innovation and attempts at disruption in the pharmacy...

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Will Medical Services Be Pharmacies’ Secret Weapon?
Will Medical Services Be Pharmacies’ Secret Weapon?
April 12, 2019  |  Retail

The U.S. faces a physical shortage today that some are predicting will turn into a crisis over the course of the next decade. According to...

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Amid Amazon Effect, CVS and Walgreens Look Beyond Retail Shelves   
Amid Amazon Effect, CVS and Walgreens Look Beyond Retail Shelves  
October 18, 2018  |  Retail

The Amazon Effect has spurred pharmacies to reach beyond the drugstore aisles, virtual and physical. As noted this week by CNBC, two giants in the...

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CVS CEO Says Amazon Isn’t Keeping Him Up At Night
CVS CEO Says Amazon Isn’t Keeping Him Up At Night
October 17, 2018  |  Retail

While CVS Health CEO Larry Merlo doesn’t lie awake at night worrying about Amazon, he admitted his company is making sure there isn’t any room...

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Walgreens Invests in Chinese Pharmacy Chain
Walgreens Invests in Chinese Pharmacy Chain
December 07, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Walgreens Boots Alliance announced Wednesday (Dec. 6) it reached an agreement with China National Accord Medicines to invest in its unit, Sinopharm Holding GuoDa Drugstores...

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The Prescription For Prescription Commerce
The Prescription For Prescription Commerce
September 19, 2017  |  Retail

Think the neighborhood pharmacy is dead and gone? There are more than 22,000 reasons to think otherwise, and Deepak Thomas, CEO of Phil, noted in the...

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ScriptDrop On The Hunt For Add On Funding
ScriptDrop On The Hunt For Add On Funding
August 04, 2017  |  Startups

ScriptDrop, the startup that helps pharmacies deliver prescriptions to customers’ doors, recently raised $1 million in seed funding and is on the hunt for more...

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Amazon Rx Program Could Augment Or Replace Pharmacy Visits
Amazon Rx Program Could Augment Or Replace Pharmacy Visits
May 18, 2017  |  What's Hot

After years of flirting with the pharmaceutical industry, Amazon may be getting ready to pop the question and break into the multibillion-dollar market. Though it’s...

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