Awards

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Dollar General will become the first retailer to be honored with the President’s Veterans Recognition Award from the Coca-Cola Co. The award recognizes those with outstanding engagement and outreach with the military community.

LOS ANGELES — EZC Pak earlier this week announced distribution of its immune support pack that targets the overuse of antibiotics in colds and flu through Cardinal Health. The agreement supports EZC Pak's expansion into pharmacies and health systems, the company stated.

EZC Pak is an OTC immune support supplement formulated with certified organic ingredients including echinacea, zinc and vitamin C.

OAK BROOK, Ill. — Retractable Technologies earlier this month won the Drug Store News/ECRM Buyers’ Choice Award for its VanishPoint syringes, blood collection products, and IV catheters during the recent ECRM Diabetes/Clinical Programs, Chronic Care Management & Adherence Solutions EPPS, held here.

The finalist was Smart Meter for its iGlucose Diabetes Solution.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Coty’s salon nail brand OPI has set the Guinness World Record for the world's longest manicure bar. 

At Tops Friendly Markets, wellness has more than one side.

The multi-state food retailer puts an emphasis on health strategies for customers, with a range of efforts from pharmacy to food.

But Tops, based in Williamsville, New York, also prioritizes something else: wellness for its more than 15,000 employees. They are spread across approximately 180 retail locations in New York, northern Pennsylvania, western Vermont, and north central Massachusetts.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Community Pharmacists Association is in the middle of its 2017 Annual Convention, and the organization started off the four-day gathering by honoring a standout independent pharmacist, and kept the spirit going by recognizing another pharmacist’s dedication to patient safety.

SOLON, Ohio — ECRM has recognized nine retailers for their work in sourcing, merchandising and supplier collaboration as part of its second annual Merchant Team of the Year awards effort. The winners span 10 categories across the food, drug, mass and value channels.