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  • Upsher-Smith, NASPA partner to honor pharmacists

    MAPLE GROVE, Minn. — Upsher-Smith Laboratories and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations have recognized 43 pharmacists across the country with a 2016 NASPA Excellence in Innovation Award. Presented annually, the award recognized pharmacists during 2016 for their outstanding contributions to the pharmacy profession. 
     

  • CVS accredited with CEO Cancer Gold Standard

    WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health was accredited with the CEO Cancer Gold Standard from the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, in recognition of the retailer’s efforts to reduce the risk of cancer for its employees and covered family members.

    CVS was specifically honored for taking actions in five key areas of health and wellness to fight cancer in the workplace, including: discouraging tobacco use; encouraging physical activity; promoting healthy diet and nutrition; detecting cancer at its earliest stages; and providing access to quality care.

  • Snead named APhA Jacob W. Miller Award winner

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rebecca Snead, RPh, was named the recipient of the 2017 American Pharmacists Association Foundation’s Jacob W. Miller Award. The award recognizes individuals who have advanced the APhA Foundation’s mission through involvement in its programs, support of its initiatives, or leadership in carrying out its mission. It was established in 2000 to honor Jacob Miller, who served as president of the APhA Foundation from 1991 to 2000.

  • P&G, GSK Consumer Healthcare, other brands among Product of the Year winners

    NEW YORK — The 2017 Product of the Year Award winners, chosen from a national survey of 40,000 consumers conducted by Kantar TNS, were announced Friday, and some big-name brands are among those honored at the Feb. 9 awards show in New York City’s Edison Ballroom. 
     

  • Food Lion awards five divisional managers

    SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion named five store managers as divisional award winners, making them eligible for its Ralph W. Ketner Store Manager of the Year Award to be presented on Feb. 16. These awards recognize and honor exceptional store managers who “enrich the lives of Food Lion's customers, associates and the communities we serve, successfully leading our business, and supporting and inspiring others.”

  • Study: Target manages to attract top talent

    Target leads other retailers when it comes to reaching and attracting qualified talent. 
     
    The discounter ranked the highest (at No. 26) among Fortune 500 retailers for employment branding in a study by global talent solutions company WilsonHCG. Target was followed by Publix (No. 42), The Home Depot (No. 50), Walmart (No. 64), Nordstrom (No. 77) and Whole Foods Market (No. 115). No retailer cracked the top 10, which was led by Gen-eral Electric, Johnson & Johnson and AT&T.  
        

  • Albertsons announces big strides since Safeway merger

    BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons on Monday — the two-year anniversary of its merger with Safeway — shared some of the progress the company has made since the combination made it the second-largest supermarket company in the United States. The merger created a collective company with 2,230 stores and a team of 250,000 people across 19 banners. 
     

  • Sparkling Ice takes home UK Product of the Year award

    PRESTON, Wash. — Sparkling Ice and its parent company Talking Rain Beverage Co. were recently recognized in the United Kingdom in the Product of the Year consumer survey. The company won the “no added sugar” drinks category of the annual survey that aims to identify the top CPG products on the market, which this year saw nearly 12,000 U.K households respond. 
     
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