Mergers & Acquisitions

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that during the 2016-2017 flu season, the flu shot prevented more than 5 million illnesses, 2 million medical visits and 84,700 hospitalizations.

Dessi Temperley will be taking over from Jesper Andersen, who will be completing his term with Beiersdorf in June.

Buoyed by retiring baby boomers from the North, the Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla. area is seen as a great place for retailers to grab market share.

The grocery wholesaler and retailer announced it is pursuing the sale of its corporately owned and operated Shop ’n Save banner, whose two divisions operate stores in St. Louis, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

In his first speech as chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Albertsons senior vice president of pharmacy, health and wellness discussed how retailers can win and the role NACDS plays in facilitating top-level conversations around meeting consumers' needs.

Ten new patient service centers will open between April and May, with four locations serving the Gainesville market and two each in the Palm Beach, Pasco and Orlando areas.

Sundial Brands and Unilever unveiled the New Voices Fund Sunday at a brunch in the Breakers’ Magnolia room alongside two rising CPG stars benefitting from the effort.

Greed is good, a Hollywood actor famously said onscreen nearly three decades ago. Perhaps, but usually only for a few players in the overall market and, even then, only for a short time. Persistence and patience may be better characteristics for decision-makers, particularly in the ever-changing mass retail industry.