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TORONTO, Ontario — In an effort to connect with Canada’s aging population, Shoppers Drug Mart this week will unveil its new pilot retail experience in Toronto’s Leaside neighborhood. The Wellwise store pilot will get a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 23.

LISBON, Portugal — Ascensia Diabetes Care on Wednesday announced the launch of the Ascensia Diabetes Challenge, a global innovation competition that is seeking innovative digital solutions to support diabetes management and improve the lives of those living with type 2 diabetes.

SAN DIEGO, Calif.  — “We all love predictability and feel stress during moments of change and disruption. But the future is about expanding in our intangible leadership skills so we can better manage the changing environment. There has been too much change in too short of time. Tomorrow is all about how you think, not just what you know. We must all expand our capacity. Amazon has disrupted everyone’s journey, and we must change along with it.”

STAMFORD, Conn. — Could fitness trackers and apps connect retailers to consumers in a whole new way? Daymon, a team of private label merchandising and marketing consultants, seem to think so.

The Daymon team tested a few products to find out, as evidenced by the infographic below, including the Walgreens Striiv activity tracker and the Higi app.

DALLAS — New digital health research from international firm Parks Associates shows that three-fourths of consumers 40 years and older expect to live in their own home when they turn 80, which will drive adoption and innovation in aging-in-place solutions. Parks Associates is presenting at the fourth-annual Connected Health Summit: Engaging Consumers in San Diego on the role of connected health technologies and smart home crossover use cases to enable aging-in-place and independent living for current and future generations.

NEW YORK — One Drop on Friday announced the results of a retrospective study of people with diabetes (type 1 and type 2) using the One Drop | Mobile diabetes management app, demonstrating a 1.1% to 1.3% absolute reduction in A1C in just four months.

The results were published Thursday in JMIR Diabetes.

In the healthcare space, it’s a long-held tenet that female heads of household, aka moms, are the primary purchasers of the OTC remedies and balms that cure ailments. So, why not capture her loyalty from the beginning — or even before the beginning?