Retail Clinics

In the next 10 years, the retail landscape will look and feel much different than it does today. “You’re going to be looking at a world that, instead of [retail] channels, there will be points of influence and methods of fulfillment,” Bryan Gildenberg, chief knowledge officer at Kantar Retail, said during a two-day drug channel workshop Kantar hosted in May. “Where can I influence shoppers irrespective of where the buying takes place, and how do I fulfill that in a way where I can still keep my operations efficient and make money?”

The underlying economics of health care going forward, where providers are incentivized to manage better health outcomes even as the cost burden continues to shift to the consumer, will favor retail pharmacy in the coming decade, suggested Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, health economist for Think Health.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Walgreens is opening a new store in Grand Rapids, Mich., but it won't look like any other Walgreens.

The new store at 555 Michigan Street NE will be a smaller, speciality pharmacy that offers only specialty prescription drugs in a 2,000 square-foot space, according to mlive.com. The store is scheduled to open by the end of August.

FastCare is opening a retail health clinic inside the new Meijer in Sturgis, S.D., in September. (Sturgis Journal)

KEYSTONE, Colo. - Sandra Ryan, VP Walmart Care Clinics, was recognized for her visionary leadership with more than 25 years of leadership experience in various clinical, management and leadership settings by the National Nurse Practitioners Symposium with the  Loretta C. Ford Lifetime Achievement Award, Walmart announced on LinkedIn.

BEACHWOOD, N.J. --- N.J.-based chain QuickChek is taking the convenience store model to a new level with the opening of its first fresh market store offering pharmacy services and fuel.

WASHINGTON - Beginning July 18, pharmacies will be required to abide by rules that regulate discriminatory behavior and practices, such as refusing to provide adequate language assistance services to customers with limited English proficiency or refusing to dispense medications for gender transitions.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Little Clinic, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kroger, and University of Toledo Physicians on Thursday announced that they have joined forces in a clinical collaboration.