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NEW YORK — Walgreens Boots Alliance needs to “rethink its approach and do something radically different” in the front end, EVP and CEO Stefano Pessina said Tuesday during a question-and-answer session at the UBS Global Healthcare Conference at the Grand Hyatt here.

BOISE, Idaho — Albertsons has made some key hires in expanding its digital capabilities. The company on Tuesday announced that it had brought on Karl Varsanyi as group VP product management and user experience and Ramiya Iyer as group VP IT digital and marketing/merchandising.

WASHINGTON — Target CEO on Tuesday testified before a House of Representatives committee to discuss why the proposed Border Adjustment Tax, which taxes imports 20% while exempting exports, is a bad idea.

"Under the new border adjustment tax, American families — your constituents — would pay more so many multinational corporations can pay even less," he testified.

DEERFIELD, Ill. — In the year since Walgreens launched its mental health initiative and Mental Health America collaboration, the retailer is sharing data on the results and reach of the effort. Roughly three-quarters of visitors to the online platform are taking active follow-up steps, the retailer announced Tuesday, noting that its digital mental health resources also are reaching a broader demographic of consumers.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Walmart  is stepping up its commitment to its workers who serve in the military by covering the difference when an employee's military salary is less than what the person makes working at the store.

PHOENIX — CVS Health welcomed Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and State Rep. Heather Carter on Tuesday to officially introduce access to the opioid overdose-reversal medicine naloxone by making it available without a prescription at all CVS Pharmacy locations in Arizona. Pharmacists in Arizona will use prescriptive authority to dispense the life-saving medication to patients without the need for a physician visit to obtain an individual prescription.