RETAIL NEWS

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer made Christmas very merry this year when it once again surprised an unsuspecting customer in each of its 230 stores by "gifting" them their entire shopping cart filled with gifts and groceries upon checkout.

ALEXANDRIA, Va.  — The National Community Pharmacists Association on Tuesday extended its deal with RxWiki through 2021.

SAN LEANDRO, Calif.  — On Wednesday iHear Medical, announced a deal to provide low-cost hearing aid solutions to members of Ameritas, a highly regarded insurance, employee benefits and financial services company that manages $35.6 billion in total assets.

SAN FRANCISCO  — McKesson on Wednesday announced that it has signed a consent agreement with the Competition Bureau of Canada allowing it to proceed with the acquisition of Rexall Health (inclusive of Rexall/Pharma Plus, Medicentres Canada and Claimsecure). McKesson expects to close the transaction as expeditiously as possible subject to certain closing conditions.

CAMBRIDGESHIRE, England — Amazon executed its customer drone delivery — comprising an Amazon Fire device and popcorn — here on Dec. 7.

According to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the service, called Amazon Prime Air, took 13 minutes from click to delivery with a customer identified as Richard B. receiving the package.

“First-ever #AmazonPrimeAir customer delivery in the books,” Bezos wrote on Twitter.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Kmart has raised more than $100 million for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital,  more than any other corporate partner in the history of St. Jude.

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. — BJ’s Wholesale Club is giving consumers another reason to shop the retailer just in time for the holidays.

Members can now select from a wide range of customizable photo products, including photo prints, photo quilts, holiday cards, calendars, ornaments, mugs, canvas prints, tech accessories and more.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health introduced Transform Diabetes Care, a program intended to help the company’s pharmacy benefit management clients improve health outcomes of their members, lower pharmacy costs via aggressive trend management, and decrease medical costs by improving medication adherence, A1C control and lifestyle management.