RETAIL NEWS

SEATTLE -- Bartell Drugs is celebrating the beauty of fall with a Fall Beauty Event in October that features a guest appearance from a celebrity makeup artist.

Lindsay Ebbin from BeYu will host makeup tutorials and demos at two Bartell Drugs store locations. Ebbins' first appearance will be on Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Bellevue Village store and his second appearance is Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University Village store .

TORONTO - Shopper Drug Mart's former CEO David Bloom, 76, who helmed the Canadian retail pharmacy operation from 1983 to 2001, died Sunday, Sept. 25, surrounded by his family and friends.

Bloom started his career with Shoppers Drug Mart in 1967 as a pharmacist, and later as a pharmacist owner in 1968. He joined Shoppers' corporate center in 1971 and was named president and CEO 12 years later.

DUBLIN, Ohio — Cardinal Health last week announced it is providing a pharmacy-centered approach to Medicare preferred access for 2017, balancing access and economics with the only Advisory Panel of pharmacy owners in the industry.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The University of Michigan Health System has established a new partnership with Meijer pharmacies to provide hypertension management services for adult patients.

DEERFIELD, Ill. - Charles R. (Cork) Walgreen III, former president, CEO, chairman of the board, and chairman emeritus of the iconic U.S.-based drug store chain Walgreens, died at age 80 on Monday, Sept. 26, at his home in Lake Forest, Ill.