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  • Smart Messaging for Proactive Patient Engagement

    Value-based care is driving a number of positive trends within the retail pharmacy sector.

  • Walmart pilots same-day delivery through Uber, Lyft and Deliv

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Walmart is piloting delivery through Uber, Lyft and Deliv, Michael  Bender, EVP and COO, Walmart Global eCommerce, shared on Friday morning. "At our annual Shareholders Meeting, our CEO Doug McMillon will announce our newest pilot - a last-mile delivery test through services like Uber, Lyft and Deliv," he noted. "Walmart will start with tests of grocery delivery through Uber and Lyft, which we expect to start within the next two weeks in Denver and one other market."
     

  • Costco’s comps level for May, YTD

    ISSAQUAH, Wash. — Costco recently shared its May sales results, posting net sales of $9.23 billion, a 3% increase over the $8.98 billion it brought in during the similar period last year. This year May included an extra sales day in the U.S. compared to last year due to the timing of Memorial Day, which the company expects to positively impact net sales and comparable sales for the year by about 2.5% overall and 3.5% in the U.S. 
     

  • Bloomberg: Shiseido acquires U.S. beauty brands

    Shiseido has entered into an agreement with Alitcor Inc. to acquire its wholly-owned subsidiary, Gurwitch Products. The Gurwitch portfolio includes the ReVive and Laura Mercier beauty brands. (Bloomberg)

  • Target emphasizes mobile experience with updated Target.com platform

    MINNEAPOLIS - Mobile is becoming the device of choice for today’s shoppers, Target noted in a release Thursday, and Target guests over-index for mobile usage. In addition, mobile traffic and sales have been key to driving Target’s digital growth, the retailer stated. 
     
    Beginning June 2, no matter the screen size or device — mobile, tablet or desktop — visitors to Target.com will have a more consistent and unified experience, the company announced. 
     

  • Haggen supermarket operates first day as an Albertsons business unit

    BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Albertsons and Haggen on Thursday announced that the 15 core Haggen Northwest Fresh stores began their first day of operation as a standalone business unit in the Albertsons family of banners.
     

  • Report: Millennials are changing the beauty shopping game

    Millennials are buying fewer beauty products online, according to a new survey from TABS Analytics. And the reasons for this behavior explain why spending habits are shifting and why retailers are changing to accommodate these shifts. (Racked)

  • Walmart president and CEO Doug McMillon on Friday outlined his vision for the future of Walmart

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart intends to reinvent retail and capture the hearts, minds and wallets of its customers through servitude - Walmart president and CEO Doug McMillon told the some 14,000 attendees of Walmart's 46th Annual Shareholders Meeting. McMillon identified three key constituents that should be served by the retailer - its own employee base, customers and the communities in which its stores operate. 
     
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