As Tropical Storm Elsa approaches the coast of Florida, CVS Pharmacy has been reaching out to its patients via text message and email, reminding them to refill prescriptions.
The retailer is planning to increase its healthcare offerings to better position itself as a health destination, hiring a chief medical officer to help execute this strategy.
Walgreens Boots Alliance and Walgreens executives recently highlighted the company's partnership with iA and VillageMD as big areas of focus as Walgreens looks to grow its role as a health destination.
For the quarter, WBA’s sales grew by 12.1% year over year to $34 billion and its earnings per share were $1.27, compared with a loss of $2.05 per share a year ago.