Under the program, Walmart will subsidize the cost of higher education, beyond financial aid and an employee contribution equivalent to $1 a day — if the candidate is pursuing an associate’s or bachelor’s degrees in business or supply chain management.
The week-long mini boot camp accelerator program had 10 startups participate in workshops with Target and industry mentors who in turn shared advice on how to scale their brands to mass retail.
Personalized medicine platform provider Genomind has entered into a partnership with Albertsons to allow pharmacy patients at select Albertsons, Jewel-Osco and Acme supermarkets who are dealing with mental health issues to voluntarily receive free education about how genetic testing may be able to help them get better faster.
Dain Rusk, most recently group vice president of pharmacy for Albertsons, will join the Lakeland, Fla.-based retailer, effective June 1, as vice president of pharmacy.
Quest Products’ Blue Guard Eye Health supplement — which is designed to protect eyes from the blue light that radiates from smartphones, tablets, computer screens, TVs and LED lighting — is now available at Target, the manufacturer has announced.