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Walgreens’ mobile app gets 5-star ranking from users
The Walgreens mobile app recently hit a milestone, earning a five-star rating in Apple’s App Store. The Deerfield, Ill.-based company said that the app’s three most popular features among users are prescription refill (including refill-by-scan), photo print ordering and paperless coupons.
Cowen assesses Amazon's Rx potential, marks RAD as prime acquisition target

As Amazon appears to be making moves to get into the pharmacy business — including the May hiring a senior manager of pharmacy benefits in May and the October acquisition of wholesale pharmacy licenses in 12 states in October — the question among industry players has been what form the online giant’s foray would take.

Rite Aid announces Black Friday, holiday season savings

Black Friday deals are currently getting underway and Rite Aid stores throughout the nation are kick starting the shopping season by offering its lowest offers of the year. With sales starting as early as 8 a.m. on Thursday and 7 a.m. in select locations on Black Friday, the Pennsylavania-based retailer hopes to entice consumers.

The lowest offers of the year will become available through the retailer from Nov. 23 to Nov. 25, when using Rite Aid’s wellness+ with Plenti card. Stocking stuffers and holiday essentials that will be on sale include:
CVS Pharmacy unveils Black Friday, Cyber Monday deals

With Thanksgiving days away, so are Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and CVS Pharmacy has shared the deals that will be available to its ExtraCare members this year. The Woonsocket, R.I.-based retailer said it will kick off a three-day Black Friday sales event on Thanksgiving Day to run through Nov. 25, and hold flash sales every day Nov. 26 through Dec. 2 from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. for the week of Cyber Monday.
Albertsons expands with El Rancho Supermercado investment

Grocery retail chain Albertsons has announced plans to invest in a Texas-based supermarket named, El Rancho Supermercado. The retailer focuses on stores for Latino customers, and will continue to operate as an independent company as part of the deal.
SodaStream brings flavor essences, Fruit Drops to retailers

Fans of SodaSteam will be pleased to know that the company has announced in-store availability for its latest product launch, the premier flavor essences, Fruit Drops. This announcement comes after the line of unsweetened products sold out within two weeks of becoming available on the brand’s website.

Fruits Drops enhance ordinary tap water when made into sparkling water with a SodaStream machine, contain zero calories, all-natural flavor and no preservaties, according to the New Jersey-based company.
Hy-Vee builds out infrastructure as it adapts to customer needs

Hy-Vee has outlined its plans to bolster its in-store and fulfillment offerings, announcing renovations and new facilities across the retailer’s eight-state footprint. The West Des Moines, Iowa-based company said that its efforts are aimed at adapting its offerings to meet customers’ changing lifestyle needs.
CVS Health launches state-by-state Impact Dashboard

A new online resource from CVS Health is showcasing the company’s impact on communities. The CVS Health Impact Dashboard is designed to show how the Woonsocket, R.I.-based company supports health care in each state, officials said.

The tool shows the number of employees CVS Health has in each state, as well as store and clinic counts and local organizations supported by its charitable efforts. The data, which also includes drug collection units for disposing of unwanted medication, can be shown on the national level as well.
Rite Aid announces senior management changes across category management

Camp Hill, Pa.-based Rite Aid on Friday named Bill Renz senior vice president category management, from his current role as group vice president of consumables and photo, in the wake of retirement announcements from Tony Montini, executive vice president of merchandising and distribution, and Bill Bergin, group vice president of health and beauty.
Private label continues to gain traction

Private label just keeps chugging along.

Thanks to strong consumer demand for lower-priced alternatives to national brands and retailer desires to differentiate themselves from the competition, private label seems to keep gaining more traction in the retail world.

But there remains a strong undertone impacting private-label sales with Amazon and Walmart using the segment as a way to gain market share, usually at the expense of the other company.