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MINNEAPOLIS —Supervalu has promoted one of its own. The company named Anne Dament as its new executive vice president of retail, marketing and private brands, effectively immediately. The company also announced the appointment of Stuart MacFarland to the role of senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary, effective Nov. 18. He takes over for outgoing executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary Karla Robertson.

CAMP HILL, Pa. — Rite Aid on Tuesday promoted Rob Mullins, Rite Aid's current divisional pharmacy vice president of the company's Western division, to the role of senior vice president of store operations of the Western division. He succeeds Bill Romine, who is retiring from Rite Aid after more than 20 years of service.

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Two rural communities in Iowa will now have Hy-Vee pharmacy services. The retailer purchased two telepharmacies — one in Victor and another in Liberty — that will continue to operate under its name. The locations opened Nov. 6. 

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is expanding the states participating in its apprenticeship program and set a new apprentice hiring goal. The company said it anticipates hiring 5,000 new apprentices by 2022 as it welcomes Arizona, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania to its program, bringing its total number of statewide programs to 18.

Kantar Retail projects that by 2025, stores will be the site of more general practice medicine than a doctor’s office, and that CPG companies and retailers who position themselves for this will come out ahead. In an effort to understand how retailers are responding to the shift in setting for health-and-wellness, Kantar Retail vice president of retail insights Brian Owens spoke with Alex Hurd, Walmart’s senior director of health and wellness on the latest episode of the Kantar Retail Sound Bites podcast.

WAYNE, N.J. — A new all-in-one razor has launched from MicroTouch, the maker of Tough Blade and MAX. The MicroTouch SOLO, the latest introduction from the company is an economically priced tool that combines razor, edger and trimmer functions together to tackle any kind of facial hair with effortless precision.