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Amazon reportedly gains wholesale pharmacy license in 12 states
Fuel has been added to the fire that Amazon is getting set to enter the pharmacy business.

Amazon has received a wholesale pharmacy license in at least a dozen states, according to a report in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The states include Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Tennessee, Nevada and Oregon, according to the report.

In an emailed statement to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, an Amazon spokesperson refused to comment on “rumors and speculation.”
CVS Health partners with Northside Center in support of mental health clinics
NEW YORK — Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, New York City Councilperson Corey Johnson and Northside Center for Child Development earlier this week announced a new partnership with CVS Health to expand mental health clinics in public and charter schools across New York City.

Target partners with Always to support Girls on the Run

CINCINATTI — Target is partnering with Always based on insight from the #LikeAGirl campaign, to prevent the loss of confidence in young girls. Together, both brands are supporting Girls on the Run, a nonprofit organization which provides physical activity-based positive youth development program for girls between third to eighth grades.
Reports: CVS Health in talks to acquire health insurer Aetna

NEW YORK — Rumors of a blockbuster deal in which CVS Health would acquire Aetna circulated late Thursday, driving shares of Aetna up 12.7% to $180.48 per share.
Meijer’s grocery deliveries hit half million

The grocery and general merchandise retailer recently surpassed 500,000 deliveries, and is on-pace to make more than a million deliveries by year-end. Meijer launched its grocery delivery service in September 2016.

The program, which kicked off in 25 stores in Detroit, expanded to more than 200 stores in just 148 days. To date, the service is available to more than 10 million households in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Kentucky, Meijer reported.
CVS Health expands safe medication disposal program into 750 pharmacies

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health on Wednesday officially introduced the expansion of the company's safe medication disposal program to include locations inside CVS Pharmacy stores, marking the Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 28.
Walmart uses robots to keep store shelves full
Peapod makes its home in the Windy City

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday joined Peapod to announce the company is relocating its headquarters to downtown Chicago at 300 S. Riverside Plaza.

"Peapod is a national leader in both the food and tech industries and will be a strong addition to Chicago's thriving innovation community," Emanuel shared during a press conference. "In Chicago, the company can continue to expand, create new jobs and contribute to our growing economy."
WBA executives bullish on new year's promise following strong 2017

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance on Wednesday exceeded analyst expectations with results that came in slighlty north of the company's year-end projections thanks, in part, to the company's commitment to a fluid go-to-market strategy that is constantly evaluating customer behavior.
Walgreens to shutter 600 stores by next spring as part of Rite Aid purchase

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens Boots Alliance expects to shutter about 600 stores in the wake of its purchase of 1,932 stores from rival Rite Aid.

The closings will start next year and take place over 18 months, Walgreens CFO George Fairweather said on the chain’s quarterly earnings call. The stores marked for closing will mostly be Rite Aid locations. The retailer expects to close stores within a mile of another Walgreens or Rite Aid location.