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CVS Health survey finds voters concerned about drug prices
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — In an attempt to gauge patients’ attitudes toward the cost of prescription drugs, CVS Health in April conducted a survey of registered voters, whose results the company released Thursday. The survey found that 88% of respondents are somewhat or very concerned about the high cost of prescription drugs.
DSNTV: Highlights from the third annual New General Market Summit

At the Drug Store News/Mack Elevation New General Market Summit, Mack Elevation managing director Dan Mack told attendees, “The New General Market is a mindset — it’s not defined by demography or skin color or religion or sex or sexual orientation — it’s driven by a mindset of inclusion.”

CVS Health’s Moriarty: Pharmacy services, clinics can cut Medicaid costs, improve outcomes

WASHINGTON — At the POLITICO Pro Health Care Briefing on Medicaid as a Driver of Care Innovation in the States Tuesday, CVS Health chief policy and external affairs officer Tom Moriarty shared with attendees CVS Health’s efforts to bring better value for patients to the healthcare system.
Amazon Go readies for launch as Shanghai’s MobyMart makes the rounds
CVS Health, DSN and Mack Elevation convene health innovation summit

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health, in partnership with Drug Store News and Mack Elevation, is hosting an innovation summit Tuesday, bringing together leaders from such major healthcare, technology and consumer brands as Facebook, Under Armour, Google and IBM, among others, for a discussion about emerging trends that are helping reshape the healthcare industry.
RediClinic reveals redesigned web site

HOUSTON — RediClinic last week unveiled a redesigned website that makes it even easier for people to access high-quality, cost-effective convenient care. Using the new site, patients can make an appointment with one click, personalize their entire RediClinic experience, access customer reviews and browse actionable health content.
Supervalu overhauls technology infrastructure to support future growth

WAYNE, Pa. — Supervalu on Tuesday replaced its mainframe technology infrastructure as part of a strategic relationship with Sungard Availability Services, a provider of information availability through managed IT, cloud and recovery services. Together, the two companies will replace Supervalu's legacy mainframe IT environment under a transformation program aimed at reducing costs, improving flexibility and supporting Supervalu's strengths as a service provider to its network of more than 2,000 grocery stores.
Fairer than fair trade

Today’s consumers want CPG companies to do things that impact the world, and to be part of brands that make the world better. Ignoring this new emphasis and continuing to focus on product itself will only lead to a loss of market share.
Fred's secures additional financing to acquire divested Rite Aid stores

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Even as media reports circulated Friday that the Federal Trade Commission was preparing to block the merger between Walgreens Boots Alliance and Rite Aid, one of the merger’s key players took steps to help strengthen the case to approve it. According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Fred's Pharmacy secured additional financing Friday to meet its obligation of acquiring as many as 1,200 Rite Aid stores that are expected to be divested as part of the merger.
Innovation is a ‘souvenir’ of culture

The first time Method co-founders Eric Ryan and Adam Lowry tried to sell their eco-friendly cleaning products into Target, the then-buyer told them the products had a “snowball’s chance in hell.” At the New General Market Summit, co-hosted by Drug Store News and Mack Elevation in April, Ryan acknowledged that while lucky breaks may have played a role, there were three key elements in Method’s business strategy that took them from that first meeting to more than $100 million in Target sales in 2016.