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  • Giant/Martin’s customers donate more than $588K through ‘Bag Hunger’ effort

    CARLISLE, Pa. — Giant Food Stores and Martin’s Food Markets announced Friday that during its annual Bag Hunger campaign, their customers donated $588,075 to local and regional food banks in four states. The campaign lasted throughout the month September. 
     

  • CVS Health's SilverScript Insurance offers two $0-deductible Part D plans

    WOONSOCKET, R.I. - SilverScript Insurance Company, a CVS Health company, on Wednesday announced its new Medicare Prescription Drug Plan options for 2017. Medicare beneficiaries in the continental U.S. can choose from two SilverScript plans that offer a $0-deductible on formulary drugs in all five tiers, affordable copays and competitive premiums. In addition, SilverScript beneficiaries have access to a broad pharmacy network, with more than 66,000 participating pharmacies across the country, including national and regional chains and independently-owned, community-based pharmacies.

  • Benzer Pharmacy opens Bradenton, Fla., location

    BRADENTON, Fla. — Benzer Pharmacy on Thursday announced the opening of its newest location here. 
     
    “Benzer Pharmacy is extremely proud to expand its services in Manatee County, giving residents convenient access to health services,” Benzer Pharmacy pharmacy operations manager John Cox said. The company said it would work to quickly deliver any medication needs for patients in the area in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. 
     

  • Walgreens Boots Alliance continues 41-year tradition with dividend increase

    DEERFIELD, Ill. - Walgreens Boots Alliance on Wednesday announced that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 37.5 cents per share, an increase of 4.2% over the year-ago period.

    The dividend is payable Dec. 12, 2016 to stockholders of record as of Nov. 17, 2016.

    Walgreens Boots Alliance and its predecessor company, Walgreens, have paid a dividend in 336 straight quarters (or 84 years) and have raised the dividend for 41 consecutive years.

  • Report: Amazon vs. Target battle goes to college

    Amazon.com’s battle against Target is moving to a new battleground: college campuses.

    According to Fortune, the online retailer has its eyes on the next generation of affluent shoppers and is quickly expanding its fleet of campus kiosks that allow students to retrieve online orders. 

    Amazon’s push comes just as Target, which operates a few campus stores under its small- store format, is making college stores part of its new growth plans, Fortune reports.

  • Early Halloween sales are up at Meijer

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – With Halloween falling on a Monday this year, consumers will be celebrating throughout the entire weekend, and Meijer says it is already seeing an increase in demand.           

    The Grand Rapids, Mich.-based retailer says it is seeing as much as a 50% rise in customers taking advantage of early Halloween savings on décor, candy and costumes.

  • Walgreens, Rite Aid join Hurricane Matthew relief efforts

    DEERFIELD, Ill. - Both Walgreens and Rite Aid on Thursday joined prominent Florida retailers in helping victims of Hurricane Matthew.

  • Costco, UPS team up with University of Washington on omnichannel project

    SEATTLE -- The University of Washington is teaming up with Costco, UPS, Nordstrom and other stakeholders on a new project that aims to improve the way consumers receive their online purchases.

    The SCTL Center Urban Freight Lab says it will be working to improve the management of both public and private operations of urban goods delivery systems. Urban Freight Lab members plan to engage in strategic applied research projects at the SCTL Center, and help identify priority problems for future research.

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