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Bloomberg: Walmart experimenting with robotic shopping carts
Walmart is working with a robotics company to develop a shopping cart that helps customers find items on their lists and saves them from pushing a heavy cart through a store and parking lot. (Bloomberg)
CVS Health CEO and chief medical officer talk new models of patient care at AHIP Expo
LAS VEGAS - CVS Health president and CEO Larry Merlo and chief medical officer Troyen Brennan were slated to deliver remarks Thursday about the major public health challenges facing our country at this week's annual America's Health Insurance Plans Institute and Expo here. CVS Health's executives will discuss how innovation can create new models of patient care and delivery to address rising rates of chronic diseases while lowering health care costs for both payers and patients.

Rite Aid posts 23.1% Q1 revenue gain to $8.2 billion

CAMP HILL, Pa. - Rite Aid on Thursday reported revenues of $8.2 billion, a net earnings loss of $4.6 million, or $0.00 per diluted share, adjusted net income of $14.5 million, or $0.01 per diluted share and adjusted EBITDA of $286 million, or 3.5% of revenues for its first fiscal quarter ended May 28, 2016.
Safeway expands Quest Diagnostics diagnostic testing offering to 12 locations

MADISON, N.J. - Quest Diagnostics and Safeway are teaming up to offer diagnostic testing in 12 Safeway locations, in addition to the two locations currently operating in Arizona through Quest's Sonora Quest Laboratories joint venture with Banner Health, the companies announced Wednesday.

Quest Diagnostics will provide diagnostic testing services offered in company-branded Patient Services Centers in 12 Safeway locations in California, Colorado, Texas, Virginia and Maryland.
Cetaphil rolls out product display at CVS honoring Camp Wonder

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Galderma, the makers of Cetaphil, is unveiling a limited-edition product display in partnership with the Children's Skin Disease Foundation (CSDF) and Camp Wonder, an initiative of the CSDF at 1,500 CVS stores.

As part of the brand's five year partnership with the Camp Wonder program, Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream is being showcased exclusively at 1,500 CVS Pharmacy locations nationwide through June, honoring the memory of Camp Wonder camper, Samantha "Sammie" Smith.
Kroger Q1 ID sales up 2.4%

CINCINNATI - Kroger on Thursday reported net earnings of $680 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, and identical supermarket sales growth, without fuel, of 2.4% in the first quarter of 2016. Kroger's net earnings during the first quarter last year were $619 million, or $0.62 per diluted share.
Former Walmart Express stores to be re-branded

Brookshire Grocery Co. has revealed the new banner name for the Walmart Express stores it is acquiring.
Family Dollar chief merchant joins Vitamin Shoppe as COO

SECAUCUS, N.J. - Vitamin Shoppe on Thursday announced that it has hired Jason Reiser as COO effective July 11, 2016. As COO and a key member of the executive team, Reiser will have overall day-to-day responsibility for operational execution, including store operations, merchandising, supply chain and IT and for leading those teams through implementing the company's reinvention strategy.
Ahold veteran honored with GMDC Lifetime Achievement Award

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Global Market Development Center presented its annual GMDC Lifetime Achievement Award during the GM16 conference in Orlando, Fla., to Jim Wonderly, VP strategic accounts at QK Healthcare and a 25-year veteran of Ahold, leading its general merchandise category business.
Kantar Retail breaks down retail strategy over first half of 2016

BOSTON – Kantar Retail on Tuesday released the first of two Breakthrough Insights reports to be distributed in 2016.