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Walgreens brings safe medication disposal kiosk program to Oregon
DEERFIELD, Ill. - Walgreens on Wednesday added its safe medication disposal kiosk program to its locations in Oregon with the installation of drug take-back kiosks at six Walgreens drug stores across the state. The launch is part of Walgreens effort, announced in February, to install safe medication disposal kiosks at more than 500 of its drugstores around the country.
CVS Pharmacy brews its own innovation in the cough/cold aisle
WOONSOCKET, R.I. – CVS Pharmacy is brewing its own new product innovation with the recent introduction of a first-to-market product format - a cold remedy prepared using a single-cup brewing system such as Keurig.

The CVS Health Cold & Flu Relief Single Serve Cups was created with customer needs in mind, as the innovation team within CVS Pharmacy Store Brands identified an opportunity to combine the convenience of a single-brew coffee maker with the benefits of a soothing warm beverage to ease cold and flu symptoms.

Why is Target spending $20 million on restrooms?

Target Corp. is taking action to put an end to the controversy that erupted in the wake of its transgender bathroom decision.
Akorn adds Monahan as SVP corporate development

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Generics company Akorn on Thursday announced that it had added a Walgreens executive to its staff. Rob Monahan, most recently Walgreens’s VP mergers and acquisitions, has been named Akorn’s VP corporate development.
Walmart U.S. drives 3.1% gain in net Q2 sales

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Walmart U.S. on Thursday posted a 3.1% lift in net sales for its second quarter ended July 29 to $76.2 billion and delivered positive comp sales for the eighth consecutive quarter, up 1.6%, along with the seventh consecutive quarter of positive traffic, which was up 1.2%.

Net sales at Sam's Club for the period were down 1.3% to $14.5 billion with a slight 0.6% gain in comparable sales (excluding fuel) and a slight 0.4% decline in overall traffic. Net sales, without fuel, grew by 0.4%, Walmart reported.
CVS Pharmacy commits $100,000 to Baton Rouge relief efforts

WOONSOCKET, R.I. - CVS Health and the CVS Health Foundation on Thursday announced a $100,000 donation in cash and in-kind support to organizations providing relief efforts to flood victims in central Louisiana, including the Salvation Army USA Southern Territory and the American Red Cross.
Target Q2 earnings fall but top Street; plants red flag for full year

Target Corp. on Wednesday reported second quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations, but the discounter lowered its guidance for the full year amid declining sales and what it called a “difficult retail environment.”
Report: Kroger pharmacists to provide non-prescription naloxone in Kentucky
Fred’s names new EVP, chief merchandising and marketing officer

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fred’s on Tuesday announced its new EVP and chief merchandising and marketing officer, Mary Lou Gardner. Gardner will be replacing Bryan Pugh, who has resigned from the company, effective immediately.
Fred’s makes naloxone available prescription-free in 5 states

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fred’s Pharmacy announced Wednesday that it was joining the ranks of drug chains making overdose reversal medication naloxone available without a prescription. The company has partnered with prescribers in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and Tennessee to make it possible for patients to obtain naloxone without having to first see a doctor.