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CVS Health underwrites professional development curriculum for diverse suppliers
BRISTOL, R.I. - With courses scheduled for July and October, the Professional Education Center at the Roger Williams University School of Continuing Studies recently announced a curriculum in conjunction with CVS Health. The CVS Health Executive Learning Series for Diverse Suppliers is a new, customized professional development program designed to help diverse suppliers gain critical management skills.
The post-multichannel world of retail
When I started covering this business about 20 years ago, there was a lot of attention around channel blurring. With supermarkets and mass merchants adding pharmacy counters and expanding health and beauty, while drug stores added more food, the neat lines that the trade had once used to distinguish one retail channel from another were becoming harder to delineate.

Brands celebrate natural, textured hair

The confluence of two trends — products for textured hair and natural formulas — has put a lift in hair care sales. With the exception of styling products and hair colors, all other hair care categories are showing sales that are on the upswing. While some of that positive traction comes from new launches, a great deal is attributed to fresh merchandising and marketing campaigns.
Golf pros lining up for 2016 CVS Health Charity Classic

WOONSOCKET, R.I. - Brad Faxon and Billy Andrade, PGA TOUR Champions professionals and co-hosts of the CVS Health Charity Classic, on Tuesday unveiled some of the pros playing in the 18th annual event. Set for June 26-28 at Rhode Island Country Club, the popular charitable tournament boasts a roster of top-tier PGA TOUR, LPGA and PGA TOUR Champions professionals.
MDLIVE expands Walgreens collaboration to include behavioral health services

DEERFIELD, Ill. – Walgreens on Tuesday expanded its collaboration with telehealth provider MDLIVE as part of a new mental health platform and campaign to help meet the growing need for resources and access to care.
PDC Brands targets eyelash, nails

HAYES, U.K. — Eyelashes and artificial nails are growing, and that isn’t wasted on PDC Brands, which last month scooped up the United Kingdom’s Original Additions. The deal brings PDC, known for fragrance and bath products, into two new categories. Most notable is the chance to expand into the artificial eyelash category with Original Additions’ Eylure London, the No. 1 cosmetics lash brand in the United Kingdom.
CVS brand formulated for differentiation

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — Recently, CVS has been highlighting its exclusive line Enlite Super Face and Flawless Body. The collection reflects the industry’s efforts to offer consumers something the competition doesn’t have. In this case, the items are formulas not often found in mass retail.
Walgreens Boots Alliance names seasoned marketer to manage global brands

CHICAGO - Walgreens Boots Alliance has tapped a seasoned marketer to fill the role vacated by Beth Stiller, who in March pursued an opportunity with Massage Envy as chief commercial officer. Helayna Minsk was recently named group VP Walgreens Global Brands.
Fledgling firms flourish among transition

There are ample opportunities for up-and-coming cosmetics lines to squeeze onto mass walls as the industry awaits the transition of several lines from Procter & Gamble to Coty, along with the final verdict on whether or not Revlon is on the block.
Dollar General invests in Southeast growth with new Georgia DC to open in 2017

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. - Dollar General on Monday announced it purchased land in Jackson, Ga., which sits in both Butts and Spalding counties, to serve as the location for the new distribution center the company plans to construct in the central part of the state. It will be the 15th facility in the retailer’s growing distribution network.