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Walgreens Continues Turnaround Efforts Ahead of Planned Acquisition by Private Equity Firm
Walgreens Continues Turnaround Efforts Ahead of Planned Acquisition by Private Equity Firm
April 08, 2025  |  Earnings

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) saw its second-quarter fiscal 2025 sales increase and its operating loss drop as it continues its turnaround plan and prepares to...

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CVS Plans Chain of Smaller-Footprint Pharmacy-Focused Stores
CVS Plans Chain of Smaller-Footprint Pharmacy-Focused Stores
March 09, 2025  |  Retail

CVS is reportedly opening 12 smaller-footprint locations focused more on healthcare than consumer products. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Sunday (March 9), the...

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Walgreens Continues Efforts to Divest Healthcare Clinic Chain VillageMD
Walgreens Continues Efforts to Divest Healthcare Clinic Chain VillageMD
February 12, 2025  |  Healthcare

Walgreens Boots Alliance-backed healthcare clinic chain VillageMD is reportedly working with advisers to explore a sale, restructuring or other options. This move comes after Walgreens...

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How Important Are Pharmacists in Getting Consumers to Use Traditional Drugstores?
How Important Are Pharmacists in Getting Consumers to Use Traditional Drugstores?
January 07, 2025  |  Retail

In the past decade, the U.S. has seen a dramatic decline in the number of drugstores, with nearly 30% of them disappearing from the retail...

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Can Retail Pharmacies Survive the Digital Transformation of Healthcare?
Can Retail Pharmacies Survive the Digital Transformation of Healthcare?
October 22, 2024  |  Retail

In the connected economy, retail pharmacies like CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid face challenges to their traditional business models. As consumer preferences move toward digital...

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Rite Aid Adds Klarna’s ‘Pay in 4’ Option to Its Stores
Rite Aid Adds Klarna’s ‘Pay in 4’ Option to Its Stores
October 16, 2024  |  BNPL

Rite Aid has teamed with Klarna to offer buy now, pay later options at its drugstores. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (Oct. 16), lets Rite Aid customers use Klarna’s Pay in...

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Humana Eyes Expanding Retail Options With Walmart
Humana Eyes Expanding Retail Options With Walmart
August 02, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

It looks like Humana’s partnership with the Walgreens Boots Alliance will not prevent it from expanding its relationship with Walmart. Humana announced it plans to...

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ATM Surcharges a Thing of The Past For Rite Aid
ATM Surcharges a Thing of The Past For Rite Aid
July 11, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

Getting cash out of an ATM can sometimes be a pain when people are not near one that’s associated with their bank. Surcharge fees can...

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