Amazon uses drone to make delivery
SEATTLE — Just 13 minutes after placing an order on Amazon.com, a customer in Cambridge, England, received the order — an Amazon Fire TV streaming device and a bag of popcorn — dropped at the...
View ArticleCVS aims to be ‘partner of choice’ in health care
NEW YORK — CVS Health’s delivery of value to health care stakeholders makes it a “partner of choice,” president and chief executive officer Larry Merlo said at the company’s Analyst Day....
View ArticleSears will shutter more locations
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — There was more bad news for Sears and Kmart as Sears announced last month another round of stores to be shuttered. Employees were notified that more than 30 Sears and Kmart...
View ArticleHoliday sales take turn for better
NEW YORK — While neither the government nor individual retailers have issued their holiday or December sales figures yet, it looks like the 2016 holiday selling season may have seen the strongest...
View ArticleWBA moves step closer to closing Rite Aid deal
DEERFIELD, Ill. — By agreeing to sell 865 Rite Aid stores to Fred’s Inc., Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Rite Aid Corp. have likely removed a major barrier to the approval and completion of their...
View ArticleTransformation of Fred’s accelerates with acquisition
MEMPHIS — Fred’s Inc. has taken a huge step forward on its path toward becoming a major drug store chain by agreeing to buy 865 Rite Aid locations from Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA) and Rite Aid...
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MMR names Retailers of the Year
ZAANDAM, Netherlands — The merger of Royal Ahold and the Delhaize Group always had a compelling logic behind it. The companies, with roots in the neighboring countries of Holland and Belgium, possessed...
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Panzer excels in health, wellness
PHOENIX — Mark Panzer, senior vice president of pharmacy, health and wellness at Albertsons Cos., is leading his team and the industry in creating a singular destination for customers to take care of...
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Gatta is top front-end merchant
GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. — Meetings with vendors are a big part of Larry Gatta’s job. As Dollar General Corp.’s senior vice president and general merchandising manager for consumables, Gatta attends more...
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Walgreens honored for Innovation in Beauty Care
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens is redefining the beauty shopping experience at many of its stores. As of the end of 2016, about 1,800 locations had been converted to the drug chain’s “Beauty...
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