- November 13, 2023
Walmart has implemented its designated hours, known as “sensory-friendly hours,” for patrons across its entire U.S. network of stores.
Per the company’s announcement, between 8 and 10 a.m. local time, Walmart ...
- September 14, 2023
In the world of retail, a prominent theme revolves around optimizing savings during the shopping experience.
According to the latest PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Coupon Apps, CVS Pharmacy and Dollar General ...
- September 10, 2023
Walmart is reportedly considering purchasing a majority share of primary care chain ChenMed.
The proposed deal, reported Friday (Sept. 8) by Bloomberg News, would mark Walmart’s largest healthcare foray so far, happening at a time ...
- August 29, 2023
Walmart has launched a new program called Testing and Treatment at its pharmacies in 12 states, according to the retailer Tuesday (Aug. 29).
The program allows Walmart pharmacists to test customers ...
- August 17, 2023
Healthcare is the roughly $4 trillion behemoth of an industry woven from a tangled web of providers, patients and providers.
And in at least one sign that the digital transformation of ...
- August 16, 2023
Technological advancements and evolving consumer expectations are fueling a significant transformation in the healthcare space, with several retailers at the forefront of shaping new paradigms that prioritize convenience, affordability and ...
- August 7, 2023
The 69th annual Fortune 500 list was published earlier this summer, and most people paid it little mind. What was once considered a coveted benchmark for “making it” is now ...
- August 2, 2023
CVS Health reported Q2 earnings and revenue surpassing expectations on Wednesday (Aug. 2), driven by its ongoing endeavors to strengthen its presence in the healthcare services sector.
The report comes in ...
- August 1, 2023
CVS is reportedly cutting around 5,000 jobs amid its new focus on healthcare.
The cuts are primarily centered around corporate-level positions and aren’t expected to involve jobs at the company’s stores, pharmacies or ...
- June 6, 2023
The growing yet fragmented home health space is moving toward a more consolidated and centralized footing one deal at a time as major players continue snapping up smaller ones, reinventing ...
- March 31, 2023
Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) volumes dropped by 48% year over year in the first quarter.
As of Thursday (March 30), M&A volumes for the quarter were down by 70% in ...
- February 8, 2023
CVS says it will acquire primary care provider Oak Street Health for $10.6 billion.
The pharmacy giant announced the purchase Wednesday (Feb. 8) morning, marking the latest step in CVS’ campaign ...
- February 7, 2023
CVS is reportedly nearing a $10.5 billion deal to acquire Oak Street Health.
The purchase could be announced as early as this week, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday (Feb. 7), ...
- January 24, 2023
Amazon is offering Prime members discounted prescription drugs, its latest venture into the healthcare sector.
Announced Tuesday (Jan. 24), the company’s RxPass provides patients that use the Amazon Pharmacy access to ...
- January 23, 2023
Retail healthcare is reaching deeper into rural America as Dollar General tests the waters in offering affordable care.
“We’re excited to pilot new mobile health clinics with services provided by DocGo ...
- January 10, 2023
Big Retail’s continued healthcare push is poised to advance with a $10 billion deal.
CVS is in the running to buy Oak Street Health, and beyond the money involved, strategically speaking, ...
- January 10, 2023
CVS is reportedly looking to expand its healthcare offerings by purchasing Oak Street Health.
The acquisition would value Oak Street at more than $10 billion, Bloomberg News reported late Monday (Jan. ...
- January 6, 2023
Walmart is touting an early lead in drone deliveries as the skies begin slowly filling with retail parcels.
In a Thursday (Jan. 5) update and accompanying infographic, Walmart said it completed ...
- December 22, 2022
Despite all the growth of omnichannel retail, the inventory data needed to satisfy BOPIS demand is still behind.
Among those pressures: Having the right inventory in place, and having the right ...
- November 2, 2022
While reporting the company’s earnings Wednesday (Nov. 2), CVS CEO Karen Lynch noted that this year has also been important for expanding its digital presence.
Speaking to investors, Lynch said the ...
- September 22, 2022
Humana could be considering buying Cano Health, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report citing unnamed sources.
This comes amid a broader movement of healthcare giants buying out primary-care providers.
The ...
- September 7, 2022
Health care is the space that couldn’t reinvent itself — becoming truly modern — until Big Retail came along to help usher the industry more fully into the 21st century.
For ...
- September 2, 2022
Once Signify Health indicated it was open to a sale early last month, several big brands — CVS, Amazon, UnitedHealth Group — have shown interest, but CVS seems to have ...
- August 22, 2022
Providing value is at a premium in inflationary times, but value-based healthcare is always desirable regardless of macroeconomic conditions — which helps explain the bidding war that’s broken out over ...
- August 7, 2022
CVS is reportedly looking to purchase healthcare platform Signify Health, which would allow the drugstore chain to expand into home health services.
Signify has been exploring “strategic alternatives,” which could include ...
- August 4, 2022
Amwell is driving ahead with its vision of becoming a platform of platforms with its Converge initiative with clients — most notably CVS Health — as the company moves aggressively to become ...
- August 3, 2022
CVS said it would either purchase or take a stake in a primary-care company before the year is over, part of a wave of pharmacy retailers strengthening their medical care ...
- June 30, 2022
With COVID-19 vaccinations and urgent care visits dropping through spring as infection fears faded, Big Pharmacy is looking to get back on track with expansion plans, a recovery in prescriptions ...
- May 31, 2022
CVS Health’s transition from a pharmacy-only focus to more of an overall health care effort continued with the launch of CVS Health Virtual Primary Care, a virtual care solution that’s ...
- May 4, 2022
Today in retail, CVS relies on tech and robotics as its store count declines and it focuses on post-COVID efficiencies, while the fashion industry is preparing for the holiday shopping ...
- May 4, 2022
With its lucrative COVID vaccine and testing franchise on the decline, the nation’s largest pharmacy retailer said Wednesday (May 4) that it was looking for ways to deploy new tech ...
- April 8, 2022
In a land of giants, where the corner pharmacy of yore is all but extinct, the fate of Rite Aid hangs in the balance, and perhaps the future of drugstores ...
- April 7, 2022
Today in data, Rihanna closes in on Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on Forbes’ annual list of the world’s richest people thanks to her growing retail empire. Also, Instagram sensation ...
- April 6, 2022
Today in retail, payments providers must offer value-added services to their customers, while Mastercard SpendingPulse shows continued return to pre-pandemic consumer spending. Plus, KimChi Chic Beauty line gets a retail ...
- April 6, 2022
CVS Pharmacy is bringing Bespoke Beauty Brands’ KimChi Chic Beauty line of products to at least 139 of its U.S. BeautyIRL locations, according to a Wednesday (April 6) press release.
The ...
- March 4, 2022
Today in the connected economy, Meta and Verizon announce plans to study the metaverse — where they might discover CVS, setting up its virtual pharmacy.
Meanwhile, security firm ADT wants to ...
- March 4, 2022
CVS is joining retailers like Walmart and Nike in the metaverse.
As CNBC reported Friday (March 4), the pharmacy giant has filed with the U.S. Patent Trade Office for a trademark ...
- March 1, 2022
The prescription business is getting a bit of a headache as pricing, product and the shifting landscape of retail pharmacies, prescription delivery services and other players reshape the terrain, hitting ...
- February 10, 2022
Today in Data, CVS says it will spend up to $3 billion on technology and digital enhancements. Plus, Tractor Supply is emphasizing digital sales, and more Main Street businesses are ...
- February 9, 2022
After a year of unprecedented COVID-19-related gains, the nation’s largest pharmacy chain is looking to leverage the new customer connections it made during the pandemic and prepare for a time ...
