Pharmacy

Amazon Could Be Coming For Brazil’s Pharmacy Market
Amazon Could Be Coming For Brazil’s Pharmacy Market
October 12, 2018  |  Retail

Following Amazon’s acquisition of PillPack in June, Morgan Stanley Analyst Javier Martinez noted that the eCommerce retailer could take on the drugstore market in Brazil. Such...

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Walgreens Falls Short On Q4 Revenues Amid Banner Year For Prescriptions
Walgreens Falls Short On Q4 Revenues Amid Banner Year For Prescriptions
October 11, 2018  |  Earnings

Amid a banner year for prescriptions along with a rise in refills from digital channels, Walgreens Boots Alliance beat earnings expectations, but fell short on...

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Walgreens’ Prescription For Change
Walgreens’ Prescription For Change
October 09, 2018  |  Retail

The changing nature of retail has been challenging for pharmacies. Carried on the power of their prescription businesses, they’ve been consistently losing their hold on...

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Prime Members Say Yes To Amazon Prescriptions
Prime Members Say Yes To Amazon Prescriptions
September 12, 2018  |  Retail

A new study by Deutsche Bank has found that 85 percent of insured Amazon Prime members would buy prescription drugs from the eCommerce giant. In...

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Five At Five: The Implications Of Google’s $5 Billion Fine
Five At Five: The Implications Of Google’s $5 Billion Fine
July 18, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Coverage includes a deeper look at Google’s high-cost headache in...

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Amazon In Talks To Acquire India’s MedPlus
Amazon In Talks To Acquire India’s MedPlus
July 18, 2018  |  Partnerships

Amazon is reportedly engaged in deal talks about acquiring MedPlus, the Indian pharmacy chain. According to Reuters, citing FactorDaily, the Indian news website, sources said...

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Five At Five: Amazon Prime’s Real Value
Five At Five: Amazon Prime’s Real Value
July 06, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Coverage includes a discussion of the real value of Amazon...

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Walgreens Invests In Leading Chinese Pharmacy GuoDa
Walgreens Invests In Leading Chinese Pharmacy GuoDa
July 06, 2018  |  Investments

Following regulatory approvals, Walgreens Boots Alliance said on Thursday (July 5) that the company completed an agreement to acquire a 40 percent stake of Sinopharm...

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Amazon Face Challenges After PillPack Acquisition
Amazon Face Challenges After PillPack Acquisition
July 03, 2018  |  Retail

Amazon might not have announced plans to open a chain of hospitals (yet), but you can forgive people for letting their imaginations go there in...

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