Pharmacy

Walgreens Reportedly Upping Use of Robot-Powered Pharmacies

Walgreens Reportedly Upping Use of Robot-Powered Pharmacies
Walgreens Reportedly Upping Use of Robot-Powered Pharmacies
May 12, 2025  |  Retail

Walgreens is reportedly increasing its use of robots to fill prescriptions for its retail locations. Company officials told CNBC in a report Sunday (May 11) that the pharmacy...

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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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GoodRx Launches eCommerce Offering for Retail Pharmacies
GoodRx Launches eCommerce Offering for Retail Pharmacies
April 03, 2025  |  Retail

GoodRx has launched an eCommerce experience for retail pharmacies in collaboration with grocery chain Hy-Vee. With this new tool, announced Thursday (April 3), GoodRx will check inventories when a...

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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 Agrees to Acquisition by Sycamore Partners
Walgreens Agrees to Acquisition by Sycamore Partners
March 06, 2025  |  Partnerships

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) said Thursday (March 6) that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an entity affiliated with private...

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Retail Pharmacies Rethink Product Lockdowns as Digital Solutions Aim to Fix Security
Retail Pharmacies Rethink Product Lockdowns as Digital Solutions Aim to Fix Security
January 24, 2025  |  Retail

As retail pharmacies like Walgreens move toward ending product lockdowns, the decision reflects a change in consumer behavior and a response to rising security concerns....

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Google DeepMind CEO: AI-Designed Drugs Coming to Clinical Trials in 2025
Google DeepMind CEO: AI-Designed Drugs Coming to Clinical Trials in 2025
January 21, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Nobel laureate and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said Tuesday (Jan. 21) that he expects to see pharmaceutical drugs designed by artificial intelligence (AI) to...

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Walgreens CEO: ‘Turnaround Will Take Time’
Walgreens CEO: ‘Turnaround Will Take Time’
January 10, 2025  |  Earnings

For Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Tim Wentworth, the company’s turnaround process is not a sprint but a marathon. “We still have substantial work to do...

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