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 be acquired. The retail pharmacy company said in a Tuesday (April 8) earnings release that during the quarter ended Feb....
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 consumer searches for medication, determining whether it’s available at the pharmacy and can be purchased online. The company will then...
The head of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) believes that artificial intelligence (AI) can accelerate medical research such that it would be possible within 10 to 20 years to stop a disease very early on in its tracks. AI can “put us in a world...
Under the leadership of new CEO Wendy Barnes, GoodRx is preparing for growth in 2025, aiming to address the challenges of rising prescription costs and limited access to medications. By integrating eCommerce with digital prescriptions and expanding the company’s Integrated Savings Program (ISP), Barnes believes...
April 15, 2025
In the fast-evolving world of FinTech, where innovation can often race ahead of regulation, emerging markets present both an opportunity and a challenge for business-to-consumer (B2C) payment providers. Many emerging sectors such as gaming, hemp-based wellness and even online pharmacies are becoming test beds for the next generation of payments innovation. These verticals, often deemed […]
January 31, 2025
Amazon is emerging as a key competitor to Walmart in the healthcare sector, leveraging its technological reach and consumer base. With strategic partnerships, including those with Teladoc and mental health...
January 16, 2025
Digital transformation is at the forefront of an overarching strategy to elevate the customer experience for officials at UnitedHealth Group. “At the core of the company … it’s all about improving...
October 07, 2024
Data, in the right hands, can be a business leader’s magic wand. “Data is our best friend right now,” Jeanniey Walden, the chief marketing and customer officer at Rite Aid, told PYMNTS,...
April 08, 2025
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 be acquired. The retail pharmacy company said in a Tuesday (April 8) earnings release that during the quarter ended Feb. 28, its sales rose 4.1% year over year to reach […]
April 03, 2025
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 consumer searches for medication, determining...
December 30, 2024
Rural lifestyle retailer Tractor Supply Company has finalized its acquisition of online pet pharmacy Allivet. “We’re very excited to officially welcome the Allivet team to the Tractor Supply family,” Tractor Supply CEO Hal...
December 18, 2024
Pharmacy navigation platform Scripta Insights has raised $17 million in a Series B round. The new funding closes out a year in which Scripta’s revenue has surged by more than 100%, the...
