{"id":179,"date":"2012-04-18T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-18T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom.chainstoreguide.com\/2012\/04\/drug-store-industry-and-hbc-industry-eupdates\/"},"modified":"2012-04-18T10:35:00","modified_gmt":"2012-04-18T14:35:00","slug":"drug-store-industry-and-hbc-industry-eupdates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chainstoreguide.com\/offthechain\/2012\/04\/drug-store-industry-and-hbc-industry-eupdates\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug Store Industry and HBC Industry eUpdates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\" trbidi=\"on\"><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 19px;\"><b><i><u><br \/><\/u><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><u><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Personnel Updates<\/span><\/u><\/b><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">CVS Caremark<\/span><\/b><\/span><span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"> has confirmed that Stuart McGuigan, Senior VP and CIO, resigned from the company, effective 4-13-2012. Also, CVS Caremark outlined succession plans for its pharmacy benefit management business as Exec VP and COO Jon Roberts will assume the role of president of the PBM business, effective Sept. 1, 2012.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b><u><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Financial Focus<\/span><\/u><\/b><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">:<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Rite Aid Inc. <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">reported fiscal 2011 sales of $26.12 billion. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><b><u><br \/><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><b><u><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Industry Insight<\/span><\/u><\/b><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">:<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><b>Brown&#8217;s Super Stores Inc. <\/b>is looking to add 15 convenient-care clinics<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"> into supermarkets in the <st1:city w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>region. The chain operates 10 ShopRite supermarkets in and around <st1:city w:st=\"on\"><st1:place w:st=\"on\">Philadelphia<\/st1:place><\/st1:city><span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">CVS\/pharmacy<\/span><\/b><\/span><span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"> is shuttering all of its<b> Beauty360<\/b> locations and ceasing operation of the Beauty360 e-commerce business to focus on the growth of its core CVS\/pharmacy beauty business, the retailer confirmed on Wednesday.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"> <b><o:p><\/o:p><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Walgreens announced that it will use Surescripts\u2019 Clinical Interoperability services to electronically deliver patient data directly to primary care providers to improve the coordination of care. In the coming months, all of the 7,800 Walgreens and Duane Reade pharmacies and 350 Take Care Clinics nationwide will use the Surescripts network to deliver immunization records to the patient\u2019s primary care provider.<\/span><\/span><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><b><u><br \/><\/u><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><b><u><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Mergers and Acquisitions<\/span><\/u><\/b><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">:<\/p>\n<p><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">CVS<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"> will take over <b>C&#8217;s Discount Pharmacy<\/b> for an undisclosed amount of money. C&#8217;s operates two locations in <st1:place w:st=\"on\">Metairie<\/st1:place>. The pharmacy was founded in 1987 by Felix Ciolino and his son, Steve. Felix Ciolino died in 2003.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Loblaw Cos<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">. has announced it is purchasing a majority of Zellers\u2019\u2014 a mass merchandise chain of the <st1:place w:st=\"on\"><st1:city w:st=\"on\">Hudson<\/st1:city><\/st1:place>\u2019s Bay Co. \u2014 prescription files for about $35 million.\u00a0<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">McKesson<\/span><\/b><\/span><span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"> announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of the independent banner and franchise businesses of <b>Katz Group Canada<\/b> in an all-cash transaction that closed March 25<sup>th<\/sup> 2012.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"> <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><b><u><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\"><br \/><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><u><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Real Estate<\/span><\/u><\/b><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">:<\/p>\n<p><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">Rite Aid <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">announced for the upcoming fiscal year <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 11pt;\">capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $300 million, which includes increasing the number of wellness store remodels and prescription file buys.\u00a0<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Personnel Updates: CVS Caremark has confirmed that Stuart McGuigan, Senior VP and CIO, resigned from the company, effective 4-13-2012. Also, CVS Caremark outlined succession plans for its pharmacy benefit management business as Exec VP and COO Jon Roberts will assume the role of president of the PBM business, effective Sept. 1, 2012. 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