NewsHow to find which pharmacies in your state will be giving the COVID-19 vaccineThey include ubiquitous drugstores such as CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens, as well as grocery giants Walmart, Kroger, and Albertsons.
Co.DesignWalmart, Target, and CVS team up to reinvent single-use plastic bagsFirst they came for plastic cups. Now they’re coming for plastic bags.
TechCan high-tech capitalism fix the healthcare industry?Big business is betting on a future without Medicare for All. But are retail clinics, artificial intelligence, and mobile apps enough to cure what really ails us?
NewsMillennials are warming up to some baby boomer lifestyle choices—and vice versaJif peanut butter is one of the fastest-growing brands among millennials, while baby boomers are discovering the joys of White Claw.
TechDrones from CVS and Walgreens are finally here—and they’re bringing Band-AidsWith UPS and Google sister company Wing as partners, the big pharmacies are starting to deliver pills, Cheez-Its, and first-aid supplies by drone.
NewsWalgreens is closing 200 stores across AmericaThat’s 3% of its total stores—but the company isn’t revealing which ones will go.
NewsSerious eye-drop recall hits CVS, Walgreens, Walmart: Here’s what to knowCheck your medicine cabinets.
NewsWalgreens wants its pharmacists trained for mental health crisesThe nationwide drugstore chain announced that it will soon provide specialized training to pharmacists to help customers in crisis.
NewsWalgreens, publicly shamed by the FDA, raises the tobacco age to 21Starting September 1, Walgreens shoppers will have to be 21 to purchase tobacco products in its stores.
Co.DesignIt’s not just Google or Facebook: The freezer aisle is ad targeting you nowWalgreens is using cameras, eye tracking, and motion sensors to show you real-time ads meant to influence which ice cream you buy.
NewsTesla announces 2 new independent board members–one is Elon Musk’s “close friend”The two come as part of a settlement Tesla reached with the SEC.
Most Innovative CompaniesBirchbox just gave the Walgreens beauty aisle a 21st-century makeoverThe company known for its beauty boxes is launching retail experiences at 11 Walgreens stores, where women can sample and buy beauty products.
NewsWalgreens and CVS stocks plummet as Dr. Amazon buys an online prescription serviceAmazon.com Inc. said this morning it will acquire PillPack, an online pharmacy service licensed in all 50 states.
NewsFlu symptoms? Walgreens is using 2018 prescription data to track activity with this mapAs we wrote earlier this week, this year’s flu season is the worst since the CDC began keeping track in the early 2000s, but the CDC isn’t the only one with a handy map to monitor flu activity. The folks at Walgreens have figured out a pretty interesting way to map out which areas in … Continue reading “Flu symptoms? Walgreens is using 2018 prescription data to track activity with this map”
Innovation By DesignWhy You Can’t Get Rich Inventing The Banana SplitThe creator of the banana split never received royalties. Because ideas in food belong to culture.
Innovation By DesignUser Experience Is The Heart Of Any Company. How Do You Make It Top Priority?If you start with “useful” as a first principle, then you automatically place customer need and experience first, writes Wolff Olins’s Mary Ellen Muckerman.
TechMost Innovative Companies – Health CareFrom General Electric to PatientsLikeMe, our picks for the top companies in health care.
Work LifeBusiness in Front, Wellness in Back: Walgreens’ New Diabetes Program Makes Customers Patients