Chain Drug Review articles from December 2007

Chain Drug Review archives from December 2007

Walgreens withdraws from four CVS Caremark Rx plans.(News)
December 17, 2007... DEERFIELD, Ill. -- After months of talks over what it labels "unreasonably low and below-market payment rates" went nowhere, Walgreen Co. opted last month to stop providing pharmacy services to pateints covered by four prescription plans...

Pharmacy presses Medicaid lawsuit.(News)
December 17, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WASHINGTON -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) have followed up their lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) with a...

Expert says CMS' methods flawed.(News)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
December 17, 2007... WASHINGTON -- A study submitted in support of community pharmacy's court challenge to the Medicaid reimbursement cuts imposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) provides a startling view of the flawed methodology used by...

Recruiting practices draw fire.(News)
December 17, 2007... TORONTO -- "Shoppers Drug Mart or Poachers Drug Mart" is the provocative heading of an editorial scheduled to run in the January 2008 print edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal but given early release late last month. The...

Kelly brings clout to new NACDS post.(News)(National Association of Chain Drug Stores)(Carol Kelly)
December 17, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has named Carol Kelly to the newly created position of senior vice president of government affairs and public policy. She will join the organization...

Broad role for e-scripts is advocated.(News)
December 17, 2007... WASHINGTON -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has reaffirmed its support of electronic prescribing of controlled substances as a safe and secure method of providing needed medications to patients. In testimony on behalf of...

Big A wants to dispose of its stores.(News)(Big A Drug Stores Inc.)(DJM Realty, LLC.)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... SOUTH GATE, Calif. -- Big A Drug Stores has selected DJM Realty to manage the disposition of all 19 of its retail store leases in California. The drug chain--which operates 13 Drug Emporium stores, two stores each under the Big A and Drug...

Cohen becomes CACDS chairman.(News)(Russell Cohen)(Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TORONTO -- Russell Cohen has been elected to a two-year term as chairman of the board of directors of the Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores. As executive vice president of industry and government affairs...

Rite Aid appoints Thompson senior VP.(News)(Robert Thompson, vice president)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Robert Thompson has joined Rite Aid Corp. as senior vice president of its Western division, where he will supervise over 900 stores. Thompson, 50, most recently served as senior vice president of Target Corp.'s Western...

NACDS Foundation Dinner.(National Association of Chain Drug Stores)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... More than 550 retail executives and representatives from the supplier community attended the ninth annual NACDS Charitable Foundation Dinner in New York earlier this month. The event, held at the Hilton New York Hotel and featuring NBC...

Coty builds portfolio with acquisition of Del.(News)(Del Laboratories Inc.)
December 17, 2007... NEW YORK -- Coty Inc.'s agreement earlier this month to acquire Del Laboratories Inc. will bolster its presence in the color cosmetics and skin care arenas and help move the fragrance giant a step closer to its goal of having $5 billion in...

Take Care surpasses 100-clinic milestone.(News)(Take Care Health Systems)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. -- Walgreen Co.'s Take Care Health Systems subsidiary opened its 100th walk-in health clinic late last month. The milestone was reached when the company opened three clinics simultaneously in Walgreens stores in Miami;...

Kerr launches health center.(News)(Kerr Drug)
December 17, 2007... RALEIGH, N.C. -- Kerr Drug opened its newest concept store last month when it debuted its Community Health Care Center in Sanford, N.C. "We made a conscious decision--a commitment--to provide North Carolinians with a comprehensive health...

Wyeth strengthens its senior management team.(Supplier News)(Wyeth Pharmaceuticals)
December 17, 2007... MADISON, N.J. -- Wyeth has announced to promotion of several executives who have been key contributors to the pharmaceutical manufacturer's success over the past several years. "As I prepare for the role of chief executive officer in...

Colgate, Aetna join forces.(Supplier News)(Colgate-Palmolive Co.)
December 17, 2007... HARTFORD, Ct. -- Aetna and Colgate-Palmolive Co. have teamed up to help Aetna members improve their oral health. Executives say the campaign is designed to educate members about the emerging evidence of a link between oral health and...

Meltdown hits store shelves.(Supplier News)(VPX Sports Inc.)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DAVIE, Fla. -- VPX Sports Inc. has introduced Meltdown, an innovative fat-loss product that boasts exclusive new fat-burning compounds. Meltdown employs three forms of Yohimbine to stimulate blood flow in...

McNeil to offer Zyrtec as O-T-C.(Supplier News)(McNeil Consumer Healthcare)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. -- McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a unit of McNeil-PPC Inc. has received Food and Drug Administration approval to market a nonprescription version of the allergy treatment Zyrtec. Cleared for use in adults and children, the...

Del campaign asks, 'Have You Seen Sally?'.(Supplier News)(Del Laboratories Inc.)
December 17, 2007... UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- On the cusp of 2008, Del Laboratories Inc.'s Sally Hansen brand is poised to launch a host of items to greet the new year with a "Have You Seen Sally?" theme. The broad new lineup includes Sally Hansen Nail Lacquer, Nail...

Thermionics takes a new approach to hot-cold therapy.(Supplier News)(ThermiPaq pads)
December 17, 2007... SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Opportunity abounds in the hot/cold therapy category for retailers willing to break with traditional products, says Thermionics Corp. president Gregg Harwood. Thermionics can help drug chains break with the past by...

Health Enterprises unveils accessories.(Supplier News)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... NORTH ATTLEBORO, Ma. -- Health Enterprises Inc. has expanded its line of hearing aid accessories with four new products. The company also has announced that Britain's Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID) is offering two of its...

Ex-Eckerd exec shares insights in book.(Supplier News)(Eckerd Drug Co.)(Tommy White, executive)
December 17, 2007... NEW YORK -- Promoting worker morale and productivity through good management is the subject of a new book by retired Eckerd Drug veteran Tommy White. The 138-page book, The Wreckless Manager, is subtitled "A no 'B.S.' way of managing that...

Five new patents go to Parata.(Supplier News)(Parata Systems LLC )(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... DURHAM, N.C. -- Parata Systems LLC has earned five additional patents for pharmacy automation. The patents are among 24 the company has garnered since its founding in 2001. "Parata is founded on the principle of disciplined innovation; our...

Longs continues to improve profitability of stores.(Business)(Longs Drug Stores Corp.)(Financial report)
December 17, 2007... WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Longs Drug Stores Corp. continued to ring up formidable earnings gains in the face of modest top-line growth through the first nine months of fiscal 2008, as third quarter profits came in comfortably ahead of the...

Outlook is updated for rest of fiscal '08.(Business)(Longs Drug Stores Corp.)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- With a solid 39 weeks behind it and no additional store closure charges or gains expected to be booked during the final quarter, Longs' management expects to post adjusted earnings from continuing operations between...

Performance of Cardinal operating units mixed.(Business)(Cardinal Health Inc.)(Financial report)
December 17, 2007... DUBLIN, Ohio. -- Cardinal Health began its fiscal 2008 year with modest single-digit growth in revenues and income from continuing operations. Although earnings before special items met Wall Street's expectations, a disappointing performance in...

AmerisourceBergen profits off in quarter.(Business)(Financial report)
December 17, 2007... VALLEY FORGE, Pa. -- Income from continuing lines grew at a slower pace than revenues in fiscal 2007 at wholesaler AmerisourceBergen Corp., as a hefty fourth quarter writedown of vaccine inventory forced profits down in the final period....

Drug store stocks fall in November.(Business)
December 17, 2007... NEW YORK -- Chain drug stocks slipped again in November along with the rest of Wall Street, but investors began to refocus on those equities because of their relatively recession-resistant nature in the face of a slowing economy. In the...

Execs bullish about fiscal '08.(AmerisourceBergen Corp.)(executives)
December 17, 2007... VALLEY FORGE, Pa. -- Despite an uneven performance by its operating segments in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, AmerisourceBergen executives remained upbeat about fiscal 2008. "Looking ahead, we expect the fiscal 2008 performance to meet...

Chain drug suppliers see earnings retreat.(Business)
December 17, 2007... NEW YORK -- Major manufacturers of core drug store merchandise saw earnings from ongoing lines slip 1.1 % in the third quarter of 2007 in the wake of major charges at one company. Aggregate earnings from continuing operations for 25 vendors...

Special items cause Duane Reade loss.(Business)(Duane Reade Holding Corp.)(Financial report)
December 17, 2007... NEW YORK -- Closed store costs plus expenses related to its former chief executive officer increased both the net and operating losses at Duane Reade Holdings Inc. for the third quarter and the first nine months of fiscal 2007. However, strong...

This is hardly the moment for discontent.(My Turn)
December 17, 2007... A core strength of chain drug retailing has traditionally been its solidarity, its sense of itself as one industry, and its ability to speak, if not always act, with one voice. Chain drug retailing has been unique among the mass retailing...

NACDS gets Rx message across.(My Turn)(National Association of Chain Drug Stores)
December 17, 2007... At an appearance last month, Steve Anderson spoke about the substantial benefits that the nation's health care system can realize by capitalizing on the full potential of community pharmacy. After noting the breadth and accessibility of the...

Community Rx looks very different post-CVS Caremark.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- It's true: CVS Caremark Corp. is in the early stages of altering forever the practice of retail pharmacy in America. Anyone who doubts that is in for a rude awakening. To elaborate, this year's merger of CVS Corp. and...

It's really 'a logical evolution'.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(CVS Corp. merged with Caremark Rx Inc.)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- The creation of CVS Caremark had its share of drama. The merger of CVS Corp. and Caremark Rx Inc. was first announced November 1, 2006, and heralded by Caremark chairman, president and chief executive officer Mac...

CVS, Caremark grow toward watershed merger.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... 1963 The first CVS store, selling health and beauty products, is founded in Lowell, Mass., by brothers Stanley and Sidney Goldstein and partner Ralph Hoagland. CVS stands for Consumer Value Stores. 1964 The CVS chain grows to 17...

Joining of two powerhouses spells success.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(CVS Corp.)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Perhaps ironically, the CVS staffer most in touch with the new CVS Caremark entity, its vision and its potential going forward is not a pharmacist but the company's chief financial officer, Dave Packard. Not without...

Third quarter results are on target.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(Financial report)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- By all measures, the third quarter of 2007 was a strong period for the recently merged CVS Caremark Corp., as growth at the bottom line far outpaced revenues. With earnings beating Wall Street's average estimate, analysts...

It's a thumbs up from Wall Street.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(forecast of drugstores financial earnings )
December 17, 2007... NEW YORK -- By Wall Street's calculations, CVS Caremark Corp. can be counted on to follow this year's growth with solid, double-digit earnings gains for some years to come. On average, analysts polled by Thomson Financial are calling for...

Numbers promise long-term gains.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(Financial report)
December 17, 2007... NEW YORK -- Although revenues were just shy of Wall Street's $20.56 billion forecast, CVS Caremark's third quarter earnings exceeded by a penny the 44-cents-per-share average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Financial. Even with some...

It's all straight to the point.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(CVS Corp. merged with Caremark Rx Inc.)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Just as CVS Corp. always strived to be first to market with its products and services, the company followed such a strategy with its acquisition of Caremark Rx Inc., says Michael Ferdinandi, senior vice president of human...

CVS/Caremark cultures make meshing easy.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Those who worked for Caremark Rx Inc. when the business operated as a separate entity continue to he pleased with their expanded roles as the story of the combined CVS Caremark operation continues to unfold. "Like we...

Working to unleash combined company's full potential.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(CVS Corp. merged with Caremark Rx Inc.)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- If much about the CVS offices here remains the same in the aftermath of the drug chain's merger with Caremark, there's one major difference: Chris Bodine, one of CVS' most prominent and influential executives, now devotes...

'We have to lead' to be successful.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(CVS Caremark)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Before he began overseeing CVS Caremark's health care operations, Chris Bodine played a key role in helping the company move forward in a number of other, equally critical areas. The most prominent of these positions,...

'A new vision to improve the quality of human life'.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... NASHVILLE -- CVS Caremark executive vice president of PBM marketing Jack Bruner is passionate about the merger of the two companies earlier this year and the positive impact it is having on America's health care system. "The new brand...

Web used to empower patients.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(CVS Caremark)(caremark.com)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NASHVILLE -- Patients with prescription coverage through CVS Caremark have a unique option on how to manage their benefits. Through its web site, caremark.com, the company offers patients the ability to take care...

Go-to-market efforts are custom tailored.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... NASHVILLE -- CVS Caremark is uniquely positioned to change the way consumers, payers and other health care providers see health care, according to executive vice president of PBM marketing Jack Bruner. "Our value proposition is to provide...

Network pharmacies get ample support.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(Caremark Pharmacy Services)
December 17, 2007... NASHVILLE -- Caremark Pharmacy Services' primary criteria for selecting retail partners when building a PBM network are its clients' requirements, according to executive vice president of industry relations Rudy Mladenovic. All network...

Goal is to maximize Rx therapy's impact.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NASHVILLE -- CVS Caremark leverages its purchasing power across all market segments for the benefit of its clients. "In today's marketplace we recognize that the understanding and appropriate use of...

'Working together to benefit all'.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... NASHVILLE -- CVS Caremark is taking the opportunity as a combined company to expand its position as a trusted health adviser to help consumers understand and navigate the health care system, says senior vice president and chief clinical...

Patient privacy is top priority.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... NASHVILLE -- CVS Caremark has joined several other health care and employer groups in an effort to protect the privacy of health information. Calling itself the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST), the group hopes to develop a...

CVS Caremark emphasizes simple solutions.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(Occupation overview)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- As the recently appointed senior vice president of health care services for CVS Caremark, Helena Foulkes has turned her focus toward how the company can continue to combine the pharmacy benefits management and retail...

Technology is a facilitator.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Technology plays a key role at CVS Caremark in improving patient service, expanding health care services and achieving better medication outcomes, notes Jon Roberts, senior vice president of...

RFID is still waiting on the horizon.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(CVS Corp. proceeds with several forms of technology and donates money to improve the health care system)(radio frequency identification)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Although CVS Caremark is proceeding with several forms of technology, the chain, like many other retailers, continues to take a cautious approach toward widespread adoption of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags. ...

MinuteClinic model key part of plan.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... NASHVILLE -- Consumers have completely embraced the MinuteClinic concept, chief executive officer Michael Howe says. "The retail clinic model will clearly be a key part of the retail and health care delivery landscape going forward," he...

For patients, 'walking in' makes more sense.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(MinuteClinic)(QuickMedx)(retail health centers)
December 17, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Young parents of today owe a debt of gratitude to Rick Krieger. On a wintry Minneapolis weekend in 1999, a hurried and worried Krieger spent two hours at an urgent care center awaiting a strep...

In-store service and much more.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(CVS Caremark)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Nurse practitioners consistently stress the importance of a "regular medical home" with every patient they observe who makes a visit to a MinuteClinic, according to Michael Howe, chief executive...

CVS Caremark gets ready to take on leadership role.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... NASHVILLE -- As CVS Caremark settles into its first year of operation, Caremark Pharmacy Services president Howard McLure feels the company is uniquely situated to be a primary player in the future of American health care. "Pharmaceutical...

Medicare Part D seen as plus.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NASHVILLE -- One development that has had a significant impact on CVS Caremark's business is the Medicare prescription drug benefit, known to many as Medicare Part D. The company sponsors one of the program's 10...

CVS Caremark to foster, improve PBM/retailer synergies.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(pharmacy benefits managers)
December 17, 2007... NASHVILLE -- Pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) support community pharmacies in many ways and will continue to evolve to support them better, according to Caremark executive vice president of operations Chris Luthin. For instance, as...

Striving for differentiation, uniqueness.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... NASHVILLE -- Early excitement over the creation of CVS Caremark has been far greater than anticipated, according to David Joyner, the company's executive vice president of sales and account services. While Joyner expected clients to take a...

PBM's panoply of patient services.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(pharmacy benefit managers)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... CVS Caremark provides comprehensive pharmacy benefits management services to more than 2,000 health plan sponsors nationwide, as well as their participants. Beyond core PBM provisions, the company's offerings include disease management and...

Chronic disorders get first-class clinical management.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... NASHVILLE--As the nation's largest specialty pharmacy provider, CVS Caremark is dedicated to providing the most appropriate care and management for individuals with chronic conditions. CVS Caremark provides "the broadest offering of...

Specialty medications are never a problem.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... NASHVILLE -- Less than 1.5% of the population requires treatment with a specialty medication. Because specialty pharmaceuticals are often manufactured utilizing DNA technology or other biological processes, they are high-cost and require...

Code of conduct gets the message across.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Caremark is currently in the process of creating a new code of conduct to reflect changes resulting from the merger between the retailing giant and he pharmacy benefits manager earlier this year. "The code provides...

Unique opportunity to be heard.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- With changes in federal and state programs looming on the horizon, community pharmacies will play a critical role in helping to shape the direction these programs take, CVS Caremark senior vice president of government...

CVS/pharmacy to provide 'total shopping experience'.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(CVS Corp.)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Walk into CVS Caremark's corporate offices here and there's no doubt that one is at the headquarters of a major chain drug retailer. Despite the signing that shouts CVS Caremark and the many exhortations to...

Making assimilation a science.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(acquisitions of several drug chains over the past decade presents the company with a challenge of having to adopt its operation to a variety of different -size store)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Caremark's acquisition of several other drug chains over the past decade has presented the company with the challenge of having to adopt its operation to a variety of different-size stores....

'Caring, understanding, inquiry and expertise'.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(CVS Corp.)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS/ pharmacy's marketing supports a range of goods and services, enhancing customers' well-being, according to senior vice president of retail marketing and advertising Robert Price. Pharmacy and other health services...

A H&BA destination for women of all ages.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(woemn as caregivers)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- With its new "For All the Ways You Care" campaign, CVS/pharmacy wants people to know that the drug chain is a resource for women to take care of themselves and those they care for. The $25 million national television...

CVS drug stores cover all bases.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(CVS Corp. )(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... A holistic shopping experience is sought for CVS Caremark consumers. Whether customers are at the pharmacy or in a beauty care or other front-end department, they are meant to approach a store visit with the objective of feeling better about...

CVS Caremark knows what its core customers desire.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- As CVS Caremark's senior vice president of merchandising, Michael Bloom always keeps his focus on the customer. Bloom and his team of experts are responsible for all product selection, all promotional events like the...

Stores tailored for individual markets.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Visual merchandising is crucial to making the shopping experience a pleasing and simple one. In her role as CVS Caremark vice president of visual merchandising Judith Sansone is responsible for four distinct areas that...

Branding is serious business for retailer.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Private label and exclusive brands are of growing importance at CVS Caremark, with more than 5,000 CVS-owned brand products now available to customers in nearly every category on both a permanent and an in-and-out basis. ...

CVS Caremark delivers on its beauty care promise.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Caremark is well aware of the importance of beauty to its shoppers, and goes the extra mile to make certain that its beauty departments are inviting and that the latest, hottest items are on its shelves. With about...

Proprietary brands show merchandising know-how.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(CVS Caremark )
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- A significant factor in the establishment of CVS Caremark as a destination for beauty is its exclusive lines, and the hair care segment has been prominent in this effort. Three years ago CVS launched Cristophe Beverly...

CVS Caremark keeps store base on the cutting edge.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- As senior vice president of store operations in the East for CVS Caremark, Scott Baker is focused on strategic alignment within the retail organization. "Management of real estate investments and division talent...

Forty-five years later retailing megapower is ready.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(Company overview)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Since Stanley Goldstein and his brother Sid opened their first Consumer Value Store in Lowell, Mass., almost 45 years ago, growth has always been on the minds of CVS executives. Within 18 months the Goldsteins had built...

CVS stood ground and got deal done.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- One of the biggest challenges for CVS in putting the CVS Caremark deal together was navigating the complicated regulatory environment, executive vice president and chief legal officer Doug Sgarro recalls. Since the deal...

The marketplace is vast enough for future expansion.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Although no drug chain has expanded faster than CVS Caremark in the past decade, there is still ample room for growth, according to senior vice president of real estate Dino DeThomas. While the total number of drug...

CVS builds Calif. presence.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(California, United States)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... The conversion of an acquired Sav-on Drugs store in Marina Del Rey, Calif., demonstrates CVS Caremark's ability to transform stores to adhere to its latest layout, decor and merchandise mix. The store was among 700 freestanding units...

CVS Caremark makes a habit of giving back.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- When it comes to giving to the community, CVS Caremark's approach is both wide-ranging and highly focused. The approach is wide-ranging in that it touches a broad span of people, from infants to the elderly. But the...

Boundless Playgrounds change lives.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Caremark has helped children by supporting programs that allow them every opportunity to stay physically active. In July, for example, CVS All Kids Can, a program of the CVS Caremark Charitable Trust, pledged $1.1...

Young people exposed to Rx careers.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)
December 17, 2007... NEW YORK -- CVS Caremark has a long history of promoting educational initiatives that are broadly aimed at introducing young people to potential careers in pharmacy. The future of the pharmacy profession has never been brighter, as...

Grants support disabled children, uninsured.(CVS CAREMARK Changes the Game)(Brief article)
December 17, 2007... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Caremark's community grants program is an important part of the company's approach to giving. In 2007 the program gave top priority to two main areas of need: children under age 18 with disabilities and health care...