Walgreens has shuttered stores across at least a dozen states, including New York and New Jersey, as part of a multiyear plan to cut costs and close underperforming locations. The Chicago-based pharmacy chain first announced plans in October 2024 to close roughly 1,200 underperforming stores over the next three years – including 500 locations in … Read more
Talk about a sight for sore eyes. A California drugmaker is pulling more than three million bottles of eye drops from the shelves of major pharmacy chains and grocery stores nationwide over potential safety concerns. The FDA announced this week that K.C. Pharmaceuticals, Inc. voluntarily recalled the products and is urging consumers to stop using … Read more
Santa isn’t the only one working this Christmas. Many chains will be operating across the United States on Christmas Eve and some on Christmas Day as well. This year, like all years, federal organizations like the United States Post Office will be closed on December 25, which is also the first night of Chaunukkah. Both … Read more
Turkey isn’t for everyone — and corporate America knows this well. Therefore, grabbing a coffee, fast food, last-second groceries, or a sit-down meal throughout the country on Thanksgiving won’t be hard. Although government-run services like the Post Office will be closed and garbage pickup in NYC will be on hold 24 hours after Turkey Day … Read more
How sweet it is. Walgreens can’t keep up with young people’s demand for its in-house mango gummy candy with a peelable exterior. Bags of the Nice! brand’s tiny, squishy nosh — which retails for $1.99 — can’t stay stocked long enough at the chain’s pharmacies across the US. The sweet treat has been routinely selling … Read more
Top New York officials demanded the nation’s major pharmacy chains reveal their plans about making the abortion pill mifepristone available in the state. In a letter signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul and state Attorney General Letitia James, the Democrats requested Walgreens, CVS Health and Rite Aid to respond in writing within 10 business days about their commitment … Read more
Walmart said Friday it would adjust working hours for its US pharmacy team and implement it nationwide in 4,600 locations, with drugstore operator CVS Health doing the same for about two-thirds of its retail pharmacies, amid a tight labor market. The United States has been experiencing a nationwide labor shortage since the COVID-19 pandemic which has forced retailers … Read more