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April 4, 2013
Walgreens clinics broaden services to include chronic conditions

Walgreen Co. said Thursday that its in-store Take Care Clinics have expanded the scope of healthcare services offered beyond treating minor ailments like sinus infections to include assessment, treatment and management for chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma and others, as well as additional preventive health services.

January 10, 2013
Wal-Mart to join Arkansas healthcare initiative

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Arkansas governor Mike Beebe announced Thursday that Wal-Mart will join an Arkansas program intended to change the way that private insurers and Medicaid pay for services.

November 12, 2012
Report: Walmart to raise healthcare premiums

Walmart’s U.S. employees will pay between 8% and 36% more in premiums for its medical coverage in 2013, Reuters reported.

November 8, 2012
RILA to Obama: Without rules, employer-sponsored health care at risk

In a letter sent to President Barack Obama, RILA President Sandy Kennedy argued that the Administration’s failure in a timely manner to provide employers with formal guidance on the most basic of implementation rules for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) jeopardizes employer-sponsored healthcare coverage.

October 26, 2012
GE Capital Survey finds retail CFOs worried about economy and healthcare costs

Nearly half (49%) of retail CFOs expect their capital expenditures will increase in the next 12 months, a 19-point uptick that leads all industries, and 29% expect to consider additional financing for expenditures, also leading all industries.

September 12, 2012
NRF warns of ‘regulatory train wreck’ with healthcare regulations

Washington, D.C. -- The National Retail Federation told a congressional panel Wednesday that the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury have used too much informal guidance and not enough formal rulemaking in developing regulations to implement the new healthcare reform law, complicating retailers’ and other employers’ ability to plan for what will be required in 2014. NRF is concerned that the situation is the latest example of regulatory uncertainty that is hampering businesses’ attempts to expand and create jobs.



June 28, 2012
Supreme Court rules healthcare mandate can stay; retailers upset

The U.S. Supreme Court has just ruled that, while the individual mandate to buy health insurance is unconstitutional, this key part of President Obama’s signature healthcare law can stay as part of Congress’s power under a taxing clause.

June 19, 2012
Walgreens in $6.7 billion deal to acquire 45% stake in Alliance Boots

Walgreen Co. said it will pay $6.7 billion for a 45% stake in European health and beauty retailer Alliance Boots, which is based in Nottingham, England, with an option to buy the rest of the company in about three years.

March 1, 2012
Discounters show strength in February; Target sales up 7%

In a month that was solid overall, the discount sector showed its muscle, turning in a strong February same-store sales performance nearly across the board.

February 27, 2012
Edge Realty Partners launches investment sales division

Edge Realty Partners has announced the launch of Edge Realty Capital Markets, which will focus on the investment sales of retail, multi-family and healthcare properties.

February 2, 2012
Discounters post solid results for January; Macy’s misses estimates

The nation’s discount chains reported solid results for January, with Target Corp., TJX Cos., and Costco Wholesale Corp. all reporting gains above expectations.

January 16, 2012
Family Dollar implements Kronos workforce management solution

Kronos Inc. said that Family Dollar is using its suite of workforce management solutions to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve productivity of more than 55,000 Family Dollar employees across 7,000 stores.

November 9, 2011
Walmart denies exploring primary care healthcare platform

According to a Request for Information released and reported by Kaiser Health News, Walmart is in the process of piecing together a comprehensive low-cost primary care healthcare platform.

October 21, 2011
Wal-Mart cutting back on healthcare coverage for new employees

Wal-Mart Stores is cutting back healthcare coverage for new part-time workers and significantly raising premiums for many new full-time associates, the New York Times reported.

October 19, 2011
Retail finance study finds execs cautiously optimistic; healthcare and energy costs big concerns

A majority of retail executives expect business to improve in the coming months, but they remain cautious when it comes to increasing staff levels, building inventory, and assessing the availability of credit — especially for their customers, according to a research study by CIT Group, a leading provider of financing to small businesses and middle market companies.

September 29, 2011
Mixed-use makes for good retail

As part of our in-depth coverage of mixed-use developments – see the October 2011 issue of Chain Store Age – we talked with Rob Wetherald, VP development for Peoria, Ill.-based Cullinan Properties, Ltd., owner and developer of the Streets of St. Charles mixed-use project in metro St. Louis, about how the format draws, and supports, retail.

How important are design and amenities to today’s mixed-use projects, especially with regard to the retail component?

September 26, 2011
Safeway appoints its first-ever medical officer

Safeway announced that Dr. Kent Bradley has joined the company as chief medical officer, a newly created position focused on further enhancing and building Safeway's reputation as a healthcare innovator.

March 30, 2011
Watson and the retailer’s dilemma

By Chuck Densinger & Mason Thelen, IBM

March 29, 2011
CVS promotes marketing chief to expanded strategy role

CVS Caremark Corp. announced Tuesday that it has promoted chief marketing officer Helena Foulkes to an expanded role as chief healthcare strategy and marketing officer.

February 25, 2011
Walgreens senior health exec to retire

Walgreen Co. said Friday that Hal F. Rosenbluth, president of the drug retailer’s health-and-wellness division, will retire in April. He will, however, stay on as a senior consultant to the CEO for healthcare services.

December 15, 2010
Work ’N Gear opens in-store shops at Kmart and Sears

Work 'N Gear on Wednesday announced that it has teamed with Sears and Kmart to launch America's first "store-within-a store" concept for healthcare fashions.

October 6, 2010
Target and BJ’s miss September estimates

Target Corp. said its same-store sales rose 1.3% in September, missing Wall Street's expectations for...

August 3, 2010
Handicapping healthcare reform’s impact on retailers

Federal healthcare reform is now the law of the land, and the Federal agencies with...

July 31, 2010
Handicapping Healthcare Reform’s Impact on Retailers

The federal agencies with principle jurisdiction over the new healthcare law as it affects employers—the...

May 31, 2010
Heath Care: The Road Ahead

Premiums represent a top-of-mind cost for every employer with regard to the new healthcare...

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