Chain Drug Review, March 16th, 2020

News WBAs CSR study looks at global sustainability programs LONDON Walgreens Boots Alliance WBA has published its Corporate Social Responsibility CSR Report 2019 which details the companys global sustainability initiatives including efforts to improve access to quality health care deliver support programs for people living with cancer and reduce the companys carbon footprint WBA is a leading global pharmacy retailer and wholesaler present in 25 countries including equity method investments The company includes Boots UK Boots Ireland Alliance Healthcare and Walgreens and reaches millions of customers and patients through its retail pharmacy businesses every day Highlights from this years report include Expansion of in store support for people living with cancer For the past 20 years WBAs businesses have sought to create innovative and meaningful support for cancer patients and their loved ones For more than 10 years Boots UK and Macmillan Cancer Support one of the largest British charities have worked together to train beauty consultants and pharmacists to deliver in store advice to patients and customers on managing physical and emotional side effects of cancer and cancer treatments Following the U K in store model in March 2019 Walgreens launched Feel More Like You which positions trained beauty consultants and pharmacists to advise and support people with cancer at more than 3000 U S locations The experience of cancer can be incredibly lonely said a cancer survivor named Jonathan Being able to talk with a Boots pharmacist who understood what I was going through and could give me advice on how to manage my physical and emotional side effects helped me feel less lonely and gave me the confidence to tackle my diagnosis head on Waste reduction and first ofits kind sustainable shopping experience The new CSR report details efforts across WBA businesses to reduce energy consumption cut the amount of waste that goes to landfill and empower employees and customers to adopt environmentally friendly actions The Covent Garden stores first of its kind retail environment In July 2019 Boots UK launched its flagship Covent Garden store a first of its kind retail environment The store features a water station where customers can refill their reusable water bottles and a refilling station for products such as shampoo All Boots UK stores are also eliminating singleuse plastic bags in favor of unbleached paper bags a continuation of Boots journey to reduce plastic use across its business Chains seek to ease coronavirus worries Continued from page 1 close communication with the mercial members as a fully covered benefit This offering will empower members with other conditions that need follow up care to engage with providers without the concern of sitting in a physicians office and risking potential exposure to COVID 19 At Walmart executive vice president and chief people officer Donna Morris and Dr Tom Van Gilder chief medical officer sent a memo to U S associates saying the company had set up an Emergency Operations Center task force and was in CDC as well as other health organizations Well address the needs of each store club and support center in each of our markets and adjust business operations and travel as needed they wrote late last month Your safety is our priority They emphasized that face masks are not recommended for general use The best uses for face masks as identified by CDC are for those who are sick to avoid spreading to others and by health workers and caregivers who are taking care of someone in a close setting Hartsig joins Bed Bath Beyond UNION N J Bed Bath Beyond has appointed former Walgreens chief merchandising officer Joe Hartsig as its chief merchant He will report to chief executive officer Mark Tritton Hartsig will also become president of Bed Bath Beyonds changed Bed Bath Beyonds executive circle He ousted six executives including the companys chief merchandising officer marketing officer digital officer general counsel and chief administrative officer Hartsig will in part be responsible for helping Bed Bath Beyond revamp its private label brands and launch new ones This is something Tritton has said he is focused on Before Walgreens Hartsig worked nearly five years for Walmarts Sams Club division The opportunity to help rebuild an iconic brand like Bed Bath Beyond was too good to miss Hartsig said in a statement Tritton who became CEO in November has said he is focused on fixing Bed Bath Beyonds stores with a focus on baby home and beauty Kidney disease focus of effort Continued from page 1 tionship over time as people in their journey with a chronic kidney disease CKD management program home dialysis services and pending successful completion of a clinical trial and the receipt of regulatory approval a new home hemodialysis device Two years ago we launched a strategic plan to transform kidney care said Kari Holloway general manager of CVS Kidney Care Partnering with an organization known for delivering the highest standard of quality care represents the next phase in that plan Combined with our care management services and future hemodialysis technology advancements we are helping to guide the health care system from an overreliance on in center dialysis to treatment delivered in the convenience of a patients home CVS Kidney Care also announced a strategic relationship with Satellite Healthcare to advance the care of patients with kidney disease CVS Kidney Care and Satellite Healthcare will collaborate to provide comprehensive kidney care and to expand awareness of and access to transplantation and in home dialysis initially in two locations Los Angeles and Austin Texas We have known for many years that more frequent longer dialysis improves patient outcomes Realistically this can only be done in the home Our relationship with Satellite Healthcare will help us make this option a reality for more patients said Dr Alan Lotvin executive vice president of CVS Health and president of CVS Caremark We anticipate expanding this strategic rela with chronic kidney disease and end stage renal failure need earlier intervention and better options than they have today Satellite Healthcare is among the nations leading nonprofit providers of kidney dialysis and related services It was the first health organization to launch comprehensive support for the entire spectrum of home self care dialysis treatments Together the two companies will focus on increasing transplantation and the use of home therapies and will engage patients payers and physicians in these efforts Ascend Clinical the leading provider of clinical laboratory testing services to the dialysis community was chosen to provide laboratory testing for CVS Kidney Care as part of this relationship Harmon Stores business which oversees shops that sells cosmetics health essentials and beauty items effective immediately The company planned to announce the hiring publicly Wednesday morning To rebuild our business we need leaders of change Tritton said in a statement Improving the curation and differentiation of our assortment is our No 1 strategic priority and Joe will be the driving force behind our ambition to make it easy to feel at home with Bed Bath Beyond while also providing the Joe Hartsig leadership and vision needed to grow our Harmon business This is Trittons first major hire since he joined the company in late 2019 after a successful stint as chief merchandising officer at Target Corp In the midst of this past holiday season Tritton drastically 6 Chain Drug Review March 16 2020