Walgreen Co. has stretched the reach of its drugstore clinics beyond treating ankle sprains and sinus infections to handling chronic diseases such as diabetes, asthma and high blood pressure.

2. Refunds on Way to Cover CVS Business' Price Error - Wednesday, September 05, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) – The Federal Trade Commission said that it is mailing refund checks to 13,000 Medicare Part D beneficiaries who were overcharged for drugs because a CVS Caremark Corp. business understated the price of the medications.

3. Walgreen, Express Scripts Sign New Agreement - Friday, July 20, 2012

The Walgreen pharmacy chain will begin filling prescriptions from customers in the Express Scripts network again starting in September under a new multiyear contract that ends a costly impasse between the companies.

4. Walgreen, Other Pharmacies Form Nationwide Network - Thursday, February 23, 2012

Walgreen Co. and some independent drugstores are investing in a nationwide push to give pharmacists a chance to work more with patients to improve care and cut costs.

5. CVS Caremark Q4 Profit Rises, 2012 Outlook Climbs - Thursday, February 09, 2012

Drugstore chain Walgreen's loss of a big client is turning into rival CVS Caremark's gain so far this year.

A contract squabble between Walgreen Co. and pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts Inc. has driven more customers to CVS pharmacies, prompting that company to raise its 2012 earnings forecast by 3 cents per share.

6. CVS Caremark Buys Medicare Part D Biz - Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Health Net Inc. said Monday it will sell its Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug business to CVS Caremark for $160 million.

7. CVS Caremark Rises on 2012 Profit Forecast - Wednesday, December 21, 2011

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) – Shares of CVS Caremark Corp. rose Tuesday after the company said it expects that profit at its Caremark pharmacy benefits management business will grow in 2012, reversing two years of declines.

8. CVS Caremark to Support St. Jude With Fundraiser - Wednesday, November 23, 2011

CVS Caremark Corp. has announced its annual fundraiser within its pharmacies will support the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Thanks and Giving campaign.

9. Express Scripts, Medco Pare Lobbying in Q3 - Thursday, November 17, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Pharmacy benefits managers Medco Health Solutions Inc. and Express Scripts Inc. lobbied the government to approve their proposed $29.1 billion merger, but cut back on their total lobbying expenses in the third quarter.

10. Rite Aid Lobbying Costs Rise to $60,000 in Q3 - Tuesday, November 15, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Rite Aid Corp. spent $60,000 as it lobbied the federal in the third quarter, up 20 percent from a year ago.

11. CVS Caremark Pares Q3 Lobbying Costs to $2.2M - Tuesday, November 15, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – CVS Caremark Corp. cut back on its lobbying expenditures in the third quarter, but still spent $2.2 million as it discussed issues including prescription drug costs and pharmacy benefits management laws with the federal government.

12. CVS Caremark Q3 Profit Rises 7 Percent - Friday, November 04, 2011

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) – CVS Caremark Corp.'s third-quarter earnings climbed 7 percent, as a long-term contract and acquisition boosted the pharmacy network claims it processed.

13. Somerset Park Apartments Sell for $1.1 Million - Tuesday, November 01, 2011

3425 Winchester Park Drive
Memphis, TN 38118
Sale Amount: $1.1 Million

14. CVS Buys Bartlett Locale for Pharmacy - Tuesday, October 25, 2011

A local affiliate of Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS Caremark Corp., has bought the former Blue Plate Cafe at 6676 Stage Road in Bartlett from Stage Centre GP and Gill Enterprises GP in two transactions for a combined $2.2 million.

15. Former CVS CEO Will Work With Private Equity Firm - Friday, October 14, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Private equity firm Advent International said Thursday that former CVS Caremark Corp. Chairman and CEO Thomas Ryan will advise it on retail and health care investment opportunities.

16. Medco, Express Scripts Pare Combined Q2 Lobbying - Monday, October 03, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Pharmacy benefits managers Medco Health Solutions Inc. and Express Scripts Inc., which have agreed to combine, trimmed their lobbying costs to $940,000 in the second quarter.

17. Walgreen Fiscal 4th-Qtr Profit Jumps 69 Percent - Wednesday, September 28, 2011

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. said Tuesday its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings jumped 69 percent, boosted in part by a gain from the $525-million sale of its pharmacy benefits management business.

18. CVS Will Give $6M in Flu Shots to the Uninsured - Tuesday, September 13, 2011

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) – CVS Caremark Corp. said Monday, Sept. 12, it will give away up to $6 million in seasonal flu shots to people who don't have health insurance.

19. Walgreen Says Express Scripts Talks are Stalled - Wednesday, September 07, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. reiterated Tuesday that it plans to stop filling prescriptions managed by Express Scripts Inc. on Jan. 1, saying contract renewal negotiations between the companies are stalled.

20. Analysts Raise Estimates on CVS After New Buyback - Friday, August 26, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Analysts raised their profit estimates for CVS Caremark Corp. Thursday, a day after the drugstore chain and pharmacy benefits manager said it will buy back another $4 billion in stock.

21. CVS Caremark Authorizes $4 Billion Buyback - Thursday, August 25, 2011

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) – U.S. drugstore operator and pharmacy benefits manager CVS Caremark Corp. on Wednesday said its board has approved a share repurchase program for up to $4 billion of its stock.

22. CVS Caremark Q2 Profit Slips 1 Percent - Friday, August 05, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – CVS Caremark said Thursday its profit slipped 1 percent in the second quarter as its pharmacy benefits management business weathered lower prices on contract renewals.

The Woonsocket, R.I., company said Caremark faced lower prices related to contract renewals. The most significant of those was its retail pharmacy contract with the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program, which the company renewed in the third quarter of 2010. While those renewals cut into its profit, total revenue for CVS Caremark rose 10.9 percent to $14.57 billion as the company began a new 12-year contract with Aetna Inc. and acquired Universal American Corp.'s Medicare Part D business.

23. CVS Affiliate Buys Properties at Park and South Highland - Wednesday, July 20, 2011

CVS 4990 TN LLC has bought four parcels in the Park Avenue and South Highland Street area in two transactions totaling $1.7 million. In the first transaction, Terrie Lynn Johnson Bonds and Larry Gene Johnson, heirs at law of Lou Alice Brattan Johnson, deceased, sold 3500 Park Ave., 3516 Park Ave. and 850 S. Highland St. for $1.1 million. In the second transaction, Marilyn L. Benfield sold 840 S. Highland St. for $635,000.

24. Walgreen Boosts Dividend, OK's $2B Stock Buyback - Thursday, July 14, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. said is raising its quarterly dividend by almost 29 percent to 22.5 cents and its board has authorized a new $2 billion stock buyback program.

25. CVS Caremark Will Pay Dividend of 12.5 Cents - Thursday, July 07, 2011

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) – CVS Caremark Corp. on Wednesday declared a quarterly dividend of 12.5 cents.

26. Walgreen Says it Will Split With Express Scripts - Wednesday, June 22, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Walgreen Co. said that it is willing to walk away from more than $5 billion in annual revenue because pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts doesn't pay it enough to fill prescriptions.

27. CVS Caremark Spent $2.2M on Lobbying in Q1 - Tuesday, June 21, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Drugstore operator and pharmacy benefits manager CVS Caremark Corp. spent $2.2 million in the first quarter as it lobbied the federal government on issues related to health care reform and its business model.

28. Moody's Compares PBMs, Backs CVS Caremark - Wednesday, June 08, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Moody's Investor's Service maintained a positive view of the largest U.S. pharmacy benefits managers Tuesday, saying it has the highest opinion of CVS Caremark Corp.

29. Grocery Chain Expands $1-a-Gallon Gas Discount - Monday, May 30, 2011

CINCINNATI (AP) – The Kroger Co. is pumping up its fuel discount program, more than tripling the number of grocery stores where regular shoppers can get up to a $1-a-gallon discount on a tankful of gas.

30. Accredo Parent Company Loses $3B Contract to CVS - Monday, May 30, 2011

Medco Health Solutions Inc. said that after this year, it will lose a contract that brought it about $3 billion in annual revenue.

31. Rich Spend, Others Scrimp, Retail Reports Show - Friday, May 20, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – High gas prices are driving a wider wedge between the wealthy and everybody else.

The rich are back to pre-recession-style splurging: Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom customers are treating themselves to luxury items like $5,000 Hermes handbags and $700 Jimmy Choo shoes, and they're paying full price.

32. CVS Discloses SEC Inquiry Into Caremark - Monday, May 09, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – CVS Caremark Corp. is disclosing another government inquiry into its business, as the company said the Securities and Exchange Commission has requested documents related to its Caremark pharmacy benefits management unit.

33. Walgreen to Spend About $429M for Drugstore.com - Friday, March 25, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. said Thursday it will spend about $429 million to buy online retailer drugstore.com in a deal that gives it access to 3 million online customers.

34. Walgreen Selling Pharmacy Benefits Ops for $525M - Thursday, March 10, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Walgreen Co. said Wednesday it is leaving the pharmacy benefits management business, selling that operation to Catalyst Health Solutions Inc. for $525 million in cash and freeing it to focus on its drugstore network, the largest in the United States.

35. CVS Says FTC OKs Buyout of Universal American Unit - Wednesday, March 02, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – CVS Caremark Corp. said Tuesday that federal antitrust regulators cleared its planned acquisition of insurer Universal American Corp.'s Medicare Part D prescription drug business.

36. ServiceMaster Names Mullany New CEO - Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Hank Mullany, former executive vice president of Walmart U.S. and president of Walmart’s northern business, will become the new CEO of Memphis-based The ServiceMaster Co. at the end of March.

37. IBERIABANK Files $2.5 Million Permit - Tuesday, February 22, 2011

4894 Poplar Ave.
Memphis, TN 38117
Permit Amount: $2.5 million

Project Cost: Applied January 2011
Completion: Fall 2011
Owner: IBERIABANK
Tenant: IBERIABANK
Contractor: Webb Building Corp.
Architect: Chrestia Staub Pierce Inc.

38. Hallmark Offering Pre-Paid Cards - Monday, February 21, 2011

Running out of stamps is no longer an excuse to not send those birthday cards on time.

Hallmark Cards Inc. said Thursday it has teamed with the U.S. Postal Service to launch greeting cards that include postage-paid envelopes, allowing would-be cardgivers to just sign, seal and drop in the mail.

39. Civil Rights Complaint Against CVS May Go Forward - Monday, February 14, 2011

The Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights is allowing a civil rights complaint over an online job application used by CVS Caremark Corp. to go forward, saying there is probable cause to believe the pharmacy chain violated state anti-discrimination laws.

40. CVS Caremark 4Q Profit Falls 2 Percent - Friday, February 04, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Drugstore chain and pharmacy benefits manager CVS Caremark Corp. said Thursday that its profit fell 2 percent in the fourth quarter on lower revenue because of client losses and fewer Medicare prescription drug program members.

41. CVS Caremark Says Merlo Will Become CEO in March - Tuesday, January 25, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) – Drugstore operator and pharmacy benefits manager CVS Caremark Corp. said Monday that Larry Merlo will succeed Thomas Ryan as CEO on March 1, about two months earlier than expected.

42. CVS Caremark Raises Dividend 43 Pct to 12.5 Cents - Wednesday, January 12, 2011

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) – Drugstore operator and pharmacy benefits manager CVS Caremark Corp. said Tuesday it is raising its quarterly dividend to 12.5 cents from 8.75 cents, an increase of about 43 percent.

43. CVS Caremark Profit Falls 21 Percent in Q3 - Thursday, November 04, 2010

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) – CVS Caremark Corp. reported a 21 percent drop in third-quarter profit Wednesday as its pharmacy benefit unit continued losing business from previously canceled contracts.

44. CVS Cuts 300 Jobs to Reduce Costs - Monday, November 01, 2010

WASHINGTON (AP) – Pharmacy chain operator CVS Caremark said Thursday it will eliminate 300 employees who work in customer support and other operations to reduce corporate costs.

The job cuts affect staffers across the country, but more than half are at the company's customer support center at its headquarters in Woonsocket, R.I., according to an e-mailed statement from a company spokesman. The jobs eliminated do not include store staff.

45. State Fines CVS Pharmacies for Violations - Tuesday, October 19, 2010

CVS Pharmacy, which was already in trouble with state regulators in Nevada and California for failing to properly monitor sales of over-the-counter drugs and ingredients for crystal meth, has now been fined by the state of Tennessee for not adhering to safeguards against doctor-shopping for controlled substances.

46. Walgreen Approves $1B Stock Repurchase Plan - Thursday, October 14, 2010

DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Drugstore chain Walgreen Co. said Wednesday it approved the repurchase of up to $1 billion in stock through the end of 2012.

47. CVS Names Roberts COO of Caremark Unit - Friday, October 08, 2010

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) – CVS Caremark Corp. said Thursday it promoted Jonathan Roberts to the new position of chief operating officer of the Caremark pharmacy benefits management business.

48. CVS Caremark Approves 8.75 Cent Dividend - Monday, September 27, 2010

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) – Drugstore operator and pharmacy benefits manager CVS Caremark Corp. says it will pay a dividend of 8.75 cents per share, the same amount paid quarterly since January.

49. Gill Enterprises Sells Land to CVS for Cordova Pharmacy - Tuesday, August 03, 2010

786 N. Germantown Parkway
Cordova, TN 38018
Sale Amount: $2.2 Million

Sale Date: July 28, 2010
Buyer: CVS 6628 TN LLC
Seller: Gill Enterprises GP

50. CVS Closes On Cordova Land - Thursday, July 29, 2010

CVS has closed on the 1.8-acre parcel of land on Germantown Parkway in Cordova where it will build its next area pharmacy. Terms of the deal weren’t immediately available.

The Daily News first reported in June that Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS, the retail division of CVS Caremark, would buy the land from Gill Properties and bring a retail store to the site of the former Memphis Area Home Builders Association headquarters at 776 N. Germantown Parkway.

51. LUCB Rejects CVS Union Ave. Plan - Friday, July 09, 2010

Preservationists won a major victory Thursday in their battle to preserve a key point at the intersection of Union Avenue and Cooper Street, but at least one additional hurdle still must be cleared for the victory to be complete.

52. LUCB Rejects CVS Union Ave. Plan - Thursday, July 08, 2010

Preservationists won a major victory Thursday in their battle to preserve a key point at the intersection of Union Avenue and Cooper Street, but at least one additional hurdle still must be cleared for the victory to be complete.

53. CVS Inks Deal for Former MAHBA HQ - Friday, June 04, 2010

CVS has chosen a busy stretch of Germantown Parkway in Cordova for its next area pharmacy.

The company’s regional developer, Redd Realty Services Inc., has inked a deal with Gill Properties to build a retail store on the site of the former Memphis Area Home Builders Association headquarters at 776 N. Germantown Parkway.

54. CVS Caremark Q4 Profit Grows 11 Percent - Tuesday, February 09, 2010

NEW YORK (AP) - CVS Caremark Corp., one of the nation's biggest drugstore operators, said Monday its profit rose 11 percent in the fourth quarter as results improved for its pharmacy benefits management business.

55. CVS Caremark Q3 Profit Up But Loses Big Contracts - Friday, November 06, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) - CVS Caremark disclosed more multibillion dollar contract losses in its pharmacy benefits management business and said the head of the unit will depart.

CEO Tom Ryan said CVS, which also runs the nation's second-biggest drug store chain, won't reach its goals in 2010 because of the sharp reversal of fortunes at the Caremark unit, which administers drug benefits for employers. CVS shares plunged 20 percent.

56. CVS Ventures Into Local, Walgreens-Dominated Market - Thursday, October 22, 2009

CVS is already bringing one pharmacy to U.S. 64 and Houston Levee Road in Cordova, and the company last week secured the land where it will build its second Memphis store.

Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS, the retail division of CVS Caremark, paid $1.4 million for the 7,344-square-foot retail store at 5055 Stage Road, on the southwest corner of Stage and Covington Pike in Raleigh. The building, which formerly housed a Hollywood Video store, sits on 1.1 acres near the Memphis-Bartlett border.

57. Walgreen Q4 Profit Falls, But Results Top Forecast - Wednesday, September 30, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) - Drugstore operator Walgreen Co. said prescription drug sales rose in the fiscal fourth quarter, pushing the company's results past Wall Street expectations and lifting shares to an annual high.

58. Drug Industry, Pfizer Lead in Health Lobbying - Wednesday, July 22, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The drug industry's trade group and one of the nation's biggest pharmaceutical companies reported spending more money than other health care organizations on lobbying in the second quarter of this year.

59. Dodd's Wife Serves on Health Care Company Boards - Monday, June 15, 2009

WASHINGTON (AP) - The wife of a senator playing a lead role on a national health care overhaul sits on the boards of four health care companies, one of several examples of lawmakers with ties to the medical industry.

60. Stores May See Disappointing Black Friday Sales - Friday, November 21, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) - After pushing steep discounts throughout November that are usually reserved for the day after Thanksgiving, retailers from Kohl's to Toys "R'' Us are offering even bigger cuts and promotions for Black Friday in a frantic bid to pull in shoppers.