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Friday May 25 | Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Consumer Business Recap: Toyota Needs Emerging Markets, Wal-Mart's Express Update

Toyota's drive to grow its profits by using local production would get a boost, if its plans to sell more than 1 million subcompact cars in emerging markets by 2015 work out.

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Related Topix: Toyota Motor, Automakers, Retail, Wal Mart Stores, Walgreens, CVS Caremark, Rite Aid

Thu May 24, 2012

Drug Store News

Pharmacists can help dispel patient confusion about drug safety, efficacy

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT - The $317 billion problem of medication nonadherence has many sources that often combine and overlap in complex ways, but fears of whether a drug is safe and will work are among of the most frequently cited reasons why patients don't take their drugs as prescribed, or don't take them at all.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, CVS Caremark, Retail

The Paramus Post

MinuteClinic and Hackensack University Health Network Sign Clinical...

Agreement Allows for Electronic Medical Record Integration to Facilitate Patient-Centered Care.

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Related Topix: Retail, New Jersey, Essex County, NJ, Family, Adolescents and Pre-Teens

Drug Store News

Report: CVS Caremark to contribute billions to Michigan economy

CVS Caremark released on Thursday a report showing that the company's Michigan operations directly and indirectly contributed more than $520 million to the state's gross domestic product in 2011 and, over the next 10 years, is projected to grow into the billions.

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Related Topix: Retail, CVS Caremark

Drug Store News

CVS study: Targeted interventions versus broad adherence education proves more effective

Adherence interventions targeted to nonadherent patients proved more effective in improving medication adherence when compared with broad interventions that cast a wide net to encompass all medication takers, according to new research sponsored by CVS Caremark.

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Related Topix: Retail, CVS Caremark, Harvard University

Wed May 23, 2012

TheAlternativePress.com

Gateway North District Conference at Madison United Methodist Church

The United Methodist Church of Madison hosted the Gateway North District Conference on Sunday, May 20.

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Related Topix: Methodist, Religion, Madison, NJ, Drew University, Retail, Summit, NJ

TheAlternativePress.com

Fabulous Finds Boutique End-of-Season Sale

New Eyes for the Needy's Fabulous Finds Boutique season is coming to an end but going out with a bang! The resale shop is slashing prices at its last sale day of the year on Saturday, June 2nd from 10am to 1pm to clear out its inventory.

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Related Topix: Retail, Summit, NJ, Union County, NJ

Patch.com

Atlantic Health Partners With CVS 'Minute Clinic'

Atlantic Health , whose affiliated hospitals include Morristown Medical Center , Overlook Medical Center in Summit, and Newton Medical Center in Newton, has partnered with CVS' "Minute Clinic" program, in select locations in Morris, Somerset, Sussex and Union counties, and parts of Essex County.

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Related Topix: Retail, Summit, NJ, Newton, NJ, Essex County, NJ

Tue May 22, 2012

PR-inside.com

CVS Caremark Corporation a " SWOT Framework Analysis - new company profile report published

Headquartered in Rhode Island, the company is the largest pharmacy health care provider in the country.

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Related Topix: Retail

Thu May 17, 2012

Patch.com

Merchants Put Stores on Map

Barrington merchants have put themselves on a map. The free pocket-size, full-color map was put together by the Barrington Business Association .

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Related Topix: Barrington, RI, Retail

Drug Store News

CVS Caremark All Kids Can, Cedars-Sinai partner to bring mobile medical clinic to Los Angeles schools

CVS Caremark, through its All Kids Can program, announced on Thursday a partnership with Cedars-Sinai to expand the medical center's Coach for Kids and Their Families program to provide health services to more vulnerable children in South Los Angeles who otherwise would not have access to health services, including immunizations and dental ... (more)

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Retail, CVS Caremark, Los Angeles, CA

Wed May 16, 2012

Health News Digest

CVS Caremark Focus on Medication Adherence Saves PBM Clients Nearly $2.4 Billion in 2011

Annual Insights report cites lowest drug trend in seven years driven by ongoing weakness in the economy, lower drug utilization and higher generic dispensing rates - WOONSOCKET, R.I., May 16, 2012 -- CVS Caremark today released its annual Insights Report, which reviews drug trend and highlights key issues in pharmacy care.

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Related Topix: Retail, CVS Caremark

Tue May 15, 2012

Business Journal

Qualtrics Inc. raises $70 million from Accel and Sequoia

The Provo company makes software for analyzing business data. It claims "every major university in the United States" as a customer, as well as businesses such as Barnes & Noble Inc.

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Related Topix: Retail, Barnes and Noble, CVS Caremark, Microsoft, Startups, Travel/Tourism, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean International

Health News Digest

FTC Approves Final Settlement with CVS Caremark

The settlement bars deceptive claims related to Medicare Part D drug prices and requires CVS Caremark to pay $5 million to reimburse affected Medicare Part D consumers for the price discrepancy.

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Related Topix: Retail, CVS Caremark, Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer

Alabama Live

CVS ExtraCare Card is NOW Mobile

This is awesome -- no more cards! CVS has launched their Extra Care Card for mobile! Go h ere to check it out.

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Related Topix: Retail

Wall St. Cheat Sheet

Executive Insider S&P 500 Stock Sales to Watch Now in May

Wall St. Watchdog reveals information about insider trades in the constituent companies of the S&P 500 for May 11th.

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Related Topix: Philip Morris International, Tobacco, Media, Walt Disney, Television, Cable & Satellite, Comcast, Retail

Fri May 11, 2012

Reuters

Your Money-Why free photo book offers keep flowing

Joan Fee is just the kind of customer the online photo industry is hoping for when it offers free prints and photo books.

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Related Topix: Morro Bay, CA, Startups, Shutterfly, Retail

Thu May 10, 2012

Bloomberg

Suspicious Medicare Bills Found at 2,600 U.S. Pharmacies

More than 2,600 U.S. drug stores, or 4 percent of all retail pharmacies, may have suspicious or excessive billing to Medicare, government investigators said.

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Related Topix: Family, Elderly (Senior Citizen), Retail, US News

Business Journal

MinuteClinic enters San Antonio market

The Woonsocket, R.I.-based company, one of the largest operators of retail-based medical clinics in the U.S., has opened a pair of walk-in clinics in the Alamo City and plans to open a third later this year.

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Related Topix: Retail, CVS Caremark, Texas

National Center for Public Policy Res...

More on CVS...

CVS Caremark Executives to be Questioned Over Company's "Sustainability" Efforts Shareholder to Request Answers About Impact of Green-Product Push on Consumers and Small Suppliers Woonsocket, RI / Washington, D.C. - The National Center for Public Policy Research plans to question CVS Caremark's Chief Executive Officer Larry Merlo about the drug ... (more)

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Related Topix: Retail, CVS Caremark, Woonsocket, RI

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