Pharmacy Face-Off: Rite Aid, Walgreen, or CVS
Todd Campbell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 1 hr 36 mins ago
Rite Aid , Walgreen & Co , and CVS  Corp  are the largest pharmacy operators in the United States. The three are responsible for filling more than a third of the $276 billion worth of prescriptions ordered by doctors in 2012.  Since...
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Will Rite Aid's Recent Hire Make a Fundamental Splash?
Brian Nichols, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - 2 hrs 3 mins ago
In just a couple of short years, Rite Aid shares have soared from $1 to a high of more than $7. The gains have been in strong connection to its pharmacy business, including the introduction of new generics, and consequently higher margins....
One Factor Driving Rite Aid (RAD) Stock Up Today
at The Street - Wed Apr 09, 3:09PM CDT
Rite Aid (RAD) rose Wednesday in advance of the drugstore chain's fourth-quarter earnings report on Thursday. The company will report its earnings before the market opens on Thursday. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expect Rite Aid to report...
Rite Aid (RAD) Climbs Ahead of Earnings
at The Street - Wed Apr 09, 11:56AM CDT
Rite Aid (RAD) is moving higher ahead of its fourth-quarter report before the bell Thursday, April 10. The third-largest drugstore chain in the U.S. is expected to report revenue of $6.54 billion over the three months to February, a 1.4%...
CVS goes cold turkey; may pressure rivals, or not
By TOM MURPHY - AP - Wed Apr 09, 9:02AM CDT
It has long been gospel among retailers that tobacco pulls so much business into stores, with smokers also picking up water, gum or a bag of chips, that dumping it would be a sales killer.
Drugstore Wars: Is Walgreen or Rite Aid the Better Stock?
Daniel Jones, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Apr 09, 9:00AM CDT
Source: Walgreen. On April 3, Walgreen announced its sales performance for March 2014 in comparison to the same month a year earlier. In response to the strong growth management relayed to investors, shares of the world's second-largest...
Investing Ahead of Earnings: Family Dollar, Fastenal, Pier 1 Imports and Rite Aid
at The Street - Wed Apr 09, 8:24AM CDT
These four companies are reporting earnings this week. Here are some guidelines about when to invest in them.
Rite Aid's Specialty Pharmacy passes URAC accreditation certification
M2 - Wed Apr 09, 6:50AM CDT
Drug store Rite Aid (NYSE:RAD) revealed on Tuesday the receipt of the Specialty Pharmacy accreditation from URAC based in Washington, D.C.
Can Rite Aid Defy the Odds?
Daniel Jones, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 08, 4:30PM CDT
Source: Wikimedia Commons April 10 is bound to be a big day for shareholders of Rite Aid . In anticipation of the company's fiscal fourth-quarter earnings, shares of the drugstore chain have done anything but well. Even though the company's...
Warm Weather Heats Up Store Shopping
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Apr 08, 11:42AM CDT
A little bit of spring was in the air last week, prompting consumers to come out of hibernation and hit the malls, leading to a spurt in a key chain-store sales gauge released Tuesday. The International Council of Shopping Centers-Goldman Sachs index...
Rite Aid Corporation Earnings: Can the Good Times Last?
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Apr 08, 10:13AM CDT
On Thursday, Rite Aid will release its quarterly report, and investors have continued to enjoy the fruits of the drugstore chain's recovery over the past year. Yet despite Rite Aid's bounce, the big question is whether it can still hold off strong...
Rite-Aid Continues Management Restructuring - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 08, 10:10AM CDT
As part of its continued management restructuring initiatives, Rite Aid recently selected David Abelman as the senior vice president for brand development and innovation with immediate effect.
Rite Aid Receives URAC Accreditation in Specialty Pharmacy
Business Wire - Tue Apr 08, 8:18AM CDT
Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE:RAD) announced today it has been awarded Specialty Pharmacy accreditation from URAC, a Washington, D.C.-based health care accreditation organization that establishes quality standards for the health care industry.
Stock Futures Turn And Rise; HollySys, JinkoSolar Climb
at Investor's Business Daily - Tue Apr 08, 8:01AM CDT
Stock futures reversed out of early losses and edged higher ahead of Tuesday's open. Dow futures moved 19.1 points above fair market value. Nasdaq 100 futures traded up 8.3 points and S&P 500 futures were 1.6 points higher. The stock market today is...
Retail Veteran Joins Rite Aid (RAD) Exec Team
at The Street - Mon Apr 07, 12:02PM CDT
Rite Aid (RAD) announced Monday it had hired retail veteran David Abelman in the newly created position of senior vice president of brand development and innovation. His appointment to the role is effective immediately.