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Health and Wellness

Retailers

Supermarket pharmacies lead the field in customer satisfaction

 By Russell Redman on Jul. 27, 2023

H-E-B, Wegmans and Publix ranked at the top for grocery stores in J.D. Power’s annual pharmacy study.

Wellness

Whole Foods co-founder sets sights on health care

 By Timothy Inklebarger on Jul. 26, 2023

John Mackey's Love.Life announced Wednesday that the company has released a series of virtual health optimization programs and plans to open a brick-and-mortar location in 2024.

Kroger

Kroger pharmacies now accept Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drug Rx cards

By Russell Redman on Jul. 21, 2023

Pharmacy and drug wholesaler, calling itself the “UnPBM,” aims to slash prescription prices for consumers and benefit plans.

Fresh Food

Stop & Shop takes on food insecurity in New York City’s Bronx neighborhood

By Diane Adam on Jul. 17, 2023

By partnering with Boston-based nonprofit About Fresh and New York-based Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, eligible shoppers can now use a prepaid debit card to buy healthy foods.

Wellness

Albertsons expands 'food as medicine' partnerships

By Diane Adam on Jun. 22, 2023

The supermarket giant is a founding member of the Validation Institute's new FoodMed Certified Program.

Wellness

How H-E-B grew its employee wellness program into healthcare for y’all

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 16, 2023

The Texas grocer, which recently opened four clinics in Houston, said building a foundation of consumer trust is key to encouraging shoppers to become patients.

Retailers

Fresh Connect ‘food prescription’ network expands to include Walmart, Kroger and Albertsons

By Russell Redman on Jun. 14, 2023

Program allows health care providers to “prescribe” prepaid debit cards to help consumers buy fresh produce.

Technology

Uber Health to launch grocery, OTC medication delivery

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 13, 2023

Uber’s health-focused arm is expanding to fulfill food-as-medicine prescriptions and over-the-counter medications, a few months after adding prescription drug delivery.

Stores

Sprouts Farmers Market plots 3 new Florida stores, plus 1 in Colorado

By Heather Lalley on Jun. 07, 2023

The specialty grocer has a spate of new openings on the horizon. The first will happen Friday in Delray Beach, Florida.

Retail Foodservice

Whole Foods' co-founder John Mackey launches new Love.Life restaurant in Los Angeles

By Lisa Jennings on May 23, 2023

Mackey and several former Whole Foods execs are building a restaurant brand around the notion that food is medicine. The plant-based restaurant is only one part of the brand, which will later include medical services and wellness programs.

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