Supermarkets
1Four Morrisons pharmacies across England are set to close their doors for good, the supermarket has announced.
4Supermarket giant Morrisons has revealed plans to close four of its pharmacies following a "wide-ranging review".
0Retail trade union Usdaw has revealed that Tesco workers, including pharmacy staff directly employed by the supermarket, will see a 5.2% increase in hourly pay from this month.
1Asda has launched the “UK’s first” adult earache service at over 220 of its pharmacies in England to “[reduce] the burden on NHS services”, with same day appointments available and priced at £25.
1Tesco has confirmed it will close “a small number” of its in-store pharmacies “later this year”, C+D can exclusively reveal.
0Tesco has partnered with the British Heart Foundation to launch a free NHS blood pressure check for shoppers to “help detect cases of undiagnosed high blood pressure and prevent cardiovascular events like heart attacks and strokes”.
0A manufacturer is recalling several batches of cough medicine, including some it produces for Tesco and Asda, after “foreign material” was found in some bottles.
0Boots has appointed a new pharmacy boss, Simon Gregg, who will step into the position next week after leaving his role as Asda’s chief retail officer.
0Alcohol harm charity Drinkaware has announced the rollout of a free “drinking check” in all of Morrisons’ 117 pharmacies across the UK to assess the “drinking habits” of customers.
0Morrisons has partnered with digital pharmacy Phlo to launch the “Morrisons Clinic”, an “online private prescription service” that delivers customers’ medicine in as little as 24 hours.