Jeffrey Woldt

Anthony DalPonte, president of pharmacy and health at Albertsons Cos., tells this week’s Video Forum about how the retailer is leveraging synergies between prescription medications, O-T-Cs and nutrition to better support the health and well-being of its customers. He also discusses Albertsons’ use of pharmacy technicians and automation to free pharmacists to spend more time with patients and the impact of AI. Have news to share? Send us your press releases and announcements.

Anthony DalPonte, president of pharmacy and health at Albertsons Cos., tells this week’s Video Forum about how the retailer is leveraging synergies between prescription medications, O-T-Cs and nutrition to better support the health and well-being of its customers. He also discusses Albertsons’ use of pharmacy technicians and automation to free pharmacists to spend more time with patients and the impact of AI. Have news to share? Send us your press releases and announcements.

A report just out from Kearney about the mindset of consumers shows that many people feel alienated as they navigate their way through the current marketplace. Consumers crave community, but only 25% of them indicate they have a sense of belonging on a daily basis. “Community is a counterpoint to fragmentation,” said Katie Thomas, lead of the Kearney Consumer Institute and author of the study “The Disconnected Consumer,” which focuses on the concept of brand communities.