Drug Store News
CVS/pharmacy expanded the availability of the opioid overdose reversal medicine naloxone in 12 states beyond Rhode island and Massachusetts. Over 44,000 people die from accidental drug overdoses every year in the U.S., per the company. CVS Health is currently participating in a research project with Boston Medical Center and Rhode Island Hospital to support a demonstration project of pharmacy-based naloxone rescue kits.
Nation's Restaurant News
One thing about the Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators Conference: good food. And the event had other good stuff, including Gene Simmons of Kiss, of all people, giving the keynote. No doubt he joked about his tongue. But there was a lot of discussion about food trends. There was a panel on consumer demand for local sourcing of food; and one on consumer demand for premium. More at the jump.
Detroit Bureau
A new survey from AAA shows that when it comes to parallel parking, people feel like they're better at it than the best autonomous vehicles on the road. Eighty percent of those surveyed were confident in their ability to do the parallel move, But just one in four was willing to let the vehicle do it on its own. All this in spite of the fact that, as AAA found in its own testing, the systems work just fine.
NYSportsJournalism.com
World Cup U.S. women's soccer champion Carli Lloyd and three-time Olympic gold-medal volleyball star Kerri Walsh-Jennings are among more than 30 athletes unveiled as members of Team Visa, all of whom will be supported by the company in their bid for the 2016 Games in Rio. Visa, a top-tier global partner with the IOC as well as the U.S. Olympic Committee, began its official alliance with to the Olympics in 1986.
Los Angeles Times
Golden Road Brewing, the largest craft brewery in Los Angeles, is being acquired by beer giant Anheuser- Busch. The news hit as craft beer brewers convened in Denver for the annual Great American Beer Festival. Few details are to be had, but there is a press release announcing the deal and an odd companion video featuring Golden Road president Meg Gill and Andy Goeler, the "CEO of Craft" for Anheuser-Busch.
Consumerist
The nearly 500,000 recalled Volkswagen and Audi vehicles are safe to drive, but many owners feel scammed. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group has a campaign, "Make VW Pay," that aims to get Vee Dub to essentially buy back all those cars, since owners would likely not have bought them if they knew the truth. "VW once was a company that brought us iconic cars like the Beetle and the flower-powered microbus, but now VW is just a big cheater," Ed Mierzwinski, consumer program director of U.S. PIRG.
Consumerist
It's not exactly Filene's basement, but Macy's is trying out a similar idea, without the bargain-hunter motif. The stores, for younger Millennials, are called One Below. The new Macy's basement, which the company will test as a concept first at their Herald Square store in Manhattan, is designed to keep young adults shopping in the store, buying junior fashions, getting their hair done, and charging their smartphones.
The New York Times
CoverGirl has traditionally used such illumination as bright sun or fluorescent bulbs to test foundations. Now it's adding iPhone illumination. "We've got one type of consumer who is constantly taking pictures, and what really matters to her and her social group is how she looks in a selfie," said Sarah Vickery, CoverGirl's principal scientist. The company isn't alone. Other brands are beginning to design cosmetics for phone photography.
The Drum
German beer brand Krombacher has appointed London Advertising to work on strategy and creative to position the brand in key global markets. Krombacher is a family-owned business and the largest beer brand in Germany. Oliver Braun, international sales director at the company said the company chose the agency because it would ensure that the message works in different markets around the world.
Advertising Age
Ad tech company Turn has tapped Bruce Falck to be its new CEO. Falck was formerly COO at Brightroll, where he served for fewer than six months before Yahoo acquired the company. Prior to joining Brightroll, he spent eight years at Google, where he helped build its digital ad tech businesses. "Fundamentally it came down to the fact that he built multiple highly successful multi-billion dollar advertising technology businesses," said Turn Chairman Jim Barnett.