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An Engaged Approach > Consumer trends have led retailers to count mobile, marketing, and merchandising among their top digital business initiatives. Just think how many...

Tomas Diaz, owner SaluMed Pharmacy, in Bay Shore, N.Y. had seen his business outgrow his homegrown POS system. With a high-volume front end and...

In this conversation we talk with SaluMed Pharmacy Owner Tomas Diaz, R.Ph., and Thrifty White Pharmacy’s Director of Specialty Pharmacy Jeremy Faulks, Pharm.D., about the...

Founded in 1989, SaluMed Pharmacy operates two locations that have always centered on the primary goal of fulfilling the needs of the central Long Island,...

Epicor Software Corporation, a global provider of industry-specific enterprise software to promote business growth, has announced that SaluMed Pharmacy is leveraging the Epicor® Eagle N Series® retail pharmacy management solution...

2018 is just about here, and most pharmacies will have already been thinking about strategy for the coming year. What will the key trends be? Where are the best places to put investment? How can you get more out of technology investments you’ve already made? And what markets will be growing and offering new revenue opportunities? Here we take a look at what a number of pharmacy technology vendors see as the priorities for 2018.

Retail pharmacy is a highly specialized discipline that’s significantly different from exclusively prescription-focused operations. Big pharmacy chains have spent millions perfecting methods, practices, and technologies that allow them to attract new consumers, operate efficiently, and create a very positive consumer experience. And because today’s retail operations are expected to center on the consumer experience, most retailers are leaning on mobile technology to get the job done.

Zitomer Pharmacy opened its doors in the 1950s as an upscale New York City pharmacy. Since then it has grown into a unique shopping destination and a landmark on Manhattan’s chic Upper East Side. Frank Vella, VP at Zitomer, describes why the business moved over to a new point-of-sale technology platform, and a few of the benefits it has gained as a result of the switch.

Fifteen or 20 years ago, point-of-sale systems were considered by many as “glorified cash registers,” and their primary benefit was in the front end. These days, as margins continue to decline, and pharmacy owners need to offer more services to their customers, the POS system has emerged as an essential business tool for a successful pharmacy.

There’s a never-ending need to think several moves ahead when it comes to pharmacy’s opportunities for growth. What will your patients need in the coming year? What are the trends you should have your eye on? How will you overcome challenges, expected and unexpected? And what technology will position you to take not just your next move, but set the board for continued success?