Here are some recent notices and news stories from the pharmacy and retail industries.

Drug Store News

• Cutting edge specialty offerings
• Which states vaccinate most?
• Halloween spending set to reach $12.2B high
• A return to nature
• What is the future for technicians?
• Retailers offer OTC Narcan nasal spray

Drug Topics

• Video: Majority of pharmacists say they are being impacted by drug shortages
• Biosimilar adoption hinges on support from patients, providers

National Retail Federation

• Retail sales grew again in August despite slowing economy

Payments Dive

• Small businesses embrace digital payments

Retail Dive

• Rite Aid could close hundreds of stores in possible bankruptcy: WSJ
• Square apologizes for last week’s outage
• Holiday sales predicted to rise by 3.5%: Deloitte

Total Retail

• Retailers need a personalized, online approach to the holiday season
• Tech tools that can create more interactive and informative in-store navigation