Month: April 2020

Walgreens Find Care™ Introduces New Telehealth Features Enabling Easier Access to Care from Home During COVID-19 Pandemic

Stuart Mitchell

Walgreens has announced the expansion of the Walgreens Find Care™ platform to include new features and telehealth service providers, connecting patients and customers with more options to get convenient and affordable access to care from their computers and mobile devices. The launch of additional features and providers on Walgreens Find Care coincides with guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to use telehealth to help address medical needs while supporting social distancing, an important step in managing the impact of COVID-19. This press release features multimedia. View…

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Asda pharmacies to offer free prescription delivery service during Coronavirus outbreak

Stuart Mitchell

Asda has announced that it has launched a free prescription delivery service across all of its 255 pharmacies to help get vital medication to its customers who are currently self-isolating, or less able to get into stores. During the Coronavirus pandemic, there has been a huge increase in prescriptions, and some customers aren’t currently able to get out and about to collect them from stores. Existing Asda Pharmacy customers will have their uncollected prescription items delivered direct to their homes from this weekend. Faisal Tuddy, Superintendent Pharmacist at Asda said:…

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Advocates Urge Measures to Protect Election Integrity in Face of Pandemic

Stuart Mitchell

In a move that may be mirrored on a larger scale throughout the US the ACLU of Maine joined voting rights advocates from around the state in urging the governor and secretary of state to take steps to ensure all eligible Mainers can vote in upcoming elections. “The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our lives in countless ways, but we cannot allow it to threaten our democracy,” said Alison Beyea, executive director of the ACLU of Maine. “The ability to have a say in our government is critical now more than…

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Amazon Continues Renewable Energy Investments with Wind and Solar Projects in Australia, Europe, and the US

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon has announced four new renewable energy projects in Australia, Spain, Sweden, and the US that further support Amazon’s commitment to reach 80% renewable energy by 2024 and 100% renewable energy by 2030 on path to net zero carbon by 2040. Amazon is investing globally to enable new renewable energy projects as the company works towards net zero carbon by 2040. Amazon’s first renewable energy project in Australia is a 60 megawatt (MW) solar project anticipated to come online in 2021 in northern New South Wales. Once complete, the project…

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Sustainable Fashion Gains Momentum But Fast Fashion Still Reigns with UK Influencers

Stuart Mitchell

Despite influencer mentions and engagement around sustainable fashion having increased in 2019, European fast fashion brands continue to thrive, with ASOS, H&M, Zara and Topshop among the top 10 brands amongst influencers last year, according to a new report released today by influencer marketing platform Traackr. Traackr’s State of Influence: Fashion report pulls back the curtain to better understand the dynamics behind activewear, luxury, contemporary and fast fashion brands’ influencer marketing strategies and tactics.   The report provides insights into 123 fashion brands, analysing the number of activated influencers, mentions and engagement…

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