Analysts note that the return of Express Scripts (ESI) is expected to accelerate Kroger’s ID sales growth. Additionally, the stabilization in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP ...

Increased competition exacerbated that pressure by forcing Kroger to ramp up its promotions. Its pharmacy sales also declined after it ended its partnership with Cigna's Express Scripts over a ...

Kroger's low valuation and strong strategy look appealing, but macro headwinds and rising costs raise the question of whether you should buy the KR stock now.

Kroger's strategic renewal of its agreement with Express Scripts expanded its health services, providing ESI customers with access to prescription medications and health services at Kroger Pharmacies.

The agreement, announced Wednesday between Kroger and Cigna subsidiary Express Scripts, applies immediately to Medicare prescription drug plans and TRICARE military health plans. Other industry news ...

Moreover, with 40–50% of generics imported, aggressive price cuts could make exports unviable for supplier and trigger a supply shock instead, a risk the US administration would like to take. Here’s a ...

Amid abuses to consumers by big corporations, the Federal Trade Commission Act was passed in 1914. Antitrust enforcement by ...

April 30, 2025 Optum, Express Scripts bid for judge's ouster from opioid cases denied The federal judge overseeing nationwide litigation over the opioid crisis has denied pharmacy benefit managers ...

The state of Michigan has sued pharmacy benefit managers Express Scripts and Prime Therapeutics for anticompetitive behavior and suppression of reimbursement rates to independent pharmacies.