CVS chief executive's prescription for growth
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With the purchase of Eckerd Corp. for $2.15 billion this year, Tom Ryan transformed Rhode Island's CVS Corp. into a national force with more than 5,000 drugstore s. Ryan began working at CVS as a pharmacist in Warwick, R.I., in 1978. Now, as chief executive, he is engineering the integration of 1,260 Eckerd stores. He spoke recently with Globe reporter ...
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Most financial executives expect the  pace of U.S. growth in the second half of 2006 to hold steady,  according to the latest survey from accounting firm Grant  Thornton.
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Leading US chief executives see steady growth in the US economy though 2007 underpinned by strong consumer spending, a survey showed Tuesday.
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U.S. chief executive officers expect  slower economic growth over the next six months, according to a  quarterly survey released by the Business Roundtable on Monday.
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BEIJING -- John Chambers, the chief executive officer (CEO) and president of Cisco Systems Inc., doesn't care when economists think China is going to become the world's largest economy. He's just thinking about what needs to be done for Cisco to tap into that market.
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Coca-Cola Co.  Chief Executive E. Neville Isdell on Thursday reiterated that the soft drink maker expects solid long-term growth in revenue and volume and high-single-digit growth in earnings per share despite "strong headwinds" in North America.
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CVS Corp. , the No. 2 U.S. drugstore chain, posted a 2.7 percent rise in quarterly profit on Thursday, driven by strong sales of prescription medications and greater use of generic drugs, which are more profitable for pharmacies.
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The retailer grows up in the quarter but may disappoint in the next period.
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CEOs in the life-sciences business are supposed to be sober, scientifically grounded leaders. So, when Josh Boger, chief executive of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. , showed a slide last year comparing one of the drugs his Cambridge company is developing to Apple's iPod, he raised a lot of eyebrows.
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TechWeb - Company executives see improvements in overseas revenue growth as it builds out its xVM and open source database vision.
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ATLANTA: Coca-Cola&#39;s new chairman and chief executive, Neville Isdell, says bolstering the soft drink group&#39;s depleted management ranks will be a key priority as he embarks on a make-over of the slumping company.
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CVS Corp. , the No. 2 U.S.  drugstore chain, on Monday said sales at stores open at least a  year grew 9.5 percent in July, driven by sales of prescription  medications and growth at the former Eckerd stores it acquired  in 2004.
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U.S. chief executives have become slightly less optimistic about the economy in the past quarter, but half plan to increase capital spending in the next six months, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
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The tides are turning in the health  care industry, with managed care executives becoming bullish  about growth in 2005, while pharmaceutical executives are  rattled, a new survey shows.
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The retailer posts impressive comps growth and has updated its guidance.
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Most senior executives at large U.S.  companies plan to increase hiring and investments over the next  12 months amid growing optimism about the economy, according to  a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers released on Thursday.
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Foresight Nanotech Institute has appointed Dr. Pearl Chin to the  position of President. Dr. Chin brings to the organization her extensive  experience in business consulting, operations, sales and marketing, and  customer service, in diverse industries from small to large companies.