2025 Drug Channel
Virtual Event
19 & 20 March 2025
Virtual
2024 Agenda
Kantar’s Drug Channel virtual event will provide incisive supplier-focused analyses of strategies, shopper behavior, and wellness trends that can help drug retailers grow as they evolve into more consumer-focused, omnichannel healthcare destinations amid macroeconomic pressures.
what to expect
1:00-1:15 PM ET
Welcome and introduction
Jake Kalotai, Senior Analyst, Retail Insights
Amar Singh, Senior Director, Retail Insights
1:15-2:00 PM ET
Drug channel trends and transformations
Amar Singh, Senior Director, Retail Insights
Barry Thomas, Senior Retail Commerce Thought Leader, Retail Insights
2:00-2:30 PM ET
Navigating consumer health trends
Amar Singh, Senior Director, Retail Insights
2:30-2:45 PM ET
Break
2:45-3:15 PM ET
The state of today’s drug channel shopper
Mary Brett Whitfield, Senior Vice President, Shopper Insights
3:15-4:00 PM ET
CVS close-up: An in-depth look at the retailer’s strategy
David Marcotte, Senior Vice President, Retail Insights
Jake Kalotai, Senior Analyst, Retail Insight
4:00-4:15 PM ET
Day 1 wrap-up
Amar Singh, Senior Director, Retail Insights
Jake Kalotai, Senior Analyst, Retail Insight
1:00-1:05 ET
Welcome and introduction
Amar Singh, Senior Director, Retail Insights
Jake Kalotai, Senior Analyst, Retail Insight
1:05-1:50 PM ET
Connecting with caregivers in the drug channel
Mary Brett Whitfield, Senior Vice President, Shopper Insights
Jake Kalotai, Senior Analyst, Retail Insight
1:50-2:20 PM ET
Health and beauty: Attracting shoppers and building brands
Karen Kelso, Vice President, Retail Insights
2:20-2:35 PM ET
Break
2:35-3:20 PM ET
Walgreens evolved: Finalizing a transformation
Andriana Bantra, Senior Insights Consultant, Retail Insights
Jake Kalotai, Senior Analyst, Retail Insight
3:20-4:05 PM ET
Digital healthcare: Tech’s exponential growth in healthcare
David Marcotte, Senior Vice President, Retail Insights
4:05-4:20 PM ET
Event wrap-up
Jake Kalotai, Senior Analyst, Retail Insights
Amar Singh, Senior Director, Retail Insights
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