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Chain Drugstore Daily Monday, April 23, 2018 1 0 New Leadership for Smith Drug Company and Burlington Drug Company J M Smith Corporation has named Saul Factor, RPh as President of Smith Drug Company and Burlington Drug Company. Factor, who brings a wealth of experience and leadership in all areas of pharmacy, joined J M Smith Corporation last year as president of QS/1. "There is perhaps no one in the indus- try better prepared to lead Smith Drug Company than Saul Factor," said Alan Turfe, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, J M Smith Corporation. "Saul is a pharmacist with experience in every facet of the industry, from patient care to manufacturing and dis- tribution to sales and marketing. Saul is a proven leader with a drive to constantly raise the quality of the customer experi- ence." "The pharmacy industry is very dynamic, and we at Smith Drug Company are committed to being at the forefront with innovative solutions, leading distribution processes and customer-centric service. It is important to provide customers with what they need now while also working to address their future needs," said Factor. "I am thrilled to be leading Smith Drug Company and Burlington Drug Company, with their renowned customer service, and I am looking forward to partner- ing with customers to deliver on the promise of the pharmacy of the future." Factor earned his degree in pharmacy and spent the first 10 years of his career as both a retail and long-term care pharmacist before moving into sales and brand man- agement with PCS and Eli Lilly. He then moved to RxAmerica, where he was charged with developing strategy and vision to improve the customer experience, creating a culture that placed the customer at the focus of the organization. Following his success at RxAmerica, Saul was recruited to McKesson Corporation as Senior Vice President of Global Generics. Factor was then named President, Global Sourcing, and Procurement, where he had executive oversight of all global sourcing and procurement before joining J M Smith Corporation. Factor, a native of New York, earned a BS in phar- macy from Northeastern University in Boston and an MBA from the University of New Haven. For more information, go to www .smithdrug.com. Midax Offers Customers an All-Inclusive Platform for Retail Midax, Inc. defines itself broadly as a systems integrator, specializing in a wide range of products for retail, including loyalty, loyalty analytics, payments, mobile applications, and this year, intro- ducing Midax POS. The Midax customer base includes an impressive group of cus- tomers coast to coast, in Europe and the Caribbean, all running products tailored to their markets and customized to their business requirements. All products are designed to strategically place the inde- pendent retailer in a competitive space, allowing them to effectively compete in a crowded and demanding marketplace. Midax products are marketed directly and through a discreet group of reseller part- ners nationally and internationally to all retail segments, including government. Products are sold under the Midax banner and white boxed as an engine product as the customer demands. There is a culture of flexibility built into all Midax products that allows the retailer a degree of freedom from POS and providers. Midax offers both inte- grated and semi-integrated programs for both payments and loyalty (Midax SafeTrak EFT), and Shopping Buddy Loyalty that includes features like eCouponing that includes redemption and settlement, and a robust mobile application with Click & Collect func- tionality. All Midax applications offer ease of entry through both license and managed care models. All software is designed, coded, installed and supported internally. Midax supports what it sells with 7X24 True Support. This year, Midax introduces Midax MXPOS, a flexible POS structure designed to allow the retailer the ability to configure the checkout environment to suit their retail needs. Fully process driven, the retailer will now have the ability to set up multi- ple operating units within the store, with separate setup and an easy to use GUI interface. All backed and fully integrated into the comprehensive suite of Midax backoffice applications for retail, pay- ments, loyalty, DSD, analytics and accounting at your fingertips. The Midax customer centered product line has been developed over 17 years. In that time a significant client base has been developed in the fuel, c-store and gaming industries. All applications are Oracle based and fully PCI PA-DSS compliant for security. Analytic and application options have been developed along with customers to solve a growing list of industry require- ments and for maximum flexibility to track data and know the customer. For more information, go to www.midax.com or call 757.620.4168. Teabag Sachet Line from Art of Tea Art of Tea recently launched its fresh line of individually wrapped Eco Pyramid Teabag sachets, completing the compa- ny's rebranding efforts. The sachets, which are available in both bulk cases and retail-ready packaging, now feature the same striking patterns as the compa- ny's Artisan Tea Tins and Glass Canisters. Now cafes, restaurants, and other hospitality spaces can provide both a loose-leaf tea program and a single- serve tea experience with one consistent- ly beautiful aesthetic. For more information, call 877.268.8327 or go to www.artoftea.com. Black Charcoal Series from Naisture By Ji Hyeon Lee, Web Marketing Assistant, Banzai Living Inc. 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