Financial News

04/04/2013 - 10:20am
Rite Aid front-end comps up 3.8% amid shift in timing of Easter

Same-store sales at Rite Aid decreased 2% in March, including a 3.8% increase in same-store sales on the front end and a 4.5% decrease in pharmacy sales due in part to new introductions of generic drugs, the retail pharmacy chain said.

04/03/2013 - 8:21am
Walgreens reports March sales increase of 2.3%

Walgreens reported March sales of $6.2 billion, an increase of 2.3%.

04/02/2013 - 4:22pm
The Street: Jim Cramer picks Safeway over Whole Foods

Mad Money's Jim Cramer tabbed Safeway over Whole Foods in an interview published in The Street.

04/02/2013 - 11:17am
Centene purchases specialty pharmacy AcariaHealth

Centene Corp. has purchased specialty pharmacy provider AcariaHealth for a combination of cash and stock, Centene said Tuesday.

04/02/2013 - 10:48am
AmerisourceBergen sells contract pharmaceutical packaging business to Frazier Healthcare

Frazier Healthcare announced its acquisition of AndersonBrecon, the contract pharmaceutical packaging business and wholly owned subsidiary of AmerisourceBergen.

04/01/2013 - 4:18pm
Safeway launches annual campaign for people with disabilities

Safeway has launched its annual April fundraising campaign to benefit people with disabilities, the supermarket chain said.

04/01/2013 - 11:14am
American Greetings cards agrees to being taken private

American Greetings greeting card company has agreed to be taken private by a group led by some of its top executives for about $602 million, the company announced.

04/01/2013 - 10:23am
Perrigo closes Velcera acquisition

Perrigo Co. has completed its acquisition of a Pennsylvania-based animal health company, the drug maker said.

03/29/2013 - 12:39pm
Pinnacle Foods rings NYSE Opening Bell to celebrate first day as public company

Parsippany, N.J.-based Pinnacle Foods — manufacturer and distributor of such food brands as Birds Eye, Duncan Hines, Vlasic, Mrs. Butterworth’s and others — opened for trading Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “PF” after its initial public offering.

03/28/2013 - 11:56am
Weis Markets promotes Paul Stombaugh to VP/corporate controller

Weis Markets on Thursday promoted Paul Stombaugh to VP/corporate controller.

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