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March 15, 2011
NACDS announces guest speakers for annual meeting

This year's National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting will feature a lineup of speakers ranging from political leaders and policy experts to best-selling authors and culinary connoisseurs. This year's meeting will run from April 30 to May 3 in Scottsdale, Ariz.

March 3, 2011
NACDS 2011 Annual Meeting

More than 2,000 of today's most influential retail executives from drug, food, and mass merchandising and their supplier partners will make their way to The Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona to share insights, forge relationships, and explore future opportunities.

February 17, 2011
Fresh & Easy touts more GreenChill stores than any other retailer

Supermarket retailer Fresh & Easy has added four more GreenChill-certified stores this year, a distinction developed by the Environmental Protection Agency's GreenChill Partnership.

February 1, 2011
Squishy surprise

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Brand Vending has added multipacks to its lineup of Sqwishland collectible animals. The new six- and 12-pack Sqwishlander Surprise Mix collections contain an assortment of regular, rare and ultra-rare squishies. The six-packs sell for $4.99, and 12-packs retail for $9.99.


January 21, 2011
Matrixx provides 'go-shop' process update

Matrixx Initiatives on Friday provided a summary of the ongoing "go-shop" process initiated by the company after Wonder Holdings proposed a merger agreement. The “go-shop” process is scheduled to run through Jan. 22.

January 21, 2011
Second half of cold season holds promise

Cough-cold supplier Matrixx on Thursday credited tough comparisons against the prior season’s high pre-season inventory purchases by retailers due to the publicity of the H1N1 flu outbreak for the lower level of sales for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2010.

January 14, 2011
Safeway to donate funds to Tucson shooting victims

Safeway announced that it has formed a fund to aid the victims of the recent shooting that occurred in one of its Tucson stores.

January 5, 2011
Navajo pharmacist fills patient education gap

TSAILE, Ariz. — Some people enter the twilight years of college without a clue of what they want to do, only to decide at the last minute. Others, like pharmacist Terry Teller, know early on.


For Teller, a member of the Navajo Native American tribe originally from Lukachukai, Ariz., helping to heal people is part of his heritage, with multiple generations of medicine men and women on both sides of his family.


January 5, 2011
NCPDP summit to explore emerging technologies

The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs said Wednesday it would host an educational summit on the use and impact of new pharmacy and health-integration technologies next month in Las Vegas.

December 14, 2010
Matrixx agrees to H.I.G. Capital acquisition

Matrixx Initiatives on Tuesday announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by affiliates of private equity firm H.I.G. Capital.

November 15, 2010
Matrixx taps Andrea Pennington for cold, flu awareness campaign

Matrixx Initiatives on Tuesday announced a partnership with health expert and former medical director for...

November 11, 2010
AARP/Walgreens Wellness Tour celebrates 2 millionth health screening

A national mobile health screening tour developed by a drug store chain and a nonprofit,...

October 25, 2010
Matrixx reports Q2 decline but hopes new campaign will boost business

Matrixx Initiatives on Monday reported a decline of 17% in net sales to $21.3 million...

October 19, 2010
Stefan Sudhoff to lead Henkel Consumer Goods

Henkel AG & Co. KGaA has appointed Stefan Sudhoff, corporate SVP cosmetics/toiletries at Henkel, to...

October 18, 2010
Surveys note disparity among consumers, pharmacists on how to treat common cold

A new national survey of U.S. adults has found the majority of Americans are misinformed...

October 6, 2010
Drank gains distribution in Arizona

Drank is gaining distribution in Arizona with help from Grand Canyon Distributing....

September 23, 2010
Tenn.-based pharmacy acquired by Capital Group Holdings

Capital Group Holdings has acquired Main Street Family Pharmacy in Newbern, Tenn., Capital Group said...

September 15, 2010
Fresh & Easy kicks off annual Shop for Schools program

A regional supermarket chain's third annual fundraising program, designed to benefit schools across three states,...

September 7, 2010
Albertsons promotes children's health in pharmacies

Albertsons pharmacies in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas are launching a new...

August 31, 2010
ASHP: Healthcare teams with pharmacists improve patient care

A new study funded by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists underscored the role healthcare-team...

August 4, 2010
Fresh & Easy seeks to reduce water consumption by 30%

Fresh & Easy is seeking to reduce its water consumption with the help of a...

July 18, 2010
Staying dry, technically

Consumers with a wet cell phone can avert disaster with a new product from HPL....

May 9, 2010
Walgreens tapped for national award for its flu vaccination efforts

Walgreens will be honored later this month for the contributions made to Americans’ preventive health...

March 28, 2010
Consumers deem cough-cold season 'slightly worse' than last year, survey shows

More people felt the 2009-2010 cough-cold season was “about the same” or only “slightly worse”...

May 28, 2009
Walgreens’ ‘Power’ initiative expands, centralizing workload in Florida, Arizona

Walgreens is serious about cutting its operating costs — nowhere more so than in its...

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