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March 18, 2011
Lichi Super Fruit Diet now available at CVS/pharmacy

Bainbridge & Knight's Lichi Super Fruit Diet supplement has made its way to CVS/pharmacy.

March 18, 2011
Tops scores with NuVal

Tops Markets shoppers should expect to see something new on store shelves.

March 18, 2011
Walmart rolling out comprehensive waste-reduction program

Walmart announced it has eliminated more than 80% of the waste that would go to landfills from its operations in California by implementing a comprehensive waste-reduction program. The results far exceed the national average, where the Environmental Protection Agency estimated only 45% of waste is diverted from landfills. The California rate was 65%.

March 18, 2011
Will paperless receipts become the norm?

After Apple began giving consumers the option to receive paperless receipts, it seems that other retailers are following suit, according to published reports.

March 17, 2011
Expect consumers to tighten their spending amid high gas prices

Rising gas prices will prompt consumers to be more mindful of their spending habits, according to Nielsen projections.

March 17, 2011
Target named one of the world's most ethical companies

Target has made the Ethisphere Institute’s World’s Most Ethical Companies for 2011 list, the retail chain said Thursday.

March 16, 2011
P&G opens new plant for family care business

Procter & Gamble announced the grand opening of its new plant in Box Elder, Utah, marking the first plant the company has built in four decades.

March 16, 2011
Report: Busy Breathers backpack gains distribution in Colorado Walgreens

The value in enabling innovation and niche marketing at the store level was evidenced in a Journal-Advocate report Tuesday around the introduction of an innovative healthcare product that was picked up across three individual Walgreens.

March 16, 2011
Safeway elects new board member; declares quarterly dividend

The former chairman and CEO of Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream has joined Safeway's board of directors.

March 15, 2011
Alba Botanica renames Advanced line, repackages products

Alba Botanica, whose products are available at CVS, Target, Whole Foods and natural food stores, has revamped its Advanced line, which now is known as Natural Even Advanced.

March 15, 2011
CVS Caremark's charitable arm donates funds to support relief efforts in Japan

The CVS Caremark Charitable Trust has announced the donation of $100,000 to the American Red Cross in support of relief efforts under way in Japan following last week's tragic earthquake and tsunami, with a potential total donation of up to $300,000 through the matching of CVS Caremark employee donations.

March 15, 2011
NAD refers Patent Health claims to FTC

The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus on Monday referred advertising for the dietary supplement Trigosamine Fast Acting (Trigo FA) to the Federal Trade Commission for further review following Patent Health’s failure to modify claims.

March 15, 2011
Pradaxa added to CVS Caremark's, Medco's commercial preferred drug lists

A drug used to prevent stroke in patients with a form of atrial fibrillation has won preferred Tier 2 formulary status with pharmacy benefit managers Medco Health Solutions and CVS Caremark.

March 14, 2011
AARP/Walgreens Wellness Tour rides again

Beginning in mid-March, the AARP/Walgreens Wellness Tour will embark on another 10-month tour to provide an expected $14 million worth of free health tests.

March 14, 2011
Express Scripts reaches smart-phone users with new app

Patients with smart phones using pharmacy benefits served by Express Scripts can access their accounts through a new application launched Monday, the PBM said.

March 14, 2011
Walgreens doesn't need PBM to keep it at top

A lot was made of Walgreens' sale of its pharmacy benefit management business to focus on its stores and the other parts of its business, with some analysts and pundits suggesting CVS should or might soon follow suit. Whether or not CVS Caremark decides to do the same remains to be seen, but it certainly isn't the foregone conclusion some have suggested it might be.

March 11, 2011
GSK, Tolerx's late-stage trial for otelixizumab doesn't meet endpoints

A late-stage trial of a biologic treatment for Type 1 diabetes appears to have failed, according to results announced Friday.

March 11, 2011
Kroger's board of directors OKs quarterly dividend

Kroger's board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents per share, the same payout amount as January.

March 10, 2011
'Wubbzy to the Rescue' coming to DVD

Anchor Bay Entertainment has released its latest "Wow! Wow! Wubbzy" DVD title.

March 10, 2011
Anchor Bay, Well-Pict team for cross promotion

Anchor Bay Entertainment and Well-Pict Berries have announced a cross-promotional campaign, in which fans of the "Chuggington" series can get on board with healthy eating.

March 10, 2011
P&G shuffles executives

Shortly after the announcement that the president of its global hair care business was leaving for a chief executive role at Sephora, Procter & Gamble announced additional organizational changes.

March 10, 2011
Sam's Club pushes eValues

Through March 13, Sam's Club is offering an eValues trial to its advantage and business members.

March 9, 2011
CVS Caremark declares quarterly dividend

CVS Caremark's board of directors has approved a quarterly dividend of 12.5 cents per share.

March 9, 2011
P&G's Christopher de Lapuente heads to Sephora

The president of Procter & Gamble's global hair care business is taking on a new role at Sephora.

March 9, 2011
Prestige preparing big pediatric cough-cold splash

You can expect to see quite a bit of co-promotional activity between PediaCare and Little Remedies in the 2011-2012 cough-cold season, Prestige Brands president and CEO Matthew Mannelly told investors Wednesday morning at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2011 Consumer Conference held here.

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