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May 3, 2013
Kellogg looks to new adult breakfast offerings to boost segment sales

Cereal maker Kellogg is hoping to appeal to adult customers with new breakfast food lines, the company said in announcing its first quarter 2013 earnings.

May 2, 2013
Cardinal Health posts fewer sales but greater profits vs. Wall Street expectations

Cardinal Health reported fiscal year 2013 third-quarter revenue of $24.6 billion, a 8.9% decline as compared to the quarter a year ago.

May 2, 2013
Energizer posts $7 million increase in profit in second quarter 2013

Energizer Holdings had sales of $1.095 billion in second quarter 2013, a 0.5% decrease from second quarter 2012, and $2.28 billion for the first six months of the fiscal year, which ended March 31, also a 0.5% decrease from the same period last year, the company said.

May 2, 2013
Investments in omnichannel, loyalty program highlighted at Sears Holdings shareholder meeting

Among the highlights of the first Sears Holdings shareholder meeting since Edward Lampert became chairman and CEO were details on the company's progress in combining its brick-and-mortar and online businesses.

May 2, 2013
Rite Aid comps decrease amid earlier Easter, new generics

Rite Aid's same-store sales decreased 4% in April compared with April 2012 due to an earlier Easter and introductions of new generic drugs, the retail pharmacy chain said.

May 1, 2013
Actavis to acquire rights to Valeant drug

Drug maker Actavis has acquired rights to a treatment for an experimental bacterial vaginosis from Valeant Pharmaceuticals International for about $55 million, the drug makers said.

May 1, 2013
Bayer to acquire Conceptus for $1.1 billion

Bayer HealthCare will buy birth-control product maker Conceptus for $1.1 billion, the companies said.

May 1, 2013
Publix posts 6.1% gain in first-quarter sales

Publix posted first quarter sales of $7.5 billion, representing a 6.1% increase.

April 30, 2013
Family Dollar supply chain exec exits company

Family Dollar Stores on Monday announced Charles Gibson, EVP supply chain, will leave the company to pursue other interests effective April 30.

April 29, 2013
Reports: Valeant, Actavis deal put on hold

A proposal by Canadian drug maker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International to purchase generic drug maker Actavis has fallen through, according to published reports.

April 26, 2013
North American sales of electronics, HBA up 28.4% for Amazon

Amazon on Thursday reported a net sales increase of 22% to $16.1 billion for its first quarter ended March 31.

April 26, 2013
Walgreens, Alliance Boots, AmerisourceBergen deal to benefit Good Neighbor Pharmacy

AmerisourceBergen's base of 3,452 independently owned Good Neighbor Pharmacies will be another benefactor out of the wholesaler's blockbuster agreement with Walgreens and Alliance Boots, AmerisourceBergen CEO, president, director and chairman Steven Collis told analysts during a conference call Thursday.

April 25, 2013
Safeway misses analyst sales expectations, shares drop

Safeway shares dropped dramatically Thursday morning as the company reported $10 billion in sales for its first quarter 2013 ended March 23, which is essentially flat as compared with the first quarter of 2012.

April 25, 2013
Weis Markets increases 2013 capital commitment by 8%

Weis Markets on Thursday announced it would invest $135 million in its 2013 capital expenditure program, an 8% increase compared to the year prior.

April 24, 2013
Supervalu sales down as company goes through 'transitioning' period

Supervalu posted sales of $3.89 billion and a loss of $1.41 billion in fourth quarter 2013, the company said Wednesday.

April 23, 2013
RadioShack closes Target mobile kiosks

RadioShack has ended its mobile phone partnership with Target amid slumping sales, the electronics store chain said.

April 22, 2013
WAG's latest moves offer brighter outlook on Wall Street

To the skepticism of many, Walgreens last year made a big global splash with its two-step merger deal with Alliance Boots across the pond. But with the announcement that the co-joined Walgreens/Alliance Boots had signed a 10-year distribution deal with wholesaler AmerisourceBergen, that included an equity stake to boot, well, it seemed that many analysts on Wall Street finally got it.

April 19, 2013
GPhA welcomes Bipartisan Policy Center proposal to save billions through increased use of generics

A report released yesterday by the Bipartisan Policy Center, entitled “A Bipartisan Rx for Patient-Centered Care and System-Wide Cost Containment,” contains a smart, forward-looking and no-cost recommendation that could save the government billions, the Generic Pharmaceutical Association said.

April 16, 2013
J&J sales rise in first quarter 2013

Johnson & Johnson's sales increased by 8.5% to $17.5 billion in first quarter 2013, the healthcare products company said Tuesday.

April 16, 2013
Jean Coutu Group sells 72.5 million shares of Rite Aid stock

The Jean Coutu Group sold 72.5 million of its 178.4 million shares of Rite Aid stock, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Monday and company announcement Tuesday.

April 16, 2013
Target lowers Q1 EPS guidance amid softer-than-expected sales

Target has lowered its earnings expectations for first quarter 2013, the mass merchandise retailer said Tuesday.

April 12, 2013
Target to pay more than $1.1 billion in debt refinancing plan

Target has accepted for purchase $760.7 million worth of debt as part of a $1.1 billion debt-refinancing plan announced last month, the mass merchandiser said.

April 11, 2013
Costco reports 7% sales increase for March

Club retailer Costco Wholesale announced sales grew by 7% in March compared with March 2012, the company said.

April 11, 2013
March sales down 2% across Fred's Super Dollar

Fred's Super Dollar reported total sales of $190.4 million for the five weeks ended April 6, down 2% from the comparable year-ago period.

April 11, 2013
Rite Aid posts $118.1 million profit for fiscal year 2013

Rite Aid's profits grew in the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2013 amid stronger front-end sales and prescription count, the retail pharmacy chain said.

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