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June 22, 2008
Walgreens announces growth in Q3 2008

Walgreens has reported a 2 percent increase in net earnings [diluted] to $572 million and...

June 16, 2008
Hershey tuning its ears to customer comments, sets plan for long-term net sales boost

The Hershey Co. said it will announce its plan for meeting long-term for net sales...

June 15, 2008
Nestle says it will keep its prices steady

Due to a price ceiling hit by rising costs of commodities, Swiss food maker Nestle...

June 12, 2008
nFinanSe raises $10.7 million in securities sale

The prepaid and gift card company nFinanSe has raised $10.7 million through the issuance of...

June 11, 2008
FDA “needs this money now” Specter says

Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., in a letter sent Tuesday to Health and Human Services secretary...

June 10, 2008
Supply, material costs drive up price of beauty products

Amid fears of inflation, customers in the beauty-products aisle are seeing prices increase as the...

June 9, 2008
Rite Aid to issue new bonds in move to add $300 million in liquidity

Rite Aid last week announced plans to issue new debt in an effort to refinance...

June 8, 2008
Ahold reports U.S. sales growth

Ahold reported that first quarter sales at Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover were $5.1 billion, up 1.3...

June 8, 2008
Report examines baby-boomer attitudes towards work, health, buying trends

Although baby boomers are aging, they don’t want it to show, according to a report...

June 5, 2008
Longs posts increase in year-on-year sales

Longs Drugs has released its reported preliminary total retail drug store sales for the four-week...

June 5, 2008
Rite Aid reports increased monthly same-store sales

Rite Aid experienced same-store sales increases last month, the chain announced Thursday....

June 4, 2008
Wal-Mart May sales up 9.8 percent

Wal-Mart Stores reported that total company sales for May increased 9.8 percent to $31 billion...

June 2, 2008
Drugstorenews.com ranks among top BtoB media sites

Drugstorenews.com, the online news home for The Drug Store News Group, was ranked among the...

June 2, 2008
General Mills ups prices after profit drop

General Mills announced this week that is has raised cereal prices and ay raise prices...

June 2, 2008
Study shows Mass. plan drops uninsurance rate, decreases expenses

According to a study performed by the Urban Institute, the uninsurance rate for Massachusetts adults...

June 1, 2008
Fred's Q1 income dips a bit, but sales are up

Fred’s late last week reported net income of $7.3 million, or $0.18 per diluted share,...

June 1, 2008
Wrigley releases details of merger with Mars

Wrigley Jr. Co. has revealed some of the details of a possible merger with Mars...

May 29, 2008
Costco Q3 earnings jump 32 percent

Costco reported a 32 percent increase in earnings for its third quarter led by sales...

May 28, 2008
Father's Day sales look to be slower this season

Sales of some expensive items for Father’s Day are down this year because of the...

May 28, 2008
Heinz gains in earnings for 2008

H.J. Heinz Co. today reported sales growth in fiscal 2008 and an increase in earning....

May 28, 2008
Longs reaffirms growth plans

Longs Drugs’ chief executive officer, Warren Bryant, told shareholders Wednesday that the chain will continue...

May 28, 2008
P&G predicts rise in costs

Buyers of Proctor & Gamble products could soon pay higher prices....

May 27, 2008
Revlon announces plans to regain NYSE compliance

Beauty company Revlon announced on Friday that plans to regain compliance with the New York...

May 22, 2008
Kimberly-Clark to increase prices on some common items

Paper and hygienic product manufacturer Kimberly-Clark announced Friday that prices on a variety of products...

May 21, 2008
Rite Aid optimistic, but admits economy is an obstacle

A slowed economy has certainly proven to be a bump in the road, conceded Mary...

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