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February 1, 2011

Kroger banners support kids with charitable campaigns

Kroger banners Ralphs and Food 4 Less/Foods Co have kicked off their respective charitable campaigns to benefit children in the markets they serve.

January 31, 2011

Report: Private-label beer arrives at Walgreens

A Novato, Calif.-based leading corporate brand beer supplier has launched a private-label beer for Walgreens, according to published reports.

January 21, 2011

Chance Cole promoted to VP at The Little Clinic

The Little Clinic has promoted Chance Cole to VP business development and processes, handling business-to-business and overall business development, process improvement and nonclinical training activities.

January 21, 2011

Kroger declares quarterly dividend

Retail giant Kroger on Friday declared a quarterly dividend of 10.5 cents per share to be paid March 1 to shareholders of record on Feb. 15.

January 18, 2011

Sears names supermarket veteran Michel chief of food, health and pharmacy efforts

Fast on the heels of her departure from Ahold USA’s Giant Foods of Landover supermarket unit, Robin Michel has been tapped for an increasingly critical role at retail giant Sears Holdings. Michel, who left as president of Giant-Landover in December 2010, will serve as SVP and president of food and consumables, health and beauty and pharmacy at Sears and its Kmart subsidiary.

January 10, 2011

Kroger looks to speed up self-checkout lines

Fujitsu on Monday unveiled its latest checkout technology at the National Retail Federation trade show and also said that supermarket giant Kroger currently is evaluating the new technology in a limited number of its stores to boost the retailer's Advanced Checkout areas.

January 4, 2011

Report: Kroger to spruce up Houston market

It seems that Kroger is looking to upgrade some of its stores in the Houston area, according to published reports.

December 20, 2010

Kroger recalls pet food due to possible contamination

Kroger recalled select packages of pet food sold in some of its retail stores because the products may contain aflatoxin, a naturally occurring toxic chemical byproduct from the growth of a certain fungus.

December 16, 2010

ECRM launches Promotional Reflections reports

ECRM on Thursday announced the launch of a series of reports and a new blog on retail circular ads. The new resources provide a unique perspective on retail promotions from Walmart, Kroger, Walgreens, Safeway, Best Buy, OfficeMax, Aldi and 160 additional retailers in the United States and Canada.

December 15, 2010

Kroger names new president for Cincinnati/Dayton division

Retail giant Kroger has named a new divisional president, replacing an executive who recently was promoted to SVP retail operations.

December 13, 2010

UnitedHealthcare's Pharmacy Saver program expands

More retailers have joined UnitedHealthcare's prescription savings program that caters to Medicare Part D members.

December 10, 2010

Geoffrey Covert named SVP retail operations at Kroger

Just two weeks after announcing the exit of its SVP retail operations, Kroger announced a replacement on Friday.

December 10, 2010

Kroger aids underinsured, uninsured customers with free flu shot vouchers

In an effort to assure that its customers stay healthy this holiday season, Kroger is offering free flu shot vouchers to the Salvation Army and Feeding America, a leading domestic hunger-relief organization.

December 8, 2010

The Little Clinic's accepted provider networks expand

The Little Clinic, which operates clinics inside select Kroger, King Soopers, Fry's Food Stores and Publix Super Markets, has announced the addition of the MultiPlan and PHCS Networks to its group of accepted provider networks.

December 7, 2010

Kroger, Safeway strike back against Walmart/Humana Part D drug plan

MINNETONKA, Minn. — Could the economy and the bare-knuckles competition that now defines pharmacy retailing lower the price bar even further for widely used generic drugs? It’s already happening. 

December 2, 2010

Kroger's Q3 shows big improvement from last year

Kroger's third-quarter revenue, including fuel, leaped 5.9% to $18.7 billion, the supermarket giant reported Thursday ...

November 29, 2010

Kroger's family of stores kicks off annual Red Kettle campaign

Kroger's family of stores, which includes 2,468 supermarkets and multidepartment stores in 31 states under two dozen local banner names, once again has kicked off the Red Kettle campaign in support of The Salvation Army.

November 24, 2010

DRSI ReStore! Energy's media campaign targets NYC

Diabetica Research Solutions is spreading the word about its diabetes energy formula with a new media program that targets the New York metropolitan area.

November 24, 2010

Kroger SVP retail operations to retire

A 45-year Kroger veteran will retire from his post in February.

November 24, 2010

UnitedHealthcare partners with Kroger, Safeway on $2 generic Part D plan

UnitedHealth Group will start a program next year that it said can reduce drug costs to as low as $2 per script, the company said Tuesday.

November 8, 2010

Ralph's, Food 4 Less announce checkstand canister fundraising program

Two supermarket chains owned by Kroger announced their fundraising efforts to benefit local food banks....

November 1, 2010

CVS, Kroger among GMA Retail Honors winners

CVS/pharmacy, Kroger and Dollar General have been selected as the recipients of the Grocery Manufacturers...