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December 19, 2011
Family Dollar getting executive suite in place before new store, expanded assortment push

Family Dollar Stores on Monday named Paul White to the position of EVP and chief merchandising officer. White will report to Mike Bloom, president and COO.

December 16, 2011
MinuteClinic, Carolinas HealthCare System ink clinical collaboration

CVS Caremark’s MinuteClinic has entered a clinical affiliation with Carolinas HealthCare System, which provides medical services at more than 650 care locations in North and South Carolina. The collaboration includes 16 MinuteClinic locations in the greater Charlotte area.

December 14, 2011
Tar Heel State to renew PSE Rx-only debate in two years

North Carolina may be two years away from joining Oregon and Mississippi as the only states to classify pseudoepehdrine as a prescription-only medicine.

December 13, 2011
HHS, Novartis celebrate opening of state-of-the-art, stateside vaccine facility

The Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced that the first U.S. facility to use a faster and more flexible technology to make influenza vaccine was dedicated as part of an initiative that could provide vaccine supplies sooner in an influenza pandemic.

December 7, 2011
GoldToe Moretz to target drug channel with new line of compression socks

GoldToe Moretz last week announced the launch of a new SoleUtion socks line for men and women that provides enhanced comfort and overall foot and leg well-being.

November 30, 2011
Kerr Drug launches holiday donation drive

Kerr Drug's philanthropic arm is launching a food and toy drive for the holidays, the company said Wednesday.

November 29, 2011
Cisco contracts with Take Care Health Systems on workplace clinic with remote accessibility

Take Care Health Systems, a subsidiary of Walgreens, on Tuesday announced a relationship with Cisco to operate the LifeConnections Health Center on Cisco's campus in San Jose, Calif.

November 29, 2011
Save-A-Lot's new distribution center supports company's expansion plans

Supervalu banner Save-A-Lot will open a new 330,000-sq.-ft. food distribution center in Lexington, N.C., on Wednesday.

November 28, 2011
Harris Teeter to open Baltimore store

Harris Teeter will open a 61,000-sq.-ft. store in Baltimore, making it the chain's first in the city and seventh in Maryland.

November 21, 2011
Harris Teeter assembles 2,000 Thanksgiving meals for local food bank

Harris Teeter associates on Monday donated enough products for its associates to assemble 2,000 Thanksgiving dinner bags for the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina.

November 21, 2011
MedPro Rx makes Triangle Business Journal's fast-growing companies list

The Triangle Business Journal has named MedPro Rx to its list of the fastest-growing companies in the North Carolina Research Triangle for the fourth consecutive year, the specialty pharmacy provider said Monday.

November 18, 2011
Kerr Drug donates used company vehicles to charity

Kerr Drug's philanthropic arm is donating used company vehicles to a nonprofit group that gives the cars to low-income families, the company said Friday.

November 16, 2011
Discount grocer announces expansion into Pittsburgh, Ohio markets

Discount grocer Bottom Dollar Food is hiring more than 800 associates over the next several months to begin to prepare for store openings next year, the company announced Wednesday.

November 16, 2011
Revenue, comps rise for Delhaize America in Q3

Network growth and higher retail inflation prompted growth in both revenues and comparable-store sales for Delhaize America, the U.S. division of Delhaize Group, for the third quarter ended Sept. 30.

November 15, 2011
Family Dollar arrives in California

Family Dollar is expanding into California for the first time with the opening of four new stores in Ontario, Rialto, Riverside and Fontana.

November 15, 2011
GPhA urges congressional super committee not to ban patent settlements

The generic drug lobby is stepping up its efforts to persuade the congressional super committee to avoid adopting rules that would ban some patent settlements between branded and generic drug makers.

November 15, 2011
Harris Teeter, MillerCoors to provide 400 military families with turkeys, meals

Harris Teeter and MillerCoors on Tuesday announced that the companies jointly will host Operation Homefront Thanksgiving Feast for Military Families on Nov. 22.

November 14, 2011
Krispy Kreme brings chocolate-flavored treats to retail

Krispy Kreme has brought two new sweet treats to retail.

November 14, 2011
Men are buyers, not shoppers

At least that’s largely the thinking behind the new “Guy Aisle” prototype that Procter & Gamble created within a CVS/pharmacy store in Charlotte, N.C.

November 9, 2011
Harris Teeter honors veterans with an 11% discount on Veterans Day

Harris Teeter on Wednesday announced that veterans and active duty military who shop at any Harris Teeter location on Nov. 11 will receive an 11% discount, with their veterans identification card, after all coupons and discounts are deducted.

November 9, 2011
QS/1, ECRS introduce point-of-sale, pharmacy management interface

QS/1 and ECR Software have released an interface that links the ECRS Catapult point-of-sale system and QS/1's NRx pharmacy management system, the two companies said.

November 8, 2011
NFL's Jon Beason, Harris Teeter partner on Thanksgiving food drive

The National Football League's Carolina Panthers linebacker Jon Beason will arrive at Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina to greet a Harris Teeter tractor trailer filled with product needed for a traditional holiday feast, the Carolina grocer announced Tuesday.

November 8, 2011
Ohio Northern University honors three College of Pharmacy alumni

Ohio Northern University's Raabe College of Pharmacy gave three alumni its Distinguished Alumni Awards last week.

November 8, 2011
Stiefel develops new Revaleskin HydraLift Complex anti-aging treatment

Stiefel, a GlaxoSmithKline company, has expanded its Revaleskin portfolio with the new Revaleskin HydraLift Complex.

November 4, 2011
South of France Natural Body Care launches social media campaign, gains shelf space at mass

South of France Natural Body Care is launching a social media campaign anchored by its new blog, TheSoapDishMagazine.com, which went live Friday.

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