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June 3, 2008
Safeway, Warner Bros. partner on healthy foods for kids

Bugs Bunny will soon stop lending his endorsements to junk food in Safeway stores. Instead,...

June 3, 2008
Walgreens protected with Ionit's video recording security system

Walgreens has finished installing Ionit Technologies’ digital video recording security system at its stores, Ionit...

June 2, 2008
CVS Caremark locks up GE contract for ‘09; Deal marks major victory for PBM business

CVS Caremark’s PBM business continues to gain market share as the company appears to have...

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
Haggen, Top Food to offer free prenatal vitamins

A Pacific Northwest grocery chain plans to offer prenatal vitamins and fluoride supplements to expectant...

June 2, 2008
New York announces cigarette tax hike

A statewide hike in cigarette taxes effective today drove the price of cigarettes in New...

June 2, 2008
Pharmacy-endorsed Medicare bill snags in Senate despite House action

Despite pleas from chain and independent pharmacy groups and the Generic Pharmaceutical Association, the U.S....

June 2, 2008
Take Care treats 500,000th patient

Take Care Health Systems, which is owned by Walgreens, has treated its 500,000th patient since...

June 2, 2008
Walgreens, Nielsen renew agreement through 2013

Under a contract renewed Wednesday, Walgreens and Nielsen will continue their collaboration through 2013 in...

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
Longs plans drive-through windows at Hawaiian locations

Longs Drug Stores plans to open drive-through windows at some of its stores in Hawaii,...

June 1, 2008
NACDS, 31 others send letter to Congress supporting health I.T.

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores today joined the Divided We Fail healthcare reform...

June 1, 2008
Target expands in-store TV system to offer health-and-wellness information

Target hopes to promote health and wellness through an expansion of its in-store television system....

May 29, 2008
Calif. Senate passes information-sharing bill

California’s state Senate approved a bill Thursday that would allow pharmacists to share patients’ records...

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 29, 2008
Kroger prepares for Little Clinic rollout

Retail grocery chain Kroger has made a “significant” investment in retail clinic operator The Little...

May 29, 2008
Meijer's Mealbox attracts thousands

A new service offered by Midwest big-box chain Meijer that allows customers to create online...

May 29, 2008
PPH opens two Southern Calif. expresscare clinics

Southern California health system Palomar Pomerado Health has partnered with Albertsons/Sav-on Pharmacy to open retail...

May 29, 2008
Wegmans surveys consumers on greeting card preferences

Grocery chain Wegmans Food Markets wants to know what consumers look for when buying greeting...

May 28, 2008
Cellyspace.com enables consumers to recieve product-specific text messages from retailers

Shoppers at retail stores may soon start receiving messages from stores where they shop, thanks...

May 28, 2008
CHPA's Suydam receives FDA alumni award

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach on Thursday afternoon recognized Linda Suydam, president...

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
Longs reaffirms growth plans

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

May 28, 2008
Meijer to offer free pre-natal vitamins

Midwestern big-box chain Meijer will start offering vitamins to expectant mothers in all of its...

May 28, 2008
P&G predicts rise in costs

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

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