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January 8, 2008
Report from ShopperTrak sees holiday retail sales rise 4.5 percent

ShopperTrak RCT’s National Retail Sales Estimate today reported that retail sales for the November-December 2007...

January 8, 2008
Supervalu reports earnings increase despite sales drop

Supervalu on Wednesday reported a third-quarter drop of 4.7 percent in net sales of $10.2...

January 8, 2008
Ulrich to step down in May as Target chief executive officer

Target Corp. chairman Bob Ulrich revealed today he will retire as chief executive officer May...

January 8, 2008
Walgreens stands by its rapid growth strategy

Neither the downward-turning economy nor its own recent profit woes will derail Walgreen Co.’s strikingly...

January 8, 2008
Walgreens, DHL team up to offer shipping at store kiosks

Walgreens has entered into an agreement with DHL to offer shipping services in almost all...

January 7, 2008
Chris Duffy named Marsh vp of pharmacy

Marsh named Chris Duffy its new vice president of pharmacy, the supermarket chain reported last...

January 7, 2008
CVS' Ryan delivers upbeat message at JPMorgan conference

Tom Ryan, CVS chairman, president and chief executive officer of CVS/Caremark had an upbeat message...

January 7, 2008
IRI study shows half of consumers consider environmental issues when shopping

Approximately 50 percent of U.S. consumers consider at least one “green” factor in selecting consumer...

January 7, 2008
JPMorgan's Dimon urges business leaders to get political

JPMorgan Chase chairman and chief executive officer Jamie Dimon opened up the 26th annual JPMorgan...

January 6, 2008
Fred's Reier and Thompson to retire

Fred’s on Friday announced the retirement of both John Reier, president, and Gerald Thompson, executive...

January 6, 2008
Wrigley’s new 5 gum connects with young chewers

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.’s new 5 gum has captured more than 6 percent of the...

January 3, 2008
Cabrera named CEO of Navarro

Navarro Discount Pharmacies has announced that MBF Healthcare Partners executive Marcio Cabrera has been named...

January 3, 2008
Flood of generics slows Costco's pharmacy growth

Costco reported slower growth at pharmacies during its first quarter due in part to an...

January 3, 2008
Longs reports drop in same store sales

Longs Drug reported a 1.5 percent drop in same store sales for December....

January 3, 2008
NACDS Foundation awards $120,000-plus in scholarships

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation awarded $122,000 in pharmacy student scholarships in 2007....

January 3, 2008
Rite Aid to close 28 noncore Las Vegas locations

Rite Aid announced noontime on Friday that it will terminate its operation of the 28...

January 3, 2008
Save Mart president Spengler retires

Save Mart Supermarkets president Bob Spengler retired today after coming out of retirement two years...

January 2, 2008
CVS announces light December sales, still on course for top end of guidance

CVS Caremark announced on Thursday that sales in December were lighter than the company expected...

January 2, 2008
Naquin named Ukrop executive vp and COO

Ukrop last month named 28-year veteran David Naquin its executive vice president and chief operating...

January 2, 2008
Rite Aid posts December results

Rite Aid on Thursday reported a same-store sales decrease of 0.5 percent for the four...

January 2, 2008
Rite Aid, Lindora to offer weight management program for January

During the month of January, Rite Aid and one of its in-store clinic partners, Lindora,...

January 2, 2008
Slow holiday demand, mild flu season drain Walgreens’ year-end performance

Anemic holiday sales growth and a mile flu season drained much of the growth momentum...

January 2, 2008
Tesco offers pharmacist-run health screenings in U.K.

Tesco supermarkets is now offering in the U.K. in-store health checkups, according to a report...

January 1, 2008
Retailers across the board to comply with new FSA regulations

Consumers with FSA accounts are not likely to find many retailers who are not compliant...

December 31, 2007
Kroger, P&G partner in electronic coupon experiment

Kroger and Procter & Gamble are testing out a new paperless coupon system, based on...

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