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June 30, 2011

Osteo Bi-Flex passes advertising scrutiny

The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus earlier this month determined that Rexall Sundown has supported claims regarding the company’s Osteo Bi-Flex glucosamine HCL and vitamin D3 dietary supplement.

April 25, 2011

Rexall format focuses on derm

Beauty junkies in Canada have a new option when shopping for products. A new format recently unveiled by Katz Group Canada’s flagship Rexall drug store chain is aimed at making its stores “an innovative health destination.” 

The Rexall Healthy Living Pharmacy format features a combined skin care and beauty care department. The goal: to focus on derm versus just cosmetics. 

April 25, 2011

Rexall provides a haven for ‘Healthy Living’

 “Our goal here is to improve health care for Canadians,” Katz Group Canada CEO Andy Giancamilli told Drug Store News about the company’s new Rexall Healthy Living Pharmacy concept it opened in six of its stores across Canada in 2010. The concept, which borrows some of the design innovation and cache usually associated with the beauty category to better engage customers around health and wellness, includes more than 200 health information touch points. 

April 15, 2011

Scorpiniti's vision for pharmacy will benefit new role

In recent years, Duane Reade has gone from simply being Manhattan's homegrown pharmacy chain to a truly innovative retailer with unique product offerings and marketing concepts that even the biggest retailers can learn from. And visionary merchant Joe Magnacca has received a lot of credit for the chain's transformation — as he should. However, on the pharmacy side of the equation, Frank Scorpiniti was busy leading some important health-and-wellness initiatives at Duane Reade, including helping to develop a growing clinic program in one of the most difficult clinic markets in the country.

April 13, 2011

Katz Group names new COO

Retail pharmacy network Katz Group Canada has appointed Frank Scorpiniti as COO.

February 1, 2011

Giancamilli brings ‘Healthy Living’ to Rexall stores, customers

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — As CEO of Katz Group Canada and its flagship Rexall chain, Andy Giancamilli has spearheaded a transformation of the company’s approach to drug store retailing and health-and-wellness merchandising. That renewal has spawned a new Rexall prototype store and a new approach to customer segmentation. 

January 12, 2011

Canadian analyst speculates on Katz Group sale

Katz Group Canada is withholding comment on a report in the Edmonton Journal Wednesday that speculated on the potential sale of the Canadian drug store giant.

December 14, 2010

FTC fines NBTY regarding children’s vitamins claims

As part of its ongoing efforts to stop “bogus” health claims, the Federal Trade Commission on Monday reached a settlement requiring NBTY to stop making false and unproven claims that their supplements promote healthy brain and eye development in children, the agency announced.

November 14, 2010

Goal of new Rexall store format: improve health care for Canadians

Katz Group Canada’s flagship Rexall drug store chain has unveiled a new format, called Rexall...

October 21, 2010

Rexall's efforts sure to pay off

Leave it to our creative retail neighbors to the north to find a fun way...

October 19, 2010

In sweeping overhaul of its retail mission, Rexall unveils ‘Healthy Living’ prototype

Katz Group Canada’s flagship Rexall drug store chain has unveiled a new retail format aimed...

October 11, 2010

Dollar General's Rexall will hit the race track at three NASCAR events

Dollar General’s health brand Rexall will be gracing the No. 11 Braun Racing entry in...