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July 20, 2011
Walgreens reaches out to benefit consultants on healthcare value

Walgreens on Wednesday directly appealed to benefit consultants with a letter apprising them of the chain’s withdrawal from Express Scripts’ pharmacy provider network, effective Jan. 1, 2012, and educating those consultants of the healthcare value that Walgreens still can deliver without Express Scripts.

July 20, 2011
Walmart, Walgreens, Supervalu join First Lady to combat food deserts

First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday afternoon will be joined by corporate chiefs from Walmart, Walgreens and Supervalu, as well as smaller regional market chains, as she announces a new initiative to support the Let's Move! campaign, according to a Monday posting on the blog site Obama Foodorama.

July 19, 2011
Mark Tuffin takes reins at Smith's

Kroger banner Smith's has a new president.

July 19, 2011
Reading, writing, value: Kmart heads back to school

Kmart is putting an emphasis on value in its latest back-to-school campaign.

July 19, 2011
Take Care enters collaboration with LSU Health Sciences Center, Healthcare Network

Take Care Health Systems, which is owned by Walgreens, has entered a collaborative agreement with Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and LSU Healthcare Network to enhance coordination of care in the greater New Orleans region.

July 18, 2011
High adherence rates reported among patients in Walgreens' HCV therapy management program

Walgreens is recognizing medication adherence rates as high as 96% through its hepatitis C therapy management programs across its specialty pharmacy, the pharmacy operator announced Monday.

July 18, 2011
Report: Walmart may be eyeing Rite Aid

Rumors have been circulating that Walmart may be out to buy Rite Aid, though nothing has been confirmed yet, according to published reports.

July 18, 2011
Safeway raises more than $10.1 million for prostate cancer research

Safeway on Monday announced that its month-long prostate cancer campaign raised nearly $10.1 million as part of the company’s ongoing effort to fund research geared toward finding a cure for the leading cancer affecting men.

July 18, 2011
Walmart names new real estate executive

Karen Roberts was named EVP and president of Walmart Realty on Friday, filling a position vacated by the company’s long-time real estate executive Eric Zorn, who retired after a 20-year career.

July 18, 2011
Walmart to open supercenter in Denton, Md.

Walmart announced that it is breaking ground on a new supercenter in Maryland in September.

July 15, 2011
Safeway's Dominick's division president resigns

Safeway on Thursday announced the resignation of Don Keprta, president of its Chicago-area Dominick's Finer Foods division.

July 14, 2011
Rite Aid sweetens private-label ice cream line with new flavors

Rite Aid is launching new flavors of its private label Thrifty Ice Cream in California stores, the retail pharmacy chain said Wednesday.

July 13, 2011
New website born for Kroger baby products line

Kroger on Wednesday launched a new website in support of its Comforts line of baby products, the grocer announced.

July 13, 2011
P&G updates Pampers Cruisers, announces special promotion with Target

Responding to customer feedback, Procter & Gamble announced that it has improved its Pampers Cruisers diaper line to include improved softness, a 20% longer absorbent patch and new "Sesame Street" designs.

July 12, 2011
Supervalu's Albertsons banners to keep self-checkout lanes

Supervalu on Monday issued a clarification that its Albertsons banners are not removing any self-checkout lanes from their stores.

July 8, 2011
Albertsons bids self checkouts farewell

Albertsons is pulling the plug on its self-checkout units, which will be replaced by standard "H" lanes or express lanes, the grocer has confirmed.

July 8, 2011
CVS puts emphasis on ExtraCare Rewards program

CVS/pharmacy's ExtraCare Rewards program, which has more than 67 million active cardholders and this year celebrates its 10-year anniversary, announced on Friday the launch of a new interactive digital campaign that encourages cardholders to take advantage of their earned rewards, as well as a new look for the ExtraBucks rewards receipt.

July 8, 2011
Supervalu hosts Family Day at the Stockman & Dakota Corral at 11 stores

Supervalu said that its banners are hosting an event at 11 locations nationwide on Saturday to celebrate the company's private-label Angus premium beef brand.

July 8, 2011
Walgreens goes fresh in San Francisco food desert store

Walgreens on Friday announced the expansion of its fresh food selection at its location at Third Street and Williams Avenue in San Francisco's Bayview community, a neighborhood identified as a food desert. The drug store now offers a larger assortment of fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, lean protein and other healthy meal components.

July 8, 2011
Walgreens maintains strong social media presence

Walgreens recently surpassed 1 million fans on Facebook, the pharmacy operator announced Friday, and also has integrated its network of more than 7,700 drug stores through mobile platforms on Facebook Places and Foursquare.

July 8, 2011
Walgreens’ Joe Magnacca walks DSN.TV through the company’s hottest new store

In an exclusive video store tour, Walgreens' president of daily living products and solutions Joe Magnacca walked Drug Store News editor Rob Eder and the DSN.TV cameras through the new Duane Reade flagship store at 40 Wall St.

July 7, 2011
Club channel comps not as solid as they seem

Costco and BJ’s reported some impressive same-store sales for June, but peel the onion back a bit and the numbers are not quite as stellar as they seem.

July 7, 2011
Generic medication use can help trim costs for chronically ill patients

Preventive health care may be signficiantly less costly than previously thought because of the expanded use of cost-effective generic medications for the treatment and prevention of chronic diseases, according to researchers from Harvard University, Brigham and Women's Hospital and CVS Caremark.

July 7, 2011
Health care, beauty contribute to Target’s June comps

The 4.5% increase in same-store sales Target reported for June was at the higher end of the company’s expectations and came on top of a prior-year increase of 1.7%.

July 7, 2011
Rite Aid shuffles executives in HR, operations departments

Rite Aid announced Thursday changes to its human resources and operations departments.

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