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March 15, 2013
Cardium Therapeutics introduces new vitamin format: popping pellet candy

Cardium Therapeutics announced its To Go Brands operating unit has expanded its VitaRocks kids' vitamins product line and that retail distribution has been expanded into select Target stores.

March 15, 2013
Safeway EVP retail operations Bruce Everette retires

Safeway announced the retirement of Bruce Everette, EVP retail operations. Kelly Griffith, current president of merchandising, has been chosen to succeed Everette.

March 15, 2013
Target buys Cooking.com, CHEFS Catalog

Target has purchased two online retailers of cooking equipment in a move designed to expand its cooking and kitchenware business, said the mass merchandise retailer, which has lately made major investments in multichannel retailing.

March 14, 2013
Missouri attorney general introduces 'anti-smurfing' education campaign

Missouri attorney general Chris Koster joined Jackson County prosecutor Jean Peters Baker and leaders from the Missouri Pharmacy Association and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office to launch the state’s new voluntary retail Anti-Smurfing Campaign.

March 14, 2013
Nestlé reveals new candy offerings in time to stock Easter baskets

Just in time for Easter celebrations, Nestlé USA Confections and Snacks has unveiled a handful of new offerings available in retail stores nationwide.

March 14, 2013
Target said deal with TD Bank will profitably grow credit card portfolio

Target has sold its consumer credit card portfolio to TD Bank Group for $5.7 billion, the mass merchandise retailer said.

March 13, 2013
New pediatric cold remedy Dr Cocoa named 'Best Product' at recent ECRM conference

Pernix Therapeutics was recently honored with a "Best Product" designation by retail buyers attending ECRM's Cough/Cold, Analgesics & Allergy EPPS here for its line of Dr. Cocoa pediatric cough-cold products.

March 13, 2013
Reports: Target making clinic push in Chicago

Target is expanding its retail clinic presence in the Chicago area, according to published reports.

March 13, 2013
Tria Beauty inks retail partnership with Sephora

Sephora is previewing the newest innovation of the Tria Hair Removal Laser for acne and the company's line of topical skin care products on Sephora.com.

March 11, 2013
Ahold starts 500 million-euro share-buyback program

Ahold is buying back about $650 million worth of shares, with plans to finalize the deal within 12 months, the Dutch retail company said.

March 11, 2013
One-in-three consumers shop mostly online

While retail stores remain the top shopping destination, nearly one-third of consumers (29%) report they do most shopping online, according to a recent online survey of more than 600 AccentHealth viewers. Sixty-nine percent of consumers still identify with the in-store shopping experience.

March 8, 2013
'World class' in session

By now you probably have heard about "Walgreens University," the internal education center the company opened last month, complete with technology-enhanced classrooms, a mock drug store and video-conferencing capabilities for employee educational programs.

March 8, 2013
Anti-aging products target women 50+

Mass market beauty brands are increasing their focus on serving the skin care needs of post-menopausal women as evidenced by several new launches in the pipeline.

March 8, 2013
ESI report notes fall in spending on traditional drugs

While the country's spending on specialty drugs increased by 18.4% in 2012, spending on traditional drugs fell for the first time in 20 years, according to a report by Express Scripts.

March 8, 2013
Insurers turn to retail, urgent care clinics to keep members out of emergency rooms

Shifting patients away from hospital emergency rooms and into retail-based and urgent care walk-in clinics can significantly lower healthcare costs, improve access to care and reduce the impact of such chronic diseases as diabetes and hyperlipidemia, two health benefits experts asserted in a recent online presentation.

March 8, 2013
Navarro promotes colon cancer screenings for National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

Navarro Discount Pharmacy is promoting colon cancer screenings in the month of March under a partnership with a group focused on the disease, Navarro said Friday.

March 8, 2013
Publix promotes four executives across operation

Publix on Friday named four new officer positions effective April 1. The new officer positions are in corporate purchasing and manufacturing, the grocer reported.

March 8, 2013
Reinventing Rexall Pharma Plus

It has been just over a year since Frank Scorpiniti took the helm at Canada's Rexall Pharma Plus. And, as the Canadian retail market continues to heat up, the company has officially taken the lid off a reinvention of its business, from its stores and its brand, to the products and services in its stores.

March 8, 2013
Wrigley plans caffeinated gum launch next month

Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. is launching a new chewing gum that comes with a kick.

March 7, 2013
Heel introduces new cold remedy brand portfolio, refreshes Traumeel analgesic packaging

Heel on Thursday announced the launch of the Reboost cold and flu product line and new packaging for the Traumeel pain relief product line.

March 7, 2013
Rite Aid comps decrease 3.6% as same-store prescription count increases 0.3%

Rite Aid's same-store sales for February 2013 decreased by 3.6% over the previous year, including a 1.3% decrease in front-end same-store sales and a 4.7% decrease in pharmacy same-store sales, the retail pharmacy chain said.

March 7, 2013
SoloHealth reaches 2,000 health and wellness kiosks in operation

SoloHealth has more than doubled the number of retail locations featuring a SoloHealth Station digital health and wellness kiosk to more than 2,000 locations over the past three months, the healthcare technology company announced.

March 7, 2013
Walgreens to build nation’s first net-zero energy retail store

Walgreens on Thursday announced plans to build what the company believes will be the nation’s first net-zero energy retail store, which engineers predict will produce energy equal to or greater than it consumes.

March 6, 2013
'Mini makeovers,' product demonstrations to be featured at Bartell's health and beauty event

Bartell Drugs is sponsoring "Health and Beauty" events this month at dozens of its stores, the regional retail pharmacy chain said.

March 6, 2013
Dermablend announces new tool to cover scars, unwanted tattoos

Dermablend announced the new Quick-Fix Illuminator, a multipurpose concealer and highlighter that brightens the complexion of the skin with the click of a pen.

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