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SIKESTON, Mo. — Sabona has introduced a magnetic athletic necklace to its product line.

The necklaces feature 1,200 gauss magnets embedded in a black accent and are combined with minus ion producing materials in a colorful stretch fabric.

"We introduced our first leather magnetic necklace at the beginning of 2012 and are pleased to introduce a sporty, casual necklace to the Sabona line," Sabona national sales manager Corey McNew said.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Nielsen announced the winners of an award that honors new products that succeed on multiple dimensions over a three-year period.

The Nielsen Breakthrough Innovation Awards, which were presented at the company's Consumer 360 event in Hollywood, Fla., honored products for exhibiting the following attributes:

• Distinctiveness: a new value proposition. Brand re-stages, ingredient reformulations, re-packaging, size changes, and close-in line extensions were excluded;

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Coinstar said Monday it has completed its $100 million acquisition of DVD rental kiosks and other assets from NCR.

Under the terms of the deal, Coinstar will buy products and services from NCR. According to Coinstar, the addition of the kiosks will allow its Redbox DVD rental kiosks to expand to new retail partners.

ST. LOUIS — Fancy Feast has introduced new breakfast-inspired meals for cats.

New Fancy Feast Mornings gourmet cat food includes six varieties, such as:

• Souffle with white meat chicken, garden veggies and egg;

• Souffle with turkey, garden veggies and egg;

• Souffle with wild salmon, garden veggies and egg;

• Medley with white meat chicken, garden veggies and egg in sauce;

Fresh is driving new trips to drug stores — there is no denying. But, in general, drug stores have been good at creating more reasons to shop their stores. DSN identified a few hot consumables and GM products that are likely to help grow impulse purchases.

CINCINNATI — Pampers is celebrating the upcoming Fourth of July holiday and the London 2012 Olympic Games with the launch of limited-edition diapers.

Pampers limited-edition USA diapers feature a "USA" logo print combined with red, white and blue stars and stripe designs and now are available, while supplies last, at select stores nationwide. The diapers — which were developed in celebration of Procter & Gamble's partnership with the London 2012 Olympic Games — are available in Cruisers sizes 3 through 5..

LOS ANGELES — Disneynature is bringing its latest adventure to Blu-ray combo pack, digital and on-demand viewing this summer.

"Chimpanzee," which follows the true story of Oscar, a young chimpanzee whose curiosity and zest for life showcase the intelligence and ingenuity of some of the most extraordinary personalities in the animal kingdom.

A mile high here at NACDS Marketplace 2012, spirits are riding about as high. All things considered, this is a pretty good time to be in the drug store business.

Pharmacy dollars and scripts are ahead of the overall trend, and on the front-end, dollars and trips are up considerably as consumers are trading trips to the big boxes for more quick trips to the drug store.