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Pharmacy retailer Walgreens is piloting a new pickup option in three states, aiming to give customers faster access to the chain’s private label products.

Pickup orders made online at Walgreens.com/pickup or through the Walgreens app that are not ready in 30 minutes or less will be eligible for a refund on the order up to $50. The new pickup offering will be available at all Walgreens locations in all New Mexico and Oklahoma, with select markets such as Austin, Dallas and San Antonio, Texas.

To qualify for a potential refund, customers must have received “Ready” notification at least 31 minutes past the time their order was placed based on Walgreens server clock. Refunds are not eligible for gift cards, alcohol, prescription or photo pickup orders.

This story originally appeared on Store Brands. 

Animal is expanding the distribution of its Animal Pak 44 to Walmart stores.

The Animal Pak 44 multivitamin pack contains more than 60-packed nutrients designed to help users achieve optimum body and fitness performance, the company said.

“Animal and Walmart are both committed to providing best-in-class products to their customers. This collaboration demonstrates that the quest for fitness is universal. Our expansion to Walmart is the perfect example of our mission to bring world-class sports nutrition to even more consumers, in-store and online,” said Jad Khairallah, senior vice president of marketing of Universal Nutrition.

The launch of the product’s distribution to retail stores follows the brand’s previous launch on the retailer’s website, the company said.

Harvest Snaps is shaking up the chip aisle with its plant-based Selects Baked Navy Bean Snacks line.

Featuring farm-picked navy beans as the first ingredient, the snacks come in a unique shell shape and are baked, the Fairfield, Calif.-based company said.

Available varieties include:

• Loaded Taco: It contains zesty spices, cheddar cheese and sour cream;
• White Cheddar Jalapeño: Featuring creamy white cheddar, it also includes a punch of jalapeño; and
• Honey Dijon: It includes a pairing of smith and sweet honey with tangy mustard notes.

“We couldn’t be more excited to take our veggie-first philosophy into the salty snack aisle with Harvest Snaps’ Selects Baked Navy Bean Snacks,” said Sandra Payer, head of marketing at Calbee America. “We’ve upped the taste ante in this new lineup while still packing in the protein, so consumers get the best of both worlds – a super tasty chip they can feel good about enjoying.”

Made without artificial flavor or preservatives, and free of wheat, soy, nuts, peanuts and eggs, Selects Baked Navy Bean Snacks are now available for purchase at $4.99.

Enterex Diabetic is expanding the distribution of its nutritional shakes formulated for those with diabetes by debuting a new 16-pack variety in more than 2,800 Walmart stores across the nation.

The brand shared that its shake contains a blend of fibers and slow-digesting carbohydrates that help prevent spikes in blood sugar while also supporting blood sugar management. Enterex Diabetic also contains protein, antioxidants and vitamin D.

Enterex Diabetic’s strawberry shake can be found in 6-packs and now 16-packs in Walmart stores and online.

Dr. Praeger’s is growing its all-natural, vegetarian, gluten-free and kosher frozen food options with three new additions to its plant-based Perfect line.

“We are excited to expand our chick’n offerings with three new products we know our consumers will love,” said Ken Krasnow, executive vice president and chief marketing officer at Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods. “These new SKUs provide the perfect combination of great taste, health, and variety that Dr. Praeger’s is known for.”

Consumers can find Dr. Praeger’s Perfect Chick’n Tenders, General Tso’s Chick’n and Perfect Nashville Hot Chick’n at such retailers as Publix, ShopRite, Giant, Key Foods, Meijer, Wegmans and Foodtown among others.

On the heels of announcing its Chapter 11 filing, Revlon also shared that the New York Stock Exchange Regulatory Oversight Committee decided to delist its common stock.

In addition, Revlon shared that it expects the New York Stock Exchange staff to make an application for the Securities and Exchange Commission to delist its common stock in the near future.

Since then, NYSE has suspended trading in Revlon’s common stock and it is expected to trade on the OTC marketplace/pink sheets following the delisting.