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Tapping TechnologySupermarket chains and big-box stores with pharmacies have one tremendous advantage over traditional drug store chains: They have thousands of people... |
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AMERICANS ARE FOLLOWING UP THEIR BETTER-FOR-YOU MEALS with a growing selection of natural and organic oral care products. Natural toothpaste, mouthwash,...
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Premium Content from Supermarket NewsRetailers See Win In 'Biggest Loser'Retailers are hoping to win with The Biggest Loser. While many categories have taken a hit from the economy, a hit TV show that emphasizes health and... No SweatClinical-strength antiperspirants are exuding the sweet smell of sales success in supermarkets' health and beauty care departments. In a category that... Clinical-Strength Antiperspirants Branching OutHere are some category extensions and marketing angles that clinical-strength antiperspirants might have a future stake in: Private Label: Clinical-strength... Walgreen Co. Completes Acquisition of Specialty PharmacyDEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreen Co. here reported yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of San Francisco-based McKesson Corp.’s Specialty Pharmacy, a business within McKesson’s Specialty division.... Group Publishes Standards for POS Activation of DVDsENCINO, Calif. — The Entertainment Merchants Association said yesterday that it has published threshold standards for benefit denial technology that would allow DVDs and video games to be shipped to retail outlets in an inoperable state and subsequently enabled at the point of sale.... Winn-Dixie Offers Reloadable Discover Prepaid CardJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Winn-Dixie Stores here is now offering the nFinanSe Discover Network Reloadable Prepaid Card in all of its 521 stores. ... Whole Foods, Nintendo Hold In-Store Promotion TodayAUSTIN, Texas — A Whole Foods Market store in Pasadena, Calif., will hold a shopping competition and cook-off today in cooperation with Nintendo of America, Redmond, Wash., and its “Personal Trainer: Cooking” game, which releases on Nov. 24. ... Gift Card Spending to Take Hit This Holiday Season: NRFWASHINGTON — Price consciousness is taking a toll on gift card sales, according to the “Gift Card Survey,” from the National Retail Federation, here. ... Meijer Uses Gift Cards for Food DonationsGRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer here this month launched a holiday donation program to benefit 185 local food pantries in the communities where its stores are based, according to Hank Meijer, co-chairman and chief executive officer. ... |
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