SN Nonfoods, Pharmacy, HBC Archives
Winn-Dixie Offers Reloadable Discover Prepaid Card
JACKSONVILLE, 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 Today
AUSTIN, 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: NRF
WASHINGTON — 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 Donations
GRAND 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. ...
Safeway to Extend OfficeMax Program Chainwide
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway here said it has entered into a partnership with OfficeMax, Naperville, Ill., this week to carry OfficeMax products in all of its approximately 1,600 U.S. stores. ...
Giant Eagle Rewards Fuel Purchases With Food Discounts
PITTSBURGH — Giant Eagle is inverting its successful fuelperks! incentive program in the Columbus, Ohio, market to reward customers who buy gas at its GetGo locations with discounts on purchases in the supermarket. ...
Spartan Expands, Promotes Fuel Program
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Spartan Stores’ banners D&W Fresh Markets and Family Fare Supermarkets expanded their Fuel Savings program this week to 30 stores. ...
CVS Launches Upscale Beauty 360 Format
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS/pharmacy yesterday launched Beauty 360, a luxury beauty products store concept designed primarily for women. ...
CVS Adds Discount Generic Program
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — One of the last major holdouts in the pharmacy business has added a discount generics program....
County Market in Wisconsin Opens Clinic
HUDSON, Wis. — County Market here, which is supplied by Supervalu, Eden Prairie, Minn., has expanded and added an in-store health clinic. ...
Safeway Doubles Fuel Incentive on Gift Card Purchases
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Shortly after Kroger Co., Cincinnati, made a similar announcement, Safeway here said last week it would double its PowerPump Gas Rewards on gift cards purchased in its stores. ...
Kroger Enhances Fuel Discounts on Gift Card, Pharmacy Purchases
CINCINNATI — The Kroger Co. here said yesterday it would double fuel discounts earned with the purchase of gift cards through the end of the year, and added pharmacy prescriptions to the program....
CVS Caremark Closes Longs Acquisition
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Caremark Corp. here yesterday said it has completed its acquisition of Longs Drug Stores Corp., Walnut Creek, Calif....
Aldi Goes Deep With Holiday Toy Discounts
BATAVIA, Ill. — Aldi reported yesterday that it will heavily discount an array of popular toys during the holiday shopping season....
Giant-Landover in Deal With PNC for In-Store Banks
LANDOVER, Md. — Ahold’s Giant Food, here, and the PNC Financial Services Group, Pittsburgh, yesterday said they have a 10-year agreement under which PNC will provide banking services in Giant supermarket locations across Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia....
