SN Nonfoods, Pharmacy, HBC Archives
Winn-Dixie Piloting Fuel Promotion Program
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Winn-Dixie Stores here is piloting a fuel promotion program in the Panama City, Fla., area where it has 11 stores, in conjunction with 13 Chevron, BP and Shell fuel locations, reported the Jacksonville Business Journal. ...
Safeway Offers Flu Vaccines in Stores
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Signaling the start of flu shot season, Safeway said yesterday that is it offering flu vaccines in all its U.S stores. ...
Save Mart Guarantees Rx Fills in 19 Minutes
MODESTO, Calif. — Pharmacies at Save Mart and Lucky stores now offer customers a “19-Minute Promise” guarantee that they will fill up to three new prescriptions presented to their counters in 19 minutes or less. ...
Redbox Surpasses 200 Million Rentals, 10,000 Locations
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — Redbox, the top automated DVD rental system, recently surpassed 200 million rentals and 10,000 locations, located in each of the contiguous United States. ...
DVDs Still Dominate Home Entertainment Market: NPD
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — DVDs are still the most popular format when it comes to how U.S. consumers choose to purchase movies and other video content. ...
Safeway’s Texas Pharmacies Ready for Storm Evacuees
PLEASANTON, Calif. — To assist residents evacuated due to Hurricane Ike, Randalls and Tom Thumb stores are reminding all evacuees that they can fill prescriptions at any Randalls or Tom Thumb store pharmacy outside the storm-affected areas of Texas, or at any pharmacy store in the U.S. operated by parent company Safeway here....
Walgreens Hopes to Block San Francisco’s Ban on Tobacco at Pharmacies
DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens here is challenging the legality of a recently passed San Francisco ordinance that will ban sales of tobacco products at pharmacies there beginning Oct. 1, according to published reports....
Supervalu Pharmacies Expands Diabetes Initiative
FRANKLIN PARK, Ill. — In response to an increase in diagnosis of diabetes among adults, Supervalu last week expanded its Eating Healthy With Diabetes initiative beyond its Chicago area Jewel-Osco Pharmacies to include in-store pharmacy locations in 16 additional states....
United Promotes New Smaller Store With Fuel Discount
LUBBOCK, Texas — To promote it’s new small gourmet grocery store — A Taste of Market Street — in Frisco, Texas, United Supermarkets here is running a “Free Fuel” promotion Sept. 5-Nov. 1. ...
Excentus Acquires Fellow Fuel-Reward Marketer Centego
IRVING, Texas — Excentus here, a provider of fuel-based marketing programs, announced last week that it has agreed to acquire Centego Marketing, another fuel-reward marketer that is a wholly owned subsidiary AutoGas Systems, Abilene, Texas. ...
A&P Pharmacies to Offer PBM Services
MONTVALE, N.J. — A&P said yesterday it has entered into a partnership with 4D Pharmacy Management Systems, Troy, Mich., which will enable A&P to administer employer group prescription drug benefits through its Live Better! Wellness Program. ...
Price Chopper Expands Fuel Incentive Program
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Price Chopper Supermarkets here expanded its Fuel AdvantEdge program into southern Vermont and New Hampshire yesterday in partnership with 13 local Sunoco stations that discount gasoline as a reward for grocery store purchases, the company said. ...
H-E-B’s Wiesner Follows Supervalu’s Dimos as Pharmacy Event Chair
SAN DIEGO – In a small sign of supermarkets’ importance in the pharmacy industry, two successive grocery pharmacy leaders will chair one of the most important events on the industry’s calendar....
Supervalu’s Dimos: Pharmacy Must Accelerate Change
SAN DIEGO – While the pharmacy industry is taking many proactive steps to protect its interests and promote its value, time is growing short to accomplish this, said Chris Dimos, president, Supervalu Pharmacies, Franklin Park, Ill....
The Secret's Out
For a retailer that won't ever be accused of being too fashion-conscious, Aldi is about as hot it gets right now. "We're not exactly trend chasers here...
