SN Nonfoods, Pharmacy, HBC Archives
Meijer, MPA Test Magazine Promotion
Meijer began a major newsstand promotion last week that is part of test being run by the Magazine Publishers of America, New York....
Government Lacks Awareness of Pharmacy’s Value: Longs’ Bryant
SAN DIEGO – State and other government officials lack awareness of the true value that community pharmacy brings, said Warren Bryant, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Longs Drug Stores, Walnut Creek, Calif., and current member chair of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Alexandria, Va. ...
Study: Most Customers Want Prescription Pickup Kiosks
NEW HOPE, Pa. — Research firm Wilson Health Information here reported late last week that over 70% of customers wait in line five or more minutes to pick up their prescriptions, a 10% increase from last year, possibly contributing to an overall decline in pharmacy satisfaction. ...
GMDC Releases White Paper on FSAs
COLORADO SPRINGS — The Global Market Development Center here has released a new white paper entitled, “Flexible Spending Accounts: Maximizing Rewards At Retail.” ...
California Court Stops Pharmacy Reimbursement Cuts
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Federal District Court in Los Angeles ordered the state of California to stop the 10% cuts in Medi-Cal reimbursement payments to health care providers, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, here, reported yesterday....
Cub in Dayton Launches Fuel Reward Program
DAYTON, Ohio — Lofino’s Food Stores here has launched the FuelLinks fuel reward program at its three Cub Foods locations in the Dayton area. ...
CVS Caremark to Acquire Longs Drug Stores
WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Caremark Corp. here and Longs Drug Stores Corp., Walnut Creek, Calif., this week said they have entered into a definitive agreement under which CVS Caremark will acquire Longs for $71.50 per share in cash for a total purchase price of $2.9 billion including the assumption of net debt. ...
Bashas’, Clinic Operator Sign Long-Term Contract
CHANDLER, Ariz. — Bashas’ here has signed a long-term contract with MediMin, Avondale, Ariz., which will open retail health care clinics in its stores, including the Bashas’, Food City and Ike’s Marketplace banners....
Giant Eagle Ups Ante on Fuel Discounts in Akron
PITTSBURGH — Giant Eagle here is expanding a program linking a credit card to fuel discounts from the Columbus, Ohio, to the Akron, Ohio, market, the Akron Beacon Journal reported late last week. ...
Brookshire Grocery Discounts Food With Gas Fill Up
TYLER, Texas — Brookshire Grocery Co. is offering consumers discounts on groceries when shoppers fill their gas tanks at 23 of its participating Super 1 Foods supermarkets with fuel centers in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas....
Hy-Vee Buying Pharmacy From Closed Nash Finch Store
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee is buying the pharmacy from an Econofoods store in Galesburg, Ill., from Nash Finch, Minneapolis....
Jewel-Osco, Hy-Vee Enhance Pharmacy Promotions
MELROSE PARK, Ill. — Jewel-Osco here, a Supervalu company, this week launched Prescription Plus, a new pharmacy loyalty program that will reward frequent pharmacy customers with special discounts on future grocery purchases....
Researcher Finds Clinic Numbers Declining
SHOREVIEW, Minn. — The total number of retail convenient care clinics declined for the first time in June, falling by 12 from 981 to 969, according to Tom Charmond, chief executive officer, Merchants Medicine, a research and consulting company, which publishes the “Merchant Medical News” newsletter. ...
Government to Give Incentives for Medicare E-Prescribing
WASHINGTON — Medicare is taking new steps to speed the adoption of electronic prescribing by offering incentive payments to physicians and other eligible professionals who use the technology, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported this week. ...
Whole Foods to Roll Out Line of Toys
AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Markets here will role out nationally a line of 13 environmentally friendly toys in October, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. ...
