Bashas' began a $3.99 generic drug program at more than 65 Bashas' and Food City pharmacy locations in Arizona this month. The basis for the program was established about two years ago, according to Dan Milovich...
Clorox Co. will acquire Burt's Bees, Morrisville, N.C., for $925 million by the end of the year. With that, the CPG giant said, its priority will be to increase distribution of the natural personal care brand in the U...
Meijer has plans to continue its expansion of in-store financial services. The retailer extended its partnership with Altanta-based financial consultancy IBT Enterprises late last month for another three years. IBT...
Time is more than money in community pharmacy. It is the currency that enables the pharmacist and pharmacy staff to connect with patients, and establish relationships that help define a store's service level. This is...
Since a Food and Drug Administration expert advisory panel earlier this month voted 13-9 that children ages 2 to 6 should not use cough and cold medicines such as antitussives, decongestants and antihistamines...
Less than a month after Wal-Mart expanded its $4 generic prescription drug program, Kroger Co. launched one of its own in many divisions and banners. Kroger began offering 30-day supplies of more than 300 generic...
Cosmetics based on minerals and other natural ingredients were a hot topic at the Natural Products Expo East show late last month. At the same time, Whole Foods Market, Austin, Texas, was launching a mineral-based...
Meijer is housing two physician-staffed Medical Marts clinics in stores in the western suburbs of Chicago, with plans to add at least one more in the area, according to Las Vegas-based Medical Marts. The first of the...
About 75 executives representing retail pharmacies including those in supermarkets converged on Congress late last month to press their concerns over Medicaid access issues. Fifty of the pharmacy representatives are...
Supermarket customers have started doing a lot more with their money than just shop. In a quiet trend that only recently got noticed, supermarkets and retailers in other channels have started to offer financial...