In-Store Clinics Primed for New Growth: Report
SHOREVIEW, Minn. — Convenience care retail health clinics, which debuted 12 years ago in Cub Foods stores, are poised for healthy 10% growth in the coming year, according to “The ConvUrgentCare Report on United States Walk-In Clinics,” released this month.
Lessons Learned in Social Media
Retailers are testing social media in an effort to win public support, and sometimes to effect change, as a Walgreens-paid Twitter campaign — #ILoveWalgreens vs. Express Scripts — illustrated.
Retail Pharmacy Set to Buck Tough Election Year
A conundrum of regulatory issues and decisions in coming months threaten to stifle community retail pharmacy’s goal of advancing patient access to health care services designed to lower overall costs.
Giant Landover Sponsors Ravens Football
LANDOVER, Md. — In the second year as the official supermarket sponsor of the Baltimore Ravens, which scored a victory on New Year’s Day, Giant Food here is executing a number of good will promotions both at store level and at M&T Bank Stadium to support their team.
Topics Cited for Wellness Show
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Food Marketing Institute here will focus on best retail practices during the third edition of its Health & Wellness Conference in Orlando, Fla., on March 18-21.
Hy-Vee Rolls Out Healthy Meal Plan
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Hy-Vee is rolling out “Fast, Fit, Food!” to all 235 stores in eight states this month, according to a Hy-Vee dietitian.
ALPHABET HEALTH
Consumers are gravitating back to the alphabet vitamins. Letter vitamins have resurged over the last several years to post double-digit sales gains.
Study: Most Parents Dispense Kids' Cold Meds
The majority of parents with children age 2 and under, 61%, have given their children nonprescription cough and cold medicines within the last 12 months, according to a national survey conducted in January by Knowledge Networks for C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
MOST VULNERABLE
Cold medications for infants and children have come under scrutiny, causing disruption at the shelf
Community Outreach: ConAgra Foods Foundation
It’s a fact that 17.2 million American households, or 14.5%, were unable to consistently put food on their tables for their families last year — a rate that is the highest in the 16 years since the government has been tracking food insecurity.
Rx to OTC: A Case Study
French drug-maker Sanofi-Aventis received acclaim for moving its allergy prescription medication Allegra (fexofenadine hydrochloride), a second-generation antihistamine that is a fast, non-sedating and long-lasting treatment for seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and the treatment of uncomplicated hives, onto store shelves and in aisles.
Sponsored by: Tyson Deli
