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Weight-Loss Drug Alli Hits Supermarkets This Week 

PITTSBURGH - Alli, the only Food and Drug Administration-approved over-the-counter weight-loss product, will be on shelves of pharmacies, grocery stores and mass merchandisers nationwide later this week, GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare here said yesterday. ...

Safeway Starts Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign 

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway said it is launching a month-long campaign to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer research and education, starting last week....

CENTER STORE SNAPSHOT 

Supermarkets are improving the shape of Center Store with a healthy dose of natural and organic products and services. Close to 95% of food retailers...

Whole Foods Launches Skin Care Promotion 

AUSTIN, Texas — To help its shoppers choose products for their skin, Whole Foods Market has launched the "Be Good to Your Whole Body" campaign in its Whole Body departments, the company said yesterday. ...

Remodeled 

Supervalu is turning Albertsons into a winner, according to industry analysts, though there are still challenges to be met, they pointed out. The Minneapolis-based...

MANAGING MANY MEDS 

More supermarkets are getting into the drug counseling business and are expecting it to add significant dollars to their pharmacy bottom lines. Medication...

Wellness Centers to Play Key Role in Future Stores: Speaker 

PHOENIX — Wellness centers will play a central role in supermarkets of the future, and general merchandise items will be a part of the products and services offered, said a workshop speaker during the General Merchandise Marketing Conference of Global Market Development Center, Colorado Springs, better known as GMDC. ...

Nash Finch Puts Friedman at Helm of New Pharmacy Strategy 

MINNEAPOLIS — Nash Finch Co. here has named Joseph Friedman to the new position of senior director, pharmacy marketing, the company said yesterday. ...

NACDS Publishes Strategy Guides for Conferences 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores here has published a “Guide to Success” for its Marketplace Conference, scheduled June 23-26, as well as for its Pharmacy & Technology Conference, scheduled Aug. 11-15, the association said this week. ...

Ball’s Food Stores to get 15 Clinics 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ball’s Food Stores here has partnered with MedBasics, Irving, Texas, to open 15 in-store health clinics in Price Chopper Stores and Hen House Markets in the Kansas City area, the companies said yesterday. ...

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