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Spartan Closing Four Pharm Stores, One ExpressMart 

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Spartan Stores here will close five of its Pharm discount drug stores and one ExpressMart convenience store, which was acquired through the recent Felpausch acquisition, by the end of September. ...

Publix Joins Florida Collaborative for E-Prescriptions 

LAKELAND, Fla. — Publix is promoting the adoption of electronic prescribing capabilities in Florida. ...

GMDC Gives Lifetime Achievement Award to P&G’s Murray  

PALM DESERT, Calif. – The Global Market Development Center, Colorado Springs, better known as GMDC, awarded its 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award to Wallace B. Murray, formerly of Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati. ...

Pharmacies Getting Late Payment for Part D: Study 

AUSTIN, Texas – Reimbursements to pharmacies that serve patients with Medicare Part D can take 30 to 60 days, according to a new study by the University of Texas at Austin's Center for Pharmacoeconomic Studies. ...

CVS to Spend $6 Million on MinuteClinics in North Texas: Report 

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Caremark Corp. here last week said it would invest heavily in MinuteClinic convenient care clinics in the Dallas-Fort Worth market, according to a report in the Dallas Morning News. ...

Meijer Partners with HP on Digital Photo Centers and Online Printing 

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Meijer has partnered with Hewlett-Packard, Palo Alto, Calif., as the retailer launches a complete digital end-to-end HP Photo Center solution....

Kroger, VeraSun and Enterprise Collaborate to Expand E-85 Use 

CINCINNATI — The Kroger Co. here, along with VeraSun Energy, Brookings, S.D., and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, St. Louis, reported this week several joint initiatives that position Kroger as a convenient source of E-85 fuel, a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline for flexible-fuel vehicles....

FMI Names Polley Vice President, Pharmacy Services 

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Food Marketing Institute here has appointed Catherine M. Polley to vice president, pharmacy services. Polley will lead FMI’s new pharmacy public affairs program, launched this year to strengthen industry advocacy on federal pharmacy policy. ...

Shell to Adopt ‘Partial Authorization’ of Prepaid Visa Cards 

SAN FRANCISCO — Visa USA yesterday announced that Shell fuel stations are adopting Visa “partial authorization,” which allows drivers to more easily purchase gas at the pump using a Visa prepaid card....

FMI Pharmacy Report Shows Steady Growth 

ARLINGTON, Va. — Supermarket pharmacies are thriving and multiplying, according to results from, “Supermarket Pharmacy Trends 2007,” a report announced yesterday by the Food Marketing Institute here. ...

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