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Meijer to Add 22 Walk-in Clinics 

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Meijer here will open 22 walk-in clinics in select stores across Indiana and Michigan starting in January. ...

Rite Aid Shareholders OK Brooks/Eckerd Acquisition 

CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Rite Aid's stockholders overwhelmingly approved the acquisition of the Brooks and Eckerd drug store chains from the Jean Coutu Group, Longueuil, Canada, at a special meeting in Harrisburg, Pa., yesterday. ...

Drugstore.com Offers Rebate; Kmart Ups Generic Program List 

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Drugstore.com, an online provider of pharmacy, health and beauty care, and vision products, reported its new Free 30 generic prescription drug rebate program yesterday. ...

Wal-Mart Opens Neighborhood Market With Enhanced HBC 

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores opened a newly designed Neighborhood Market-format store in Tulsa, Okla., yesterday. ...

Asda Discounts George Line, Sells Britain's Cheapest Suit 

LEEDS, England -- Wal-Mart-owned supermarket chain Asda is selling "Britain's lowest priced suit" this week to celebrate the inclusion of the George line of clothing into Asda's Smartprice value offerings, the company reported Monday. ...

Walgreens Expanding Number of Health Clinics 

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreens said last week that it plans to have 250 health clinics operating in its drug stores by the end of August. ...

Kroger Pharmacies Get Live Language Interpreters by Video 

CINCINNATI -- Three Kroger pharmacy locations in central Ohio now offer video interpretation service available for non-English speaking customers. ...

Pfizer Assessing Viagra for OTC Sale 

NEW YORK -- Pfizer here confirmed yesterday that it is considering making erectile dysfunction drug Viagra available over-the-counter. ...

Proxy Firm Disputes Rite Aid/Eckerd Deal 

CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Shareholder advisory firm Proxy Governance Inc., Vienna, Va., is advising Rite Aid shareholders not to support company's plan to purchase more than 1,800 Brooks and Eckerd drug stores from the Jean Coutu Group, Longueuil, Quebec, for $3.5 billion, according to media reports. ...

Grant Guidelines Focus on Community Pharmacy 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation has unveiled a new grant program to solicit proposals from pharmacy educators who seek to address, identify and develop ways to promote the practice of community pharmacy. ...

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