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Stop & Shop, Giant Reduce HBC Prices 

QUINCY, Mass. — Ahold USA’s Stop & Shop Supermarket Co., here, and Giant Food, Landover, Md., add “thousands” of HBC items to its everyday low price program, the chains said last week....

Kroger Division to Sell Health Record Flash Drive 

CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. stores in greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky will begin selling a flash drive to store patient’s personal health records this week, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported....

Bi-Lo Program Rewards Customers With Gas Gift Cards 

MAULDIN, S.C. — Bi-Lo here last week launched a new gas promotion tying in grocery purchases, according to media reports. ...

H-E-B Pharmacy Exec: Medicaid Reimbursement Cuts ‘Devastating’ 

WASHINGTON — Describing cuts to Medicaid reimbursement as “devastating” to retail pharmacies, Dennis Wiesner, senior director, privacy, regulatory, government and industry affairs, and pharmacy managed care, H.E. Butt Grocery Co., San Antonio, yesterday called for Congress to pass the Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act, which would permanently overturn the average manufacturer’s price regulations put in place by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Baltimore, and now blocked by a federal judge....

Kroger Matches Wal-Mart’s $10 90-Day Generics Offer 

CINCINNATI — Responding to Wal-Mart Stores’ expansion of its generic drug program to include 90-day supplies for $10, the Kroger Co. said yesterday it would match the offer in all of its banners. ...

H-E-B Pharmacy Executive to Testify in Washington 

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Dennis Wiesner, senior director of privacy, regulatory, government and industry affairs and pharmacy managed care at H.E. Butt Grocery Co., San Antonio, will testify today on behalf of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, here, before the U.S. House Committee on Small Business. ...

Delhaize U.S. Chains Discounting Generics 

LAS VEGAS — U.S. chains owned by Brussels-based Delhaize Group, including Sweetbay Supermarkets, Hannaford Bros., Food Lion and Harveys Supermarkets, have launched discount generic drug programs, SN learned during last week’s Supermarket Pharmacy Conference of the Food Marketing Institute here. ...

Bashas’, Minyard Launch Free Prenatal Vitamins 

COPPELL, Texas — Minyard Food Stores here and Bashas’, Chandler, Ariz., have launched free generic prescription prenatal vitamin programs....

Target Matches Wal-Mart’s 90-Day Generic Drugs Offer 

MINNEAPOLIS — Target reported this week that it will reduce prices on its prescription and over-the-counter drugs to remain competitively priced with Wal-Mart....

Wal-Mart Ramps Up $4 Prescription Drug Offer 

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores’ pharmacies has expanded its $4 prescription drug program to include up to 350 generic medications for $10 for a 90-day supply, additional women’s health medications and a new $4 OTC offer, which now represents over 1,000 OTC items priced at $4 or less, the company announced yesterday. ...

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