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Gillette Integration Ahead of Schedule, P&G Says 

CINCINNATI -- Procter & Gamble reported that the Gillette blade and razor, as well as the Braun businesses will become part of P&G Beauty and Health, while the Duracell battery business will become part of P&G Household Care, effective July 1. ...

Bernauer Steps Down From Executive Duties at Walgreens 

DEERFIELD, Ill. -- David W. Bernauer stepped down from his executive duties at Walgreen Co., yesterday although he is continuing as chairman of the board. ...

Tesco Gets Into Health Insurance Business 

CHESHUNT, England -- The U.K.'s leading supermarket chain, Tesco, is launching the sale of private medical insurance policies, according to press reports and the retailer's website. ...

C&S Raises $150 Million in Warehouse Sale-Leasebacks 

KEENE, N.H. -- C&S Wholesale Grocers here has sold four warehouses to an Illinois real estate company from which C&S will lease the spaces back. ...

DVD Kiosk Provider Tops 1,000 Machines, 6 Million Rentals 

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- DVDPlay, a provider of DVD rental kiosks to supermarkets and other locations, said yesterday it has rented more than 6 million movies and deployed over 1,000 machines. ...

DEG Reports Hi-Def Growth; Slight Decrease in Software Spending  

LAS VEGAS -- While spending on high-definition hardware is growing, sales and rentals of consumer home entertainment software declined slightly in 2006, owing to an eroding market for VHS products, according the year-end report from DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, Los Angeles. ...

Bi-Lo Gets Ink Cartridge Refill Service 

MAUDLIN, S.C. -- Bi-Lo has partnered with Cartridge City, Indianapolis, to offer recycled ink cartridge and toner refills chainwide. ...

DVDPlay, U.S. Bank Promote Free Checking, Movie Rentals 

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- DVDPlay, a provider of automated DVD rental machines in supermarkets of Safeway, Pleasanton, Calif., and U.S. Bank, Minneapolis, are offering first-time U.S. Bank customers free checking and 10 free DVD rentals. ...

Warner Reportedly Will Debut Compromise DVD Format Next Week 

BURBANK, Calif. -- An eagerly anticipated truce in the high-definition DVD format war may soon be declared, according to news reports yesterday. ...

CVS Carries Exclusive Health and Beauty Care Products 

WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS/pharmacy here is now offering value-priced, exclusive heath and beauty care products, the company reported this week. ...

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