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iTunes Is New No. 2 Music Retailer 

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. — The NPD Group here reported this week that Apple, Cupertino, Calif., has surpassed Best Buy and Target, both of Minneapolis, to become the No. 2 U.S. music retailer, behind Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Ark....

GMDC Adds Director of Wellness Programs 

COLORADO SPRINGS — The Global Market Development Center, better known as GMDC, said yesterday that Christopher M. DePetris will join the association in the new position of director of wellness programs. ...

Traditional Toys, Eco-Themes, Safety Top of Mind at Toy Fair 

NEW YORK — Archetypal styles of toys updated with contemporary sensibility ranging from eco-conscious stuffed animals (Idbids by Idbids, Altanta) to rock collections with Web-based interactive storylines (MiYu Stones by Winscott, Gilford, N.H.) dominated the trends at Toy Fair held here this week. ...

Toshiba Drops HD DVD; Blu-Ray Is High-Def DVD Standard 

TOKYO — Toshiba Corp., here, said this week it would cease shipping HD DVD players by the end of March. ...

Wal-Mart Chooses Blu-Ray Over HD DVD 

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores said Friday that it would phase out its offering of HD DVD product in favor of Blu-ray technology at its 4,000 Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club stores in the U.S. ...

IMS Health: Generics Make Up 65% of Scripts 

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Sixty-five percent of all U.S. prescriptions dispensed are filled with generics, at costs of 30% to 80% less than brands, according to numbers from IMS Health, Fairfield, Conn., released this week at the Generic Pharmaceutical Association Annual Meeting here. ...

Kroger Partners With NASCAR Driver, Kimberly-Clark 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR driver Brad Coleman will have a paint scheme on his race car that features 181 Kroger employees from the southwest division who have been recognized for their service. ...

Wal-Mart to Extend Rollout of Coinstar, Redbox 

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores here will roll out Coinstar coin-counting machines and redbox DVD rental kiosks to nearly all its U.S. stores within the next 12 to 18 months, the suppliers said last week. ...

Wal-Mart Co-Branding In-Store Clinics 

BENTOVILLE, Ark. — On the heels of in-store clinic operator, CheckUps, New York, closing 23 clinics operating in its stores, Wal-Mart Stores will open 400 co-branded clinics by 2010. ...

Stater Bros. Campaigns to Fight Heart Disease, Stroke 

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Stater Bros. is partnering with the American Heart Association, Dallas, during the month of February, which is National Heart Month, to help fight heart disease and stroke. ...

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