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May 7, 2012

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Vitamin Boost: Consumers Taking Their Vitamins, Supplements

While dietitians stress that whole foods are best, vitamins and supplements gain momentum in supermarkets....More
Apr. 17, 2012

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Dollar Stores and Pharmacies

Dollar Tree recently contracted with a third-party pharmacy to open inside one of Dollar Tree’s Deals-format variety store in West Park, Fla....More
Apr. 11, 2012

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Diabetes Control Program Set at Cub Pharmacy

STILLWATER, Minn. — Supervalu’s Cub Pharmacy is joining UnitedHealth Group’s Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance, giving customers at 62 Minnesota stores access to a Diabetes Control Program focused on pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes....More
Apr. 5, 2012

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Q&A: Pharmacist Sounds Off on PBMs

When the Federal Trade Commission in a 3-1 vote approved the controversial merger of two of the largest pharmacy benefit managers this week, critics cried foul. Express Scripts’ acquisition of Medco Health Solutions creates a duopoly, they said, with the combined entity and its largest competitor, CVS/Caremark, covering a whopping 240 million lives. I had a conversation with Scott Wink, director of pharmacy for the Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. about how mega-PBMs affect healthcare and the way community pharmacies do business....More
Apr. 3, 2012

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VIDEO: The Rise of Online Wellness Retailers 1

A video chat with David Zucker, chief marketing officer at Vitacost.com, one of the nation's largest online retailers of natural/organic foods and dietary supplements....More
Apr. 3, 2012

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Marsh Debuts 'Eat Right Live Right With Diabetes'

INDIANAPOLIS — Marsh Supermarkets is catering to the nearly half million Hoosiers who have diabetes with its new “Eat Right Live Right With Diabetes” initiative....More
Apr. 2, 2012

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FTC Approves Express Scripts, Medco Merger 1

WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission concluded its eight-month investigation into the proposed acquisition of Medco Health Solutions by Express Scripts, Inc. for $29 billion Monday, determining that the merger of two of the largest pharmacy benefit managers is “not likely to substantially lessen competition” in the space....More
Apr. 2, 2012

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Generic Pileup: New Releases, Medicaid Changes on Collision Course

As a plethora of generic drugs is set to flood the market, offering health care saving to millions, proposed Medicaid changes to reimbursements could dampen retail pharmacy revenues....More
Mar. 26, 2012

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California Medicaid Cuts on Hold for Now

SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week denied California’s Department of Health Care Services’ effort to suspend an earlier decision by a federal judge to block cuts in Medi-Cal, the state’s...More
Mar. 26, 2012

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United to Build ‘Next Generation’ Market Street

LUBBOCK, Texas — United Supermarkets on Monday released details of what it calls its “next generation” Market Street store, now under construction here....More
Mar. 26, 2012

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Loblaw Buys Zellers’ Rx Files

TORONTO — Loblaw Cos. here announced it is purchasing a majority of Zellers’— a mass merchandise chain of the Hudson’s Bay Co. — prescription files for about $35 million....More
Mar. 16, 2012

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Social Media Drives CVS Loyalty

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS/pharmacy runs the nation’s largest loyalty program, offering 69 million cardholders 2% back on select purchases, plus other discounts. Problem is, not everyone redeems their “ExtraBucks” rewards....More
Mar. 15, 2012

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Avoiding the Parent Trap

What I find interesting is the various trend reports and news commentary that claims neither men nor women want to become “their parents.”...More
Mar. 12, 2012

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Pharmacist Controversy Holds Big Retail Lessons 1

Many supermarket operators are big proponents of the role pharmacists play in stores. So it’s surprising that a contentious debate is now raging about how much value retail pharmacists bring....More
Mar. 9, 2012

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AFS Joins Topco Pharmacy Program

SALT LAKE CITY — Associated Food Stores has joined Topco Associates and its 22-member pharmacy program to lower in-store pharmacy costs....More
Mar. 6, 2012

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Kroger Targets Truckers With Health Services

CINCINNATI — Kroger pharmacies will provide wellness services to truckers and drivers who are covered by Las Vegas-based Rolling Strong, a health and wellness provider....More
Mar. 2, 2012

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United's Million-Dollar Wellness Plan

They say you can’t put a price on your health, but investing in it is another matter. That’s the attitude adopted by United Supermarkets, which is putting more than $1 million into an updated and expanded wellness platform....More
Feb. 27, 2012

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SN Whole Health's Number Crunch: Supplemental Sales

More than half of all Americans take at least one dietary supplement every day, and it should be no surprise that vitamins and minerals are the most popular. Overall, supplement sales remain strong and favor supermarkets and drug stores, despite lingering concerns some consumers have over side effects and efficacy....More
Feb. 27, 2012

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In-Store Clinics Primed for New Growth: Report

SHOREVIEW, Minn. — Convenience care retail health clinics, which debuted 12 years ago in Cub Foods stores, are poised for healthy 10% growth in the coming year, according to “The ConvUrgentCare Report on United States Walk-In Clinics,” released this month....More
Feb. 22, 2012

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Gorsky Succeeds Weldon as J&J CEO

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday named Alex Gorsky, a long-time company executive, to become chief executive officer effective April 26, 2012, the date of the company’s annual meeting....More
Feb. 10, 2012

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A&P Offers Discount Flu Shots

MONTVALE, N.J. — A&P has slashed the price of flu shots to $5, from $25....More
Feb. 6, 2012

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FMI Asks FTC to Block Big PBM Merger

ARLINGTON, Va. — Food Marketing Institute, following its Feb. 2 letter to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz, issued the following statement Monday on behalf of its regulatory counsel, Erik Lieberman, regarding the proposed acquisition of Medco Health Solutions (Medco) by Express Scripts, Inc....More
Feb. 6, 2012

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The Vitamin D Dilemma 2

It seems as if we hear more and more these days about vitamin D deficiency in women in the U.S. Turns out, it’s a problem worldwide....More
Feb. 2, 2012

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NACDS Applauds Sen. Kohl’s Letter to FTC

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., drew praise from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores for raising concerns about the proposed Express Scripts and Medco merger in a letter to Federal Trade Commission chairman Jon Leibowitz....More
Jan. 30, 2012

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Walgreens Acquires Kmart Prescriptions

DEERFIELD, Ill. — Walgreens announced it will acquire the prescription files and inventory from 33 Kmart pharmacies in 16 states....More

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