Growing international terrorism. A troubled economy. Rising health care costs. All weighty issues for the U.S. president. Now we can add another burning topic to the commander-in-chief’s list: Whether he should have the right to choose...

A survey of the legal and regulatory landscape reveals just how perilous it’s become to make any sort of health claim in the food industry. One contributor to SN’s Refresh blog recently profiled the “onslaught” of health claim-related false ad...

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A month after the Federal Trade Commission cleared the controversial merger of Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions, in-store pharmacies are exploring avenues that cut pharmacy benefit managers out of the equation. With about 95% of ...

There’s nothing so powerful as data points that serve as wakeup calls. These were presented at FMI2012 in Dallas last week by Leslie Sarasin, the association’s president and CEO. • Only 64% of shoppers, the lowest percentage in years, chos...

It’s rare that I get a bird’s eye view of the retail technology I cover for SN, but that has been the case with the Scan It! shopping system offered by Ahold USA’s Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover division. As a regular shopper at my local Stop ...