PINE BROOK, N.J. -- Store-brand health and beauty care has begun to show signs of maturation in some large-volume supermarket categories, after having achieved significant penetration rates.This may slow the overall...
Two pharmacy health information/coupon systems, introduced earlier this year and targeted to patients' specific disease state conditions, are being rolled out beyond test locations.St. Louis-based Health Resource, a...
Community pharmacists fear being caught between compliance with the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 and the rising litigation over improper counseling, Drug Utilization Review screening and patient...
There's an obvious connection between good nutrition and good health. In the supermarket, the connection between food and pharmacy departments is now becoming obvious, too.Indeed, some executives view integrating...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Ambassador Cards and Hallmark are running a national promotion that teams Mahogany greeting cards with Dark & Lovely, a haircare relaxer product, to generate greater awareness at retail for ethnic...
CHICAGO -- As national health care undergoes reorganization, chain drug retailers are struggling to remain competitive. Survival will depend upon chain drug's ability to harness its inherent resources and fully...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Distribution of nonfood to supermarkets is shifting away from an emphasis on procurement of product, or buying, to selling items that meet with consumer demand at store level.This new focus within the...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Millbrook Distribution Services will conduct category management tests in the oral care departments at Dierbergs Markets' 14 stores this fall. The chain is based in Chesterfield, Mo.This will be the...
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- When it came to turning the "biggest movie of all time" into "a big video event," "Jurassic Park" and Jell-O made history at supermarkets.The multilayered promotion, which involved MCA...
San Francisco -- American Stores Co. President David Maher urged retailers attending this year's National Association of Chain Drug Stores Marketplace Conference to seek future profits by enhancing the front-end of...