CINCINNATI (FNS) - A spate of intellectual property lawsuits against private-label companies and their health and beauty care products have been filed across the country in the last six months - including four by...
DAYTON, Ohio (FNS) - Procter & Gamble Co. filed a lawsuit against distributor McLane Co., Temple, Texas, in federal court here earlier this month for selling products that it said looked too similar to its own package...
Cosmetics are a key battleground between supermarkets and drug stores as they fight for health and beauty care market share, according to a merchandising service executive."As a result of the channel blurring between...
SAN ANTONIO -- H.E. Butt Grocery Co. here added an interest-bearing savings option to its prepaid Visa card, according to the company.The new H-E-B All-Access Visa Card was rolled out chainwide earlier this year, and...
Recent controversies over prescription medicines may result in a slower pace in switching drugs to over-the-counter status, supermarket pharmacy executives told SN.Because of the increased scrutiny given drugs in the...
QUINCY, Mass. -- Stop & Shop has moved itself to the head of the class with its Staples-branded office and school supply sections.According to Peter Hettinger, the chain's vice president of nonfood items, establishing...
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The General Merchandise Distributors Council's willingness to innovate keeps the association growing strong in its 35th year.By reinventing itself through technology and education in the...
CHICAGO -- Hispanic consumers could be a crucial component of nonfood category health, according to a study previewed at the Food Marketing Institute show here.The study will be released in September by the New York...
There is a rising tide of national retailers pulling over-the-counter cold products containing pseudoephedrine (PSE) behind pharmacy counters chainwide.Among retailers that have announced such a move are Albertsons...
Supermarkets have been walking a tightrope amid the high-profile battle over pharmacists who refuse to fill contraceptive prescriptions on moral grounds.While a number of drug stores and mass merchants have been hit...