NEW YORK -- Supermarket pharmacists did not dismiss the findings of a recent ABC News program that covered customer risks at retail pharmacies, but said they received little response after the show aired.Pharmacists...
'Tis the season for supermarkets to help shoppers, overstuffed by holiday feasting and armed with New Year's resolutions, to start slimming down.Health and beauty care executives at food stores across the country said...
BURLINGTON, N.C. -- Byrd Food Stores here reports a "big difference" in its health and beauty care sales as a result of a shelf tag and promotional program it implemented last year.According to Randall King, nonfood...
NEWARK, N.J. -- A U.S. District Court judge here denied a motion by American Home Products, maker of Advil, to block advertising by its newest competitor, Aleve, from Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati.American Home...
HIGHLAND, Ind. -- Strack & Van Til Supermarkets here will begin testing an 8-foot bath section in one of its units in early 1995.If successful, the chain may ultimately roll the concept out to its other stores, said...
McLEAN, Va. -- The rapid growth of mail-order pharmacy has begun to slow, but its future remains bright.That was the message delivered by Douglas Long, vice president of field services at IMS America, Plymouth Meeting...
ATLANTA -- The Winn-Dixie Stores division here held a Thanksgiving promotion that tied in turkeys with its pharmacies.Customers who filled two or more new or transferred prescriptions at a Winn-Dixie pharmacy received...
A pressing question for today's supermarket video buyers is, with all apologies to Shakespeare, to B or not to B? B movie, that is.B movies are widely defined as titles grossing under $20 million to $25 million at the...
BURBANK, Calif. -- In a move that will shake up the video distribution business and fuel more growth for supermarket video rentals, Walt Disney Co. has bought shared-revenue distributor SuperComm, Dallas. SuperComm is...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores here plans to combine its cosmetics, fragrances and skin care departments into a "beauty boutique" concept at 500 of its stores.The mass merchandiser began testing the mix Aug. 15...