This could be another watershed year for Rx-to-OTC switches.The probable conversion of ulcer treatment Prilosec is expected to bring big-time sales, while the possible changeover of emergency contraceptive Plan B is...
Retailers are putting more power into their battery sets. Batteries with newer technology, larger bulk quantities, and more visibility and promotional muscle are adding juice to sales.Suppliers are producing...
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Retailers and exhibitors lounged poolside at an opening-day reception at the Food Marketing Institute's 16th Annual Supermarket Pharmacy Conference here last month. The arid desert air didn't...
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Pharmacies are "under siege," said the incoming chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Alexandria, Va., during the trade association's annual meeting here late last month."We...
BOSTON -- Major New England supermarket chains were among retailers filing suit against Massachusetts over a controversial $1.30 per prescription assessment state tax.Hannaford Bros., Scarborough, Maine, Big Y Foods...
Supermarket customers are looking high and low for housewares.Not that the category is hard to find in most stores, but two of the biggest new trends in housewares departments are upscale products and dollar items...
New shaving technologies are the growth engines behind the men's shaving category, contributing a higher ring and better margins.While women respond to beauty, convenience and simplicity, men are looking for the...
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. -- Consumers desiring to self-medicate with over-the-counter drugs represent substantial business and professional opportunities for pharmacies, said Tim Covington, executive director, Managed...
WASHINGTON -- The Food Marketing Institute here is moving the dates of its annual Supermarket Pharmacy Conference next year to coincide with the association's big May show in Chicago, said Laurie Gethin, senior...
Taking a cue from upscale specialty stores, supermarkets are pampering customers with upscale sets and selections of bath and body products.Chains like Wegmans Food Markets, Rochester, N.Y.; Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh...
