BENTONVILLE, Ark. - While Wal-Mart Stores' plan to sell 291 generic prescription drugs for $4 has not yet drawn supermarket pharmacies into a pricing war, it does have the industry rethinking its tactics.Analysis of...
Fuel prices have consumers focused on energy-saving lighting products, industry executives told SN.How they are going to respond to the latest volatility in the petroleum market is anybody's guess, but because...
WASHINGTON - As retailers prepare for final sales restrictions on cough and cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine that go into effect at the end of this week, the compound that replaced it on store shelves has...
BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores is installing 2,000 space-saving digital photo kiosks in 1,000 stores that allow two customers to use them at once.The G4 Picture Kiosks are part of a three-year deal with Kodak...
In-store health clinics may soon be non-optional for supermarkets.The old rationale of not enough space for a new service is becoming null and void as the grocery industry watches much smaller drug stores make room...
If past history holds true, this fourth quarter will see some highly animated video sales in supermarkets.The summer box office is up, as is the number of G- and PG-rated movies. On the other hand, the impact of gas...
SAN DIEGO - Facing the ongoing pharmacist shortage, Ahold USA is evaluating labor patterns and cutting hours at some pharmacies."The workforce shortage is real," said Gary Wirth, director of pharmacy professional...
LONDON - The battle between two high-definition DVD formats may end in a stalemate that proves frustrating and detrimental to retailers.In a new report, media research firm Screen Digest here predicts that the two...
SAN DIEGO - Wegmans Food Markets is seeing positive results from centralizing pharmacy services.The Rochester, N.Y., company's main pharmacy technology focus is on its call center and its central fill facility, said...
SAN DIEGO - PrairieStone Pharmacy, Minneapolis, has experienced an unexpected benefit of having its highly automated pharmacy inside of supermarkets: high crossover sales of related health and beauty care products...
