JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Fireworks accompanied the claim that Procter & Gamble's new Physique will "redefine the hair care category" for mass-market retailers.Amidst the explosive fanfare, during the Physique launch...
NEW YORK -- Partnered with Dulles, Va.-based America Online, Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y., expects an element of the new AOL version 5.0 to drive growth in the photo category. Kodak officials made the...
LANDOVER, Md. -- Giant Food here has trained its 550 pharmacists about, among other topics, vitamin supplements and the effects of popular herbals, according to print ads run in the Baltimore Sun and the Washington...
LANDOVER, Md. -- Giant Food Inc., here, has moved its in-store pharmacy from the rear to the front in a new concept store that opened in Gainesville, Va., less than two weeks ago, said Barry Scher, vice president of...
Kids are spraying it on, and smart retailers are cleaning up.Within the $474 million sun care category, children's products have become a robust specialized subsegment, posting 20% sales growth this year, according to...
ELIZABETH, N.J. -- ShopRite stores of the Wakefern Food Corp. buying co-op here will debut Nature's Bounty nutritional products this month. The vitamins, minerals and nutritional supplements will be rolled out to all...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans Food Markets here will supplement its prescriptions with customized patient-specific educational information and offers for related health products through Medi-Link, a point-of-care...
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- The first in a new generation of prescription influenza medications -- a class called neuraminidase inhibitors -- will hit supermarket pharmacies following U.S. Food and Drug...
CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Last week Paul Howland was appointed buyer/merchandiser for Bashas' Markets' Natural Choice departments, a whole-health destination that the chain began rolling out earlier this year. Howland's...
EDINA, Minn. -- Byerly's Inc., a subsidiary of Lund Food Holdings Inc., both based here, could debut its version of a whole-health marketing strategy later this fall.Bea James, Byerly's whole-health manager, who was...
