Chain Drug Review articles from June 1997

Chain Drug Review archives from June 1997

Competition in capital to intensify. (drug store operators in the Washington/Baltimore, MD, region)
June 23, 1997... WASHINGTON - Competition among drug store operators in the Washington/Baltimore region is likely to intensify, as Giant Inc. has announced plans to open several freestanding drug stores here and Eckerd Corp. is reportedly pursuing real estate in...

Sale clears the way for CVS-Revco deal. (CVS Corp to sell 114 Revco D.S. stores in Virginia to Eckerd Corp.)
June 23, 1997... WASHINGTON - CVS Corp. will sell 114 Revco D.S. stores in Virginia to Eckerd Corp. under terms of an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that cleared the way for the merger of CVS and Revco. The drug chain also will divest the...

Wall St.'s muddled view of CVS. (CVS Corp.)
June 23, 1997... NEW YORK - Few people outside its confines truly understand or appreciate chain drug retailing. Rather, outsiders are generally given to glib pronouncements and hasty generalizations in their often ill-considered efforts to classify, reduce and...

Tracing Revco's road to extinction. (Revco D.S.)
June 23, 1997... TWINSBURG, Ohio - Revco D.S.' long and tortuous road to extinction was punctuated by four events that combined to make the retailer's fate inevitable. The four, only tenuously linked, produced the conditions which resulted in CVS Corp.'s...

NACDS blasts ACPE on Pharm. D. (National Association of Chain Drug Stores; American Council on Pharmaceutical Education)
June 23, 1997... ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The National Association of Chain Drug Stores has blasted the accrediting body for pharmacy schools over its attempt to limit licenses to only pharmacists with doctorate degrees, saying the organization is exceeding its...

Implementation of settlement in Rx pricing case begins.
June 23, 1997... CHICAGO - A federal judge has dismissed the remaining appeals that had blocked implementation of the settlement in the landmark multitier pricing case that pitted thousands of pharmacy operators against 11 of the country's largest drug makers....

Kerr reemerges as an independent chain. (Kerr Drug Inc.)
June 23, 1997... DURHAM, N.C. - With a green light from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Kerr Drug Inc. has cleared the final hurdle in its unlikely journey back to being an independent drug chain. Although the 46-year-old retailer had been acquired by...

NACDS Marketplace continues to grow in stature. (National Association of Chain Drug Stores Marketplace Conference)
June 23, 1997... SAN DIEGO - The 11th annual National Association of Chain Drug Stores Marketplace Conference, which runs from June 15 through June 19 at the San Diego Convention Center. For the first time, the show will feature two exhibit spaces - the...

Sadove engineers turnabout at Clairol. (Clairol Pres Steve Sadove)
June 23, 1997... STAMFORD, Conn. - Quietly, Clairol Inc. has become the American hair care success story of the decade. Consider: * Over the past four years the Bristol-Myers Squibb Worldwide Beauty Care Group has climbed from the nation's eighth-largest hair...

Hoven reflects on Revco's ups and downs. (Revco D.S. Pres and CEO Dwayne Hoven)
June 23, 1997... TWINSBURG, Ohio - With the acquisition of Revco D.S. by CVS Corp. all but inevitable, so too is the departure of Dwayne Hoven, Revco's president and chief executive officer, from chain drug retailing. Hoven, who led Revco to the strongest years...

AmeriSource revenues, earnings up some 30%. (AmeriSource Health Corp.)
June 23, 1997... MALVERN, Pa. - AmeriSource Health Corp. racked up increases of some 30% or better in revenues and earnings before extraordinary items during the quarter and half ended March 31. Excluding a charge related to early debt retirement, second...

Bindley Western net up 20%, sales jump 37%. (Bindley Western Industries)
June 23, 1997... INDIANAPOLIS - Bindley Western Industries generated a 20% earnings increase on a 37% jump in sales during the three months ended March 31. The drug wholesaler posted net income of $5.52 million for 1997's first quarter, compared with $4.6...

Earnings at McKesson decline. (McKesson Corp.'s income for FY 1997)
June 23, 1997... SAN FRANCISCO - Showing the effects of several acquisitions, including the blockbuster purchase of FoxMeyer Drug Co. last November, earnings from continuing operations at McKesson Corp. declined in the face of a significant top-line gain during...

Cardinal net income drops 25%. (Cardinal Health Inc.; FY 1997)
June 23, 1997... DUBLIN, Ohio - Cardinal Health Inc., feeling the pinch of a big nonrecurring charge, saw earnings decline by a fourth during the third quarter of fiscal 1997. Net income fell 25.2% to $36.2 million over the three months ended March 31, from...

Chain drug stocks near record high despite dip. (1st half of 1997)
June 23, 1997... NEW YORK - Chain drug stocks slipped a bit in May, but remained near their record high level. The future appears bright since consumer confidence is stronger than it has been in nearly three decades. Although analysts expect spending to...

Recalling highlights of the NACDS Annual Meeting. (National Association of Chain Drug Stores)(Editorial)
June 23, 1997... The 1997 NACDS Annual Meeting is history, but memories linger and comments remain. The comment heard most frequently fully two months after the Palm Beach meeting is that, as an event, the 1997 gathering was the best in a very long time. What...

Mass retailers bolster their merchandising efforts.
June 23, 1997... NEW YORK - Is merchandising making a comeback? For years merchandising executives at the nation's drug chains and other mass market retailers have grumbled privately about the diminished role of the discipline in the industry. With the instant...

Drug chains offer more than Rx.
June 23, 1997... NEW YORK - Speaking at the 46th National Association of Chain Drug Stores Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Fla., this spring, NACDS president and chief executive officer Ron Ziegler neatly summed up the chain drug industry's recent history. It has...

Supers capitalize on heavy traffic. (supermarket pharmacies)
June 23, 1997... NEW YORK - Besieged by competition from other trade classes and perennially struggling with razor-thin profit margins, supermarkets have faced more than their share of challenges. However, on the other side of the ledger, they benefit from the...

Discounters adapt to shifts in market. (in-store pharmacies)
June 23, 1997... NEW YORK - Shoppers are visiting discount stores more frequently than in the past, and that's good news for the channel. Not too long ago analysts speculated that discount outlets might be losing some of their appeal to consumers, who appeared to...

Combos remain a potent format. (food/drug combination store)
June 23, 1997... NEW YORK - The food/drug combination store is a format that is more than 30 years old, but it's as popular with consumers today as it was when it was first introduced - maybe more so. Combo store operators have done a good job of keeping the...

Supercenter format is developing a wide following.
June 23, 1997... NEW YORK - The number of supercenters in the United States is rapidly approaching 800, up from fewer than 600 a year ago. A 1996 McKinsey & Co. study predicted that the marketplace might support 1,200 supercenters by 2001, but that projection now...

Appeal of warehouse clubs reaches plateau.
June 23, 1997... NEW YORK - The warehouse club universe has contracted to two major players - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s 436-unit Sam's Club division and 260-unit Costco Cos. - and two minor ones - BJ's, with 81 clubs, and Fedco, with 10. By many measures, the...

Revlon is on fast-growth track. (Revlon Inc.)
June 23, 1997... NEW YORK - Revlon Inc. is poised to expand on the success of its Revlon and Almay cosmetics and skin care brands with a series of aggressive product introductions and promotions. "We will continue to build the shade business for both brands,"...

MediSense simplifies blood glucose testing. (home blood glucose monitoring systems)
June 23, 1997... BEDFORD, Mass. - MediSense Inc., a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories, is a developer, manufacturer and worldwide marketer of home blood glucose monitoring systems that enable people with diabetes to manage their disease more effectively. "The...

Sarah Michaels unveils body mist.
June 23, 1997... STOUGHTON, Mass. - A new collection of body mist that will join the Sarah Michaels line of bath and body products is expected to generate interest partly because a widely used fragrance ingredient has been left out. Unlike most fragrance...

Novartis a big force in O-T-Cs. (over-the-counter drugs)
June 23, 1997... SUMMIT, N.J. - It's been less than a year since Ciba-Geigy Corp. and Sandoz Inc., two Swiss-based pharmaceutical manufacturers, merged to create Novartis AG, one of the world's leading life sciences companies. The firm's U.S.-based Novartis...

TCCD maximizes its niche. (TCCD International Inc.)
June 23, 1997... POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - TCCD International Inc. has reaped the benefits of being one of the first companies to bring crystal deodorants, originally a department store and specialty store item, to the mass market. The firm's sales have increased...

Global Health Alternatives arrives.
June 23, 1997... PORTLAND, Me. - With a growing number of consumers looking for alternatives to chemically formulated synthetic medicines, all-natural over-the-counter remedies are quickly gaining in popularity. One of the largest companies to enter the arena is...

L'Oreal is total beauty resource. (L'Oreal Retail Division)
June 23, 1997... NEW YORK - Cosmair Inc.'s L'Oreal subsidiary is celebrating the first anniversary of the integration of its hair care and cosmetics and fragrances businesses under one umbrella with a host of new products and promotions. "There are obvious...

Listening to customers helps Polaroid renew itself.
June 23, 1997... CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - A restructuring program that combines internal changes with a new dedication to listening to customers has helped Polaroid Corp. renew itself, even as it introduces products and taxes closer aim at the international market....

Knowlton raises its profile in U.S. (Knowlton Cosmetics International)
June 23, 1997... MONTREAL - Knowlton Cosmetics International's bath and body products are rapidly proliferating in the United States, as drug chains from coast to coast, as well as discounters and supermarket operators, buy into the company's fast-turning...

RSL touts prepaid phone cards. (RSL COM PrimeCall)
June 23, 1997... NEW YORK - Prepaid telephone calling cards are winners in the retail marketplace, according to a spokeswoman for RSL COM PrimeCall, the phone card division of RSL COM USA. RSL COM USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of RSL Communications Ltd.,...

Nature's Resource line grows.
June 23, 1997... MISSION HILLS, Calif. - Nature's Resource, a top-selling broad-line brand of herbal supplements, kicked off 1997 with five new products and a program to provide drug store pharmacists with comprehensive information on herbal supplements. Of...

Pharmavite targets pharmacists.
June 23, 1997... MISSION HILLS, Calif. - Pharmavite Corp.'s Nature Made brand of vitamins, minerals and nutritional supplements is rolling out a three-step program aimed at helping pharmacists at drug chains and other mass market retailers get more actively...

MacroMed aids Rx compliance.
June 23, 1997... JERICHO, N.Y. - Noncompliance with prescription drug regimens accounts for $100 billion in health care costs in the United States annually, and executives at MacroMed Inc. believe the company's A Little Reminder (ALR) electronic timing system...

Women's health is Lake's main focus. (Lake Consumer Products Inc.)
June 23, 1997... VERNON HILLS, Ill. - Lake Consumer Products Inc., marketer and distributor of a variety of health and personal care products for women, earlier this year expanded its Advantage 24 contraceptive gel line and introduced Wondergel personal liquid...

Selfcare broadens scope of offerings. (Selfcare Inc.)
June 23, 1997... WALTHAM, Mass. - Selfcare Inc. is building significant strength in the over-the-counter pharmaceutical market with a major emphasis on women's health care needs, according to vice president of sales and marketing Rich Pinkowitz. The company...

Partnerships key to Presto success. (Presto Products Co.)
June 23, 1997... APPLETON, Wis. - Partnerships with both its retail customers and consumers are critical components of Presto Products Co.'s strategy, one which it supports with programs in such areas as market analysis and category management. Other keys to the...

Unipath gives women options in reproductive health care. (Unipath Diagnostics Co.)
June 23, 1997... NEW YORK - Diagnostic products that allow women more options in managing their reproductive health are winning increasing shelf space at chain drug stores, a fact that has prompted Unilever, the parent company of Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., to...

Pharmaceutical Formulations is hot.
June 23, 1997... EDISON, N.J. - A commitment to consumer education as well as innovative marketing programs have helped to drive sales at Pharmaceutical Formulations Inc. (PFI) past the $58.6 million mark for the first nine months of fiscal 1997, surpassing the...

Den-Mat grows Rembrandt line.
June 23, 1997... SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Rembrandt Corp., the Den-Mat Corp. subsidiary known for its Rembrandt oral care products, expects 1997 to be another strong year, according to company founder and president Robert Ibsen. The supplier is developing an...

Boomers targeted by USA Nutritionals.
June 23, 1997... FARMINGDALE, N.Y. - USA Nutritionals, a division of Action Labs Inc., has flourished as a manufacturer of high-quality nutritional supplements by responding to the changing consumer trends of an aging society, according to a spokeswoman for the...

Vetco makes its mark with additive-free O-T-Cs. (over-the-counter drugs for children)
June 23, 1997... MELVILLE, N.Y. - As Vetco Inc. continues to develop its Little Remedies brand of additive-free, over-the-counter drugs for children, a line of adult medications and expanded distribution - including supermarkets and new drug store accounts - have...

Pedifix impacts foot care arena. (Pedifix Inc.)
June 23, 1997... MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. - Pedifix Inc. is a small niche company that, despite its size, has had a significant impact on the foot care industry. The century-old business provides arch supports, insoles, heel pads and other items designed to relieve...

PacificHealth extends its line.(1)
June 23, 1997... WOODBRIDGE, N.J. - The big excitement at PacificHealth Laboratories Inc. is Endurox ProHeart, which will start shipping to chain drug stores and other mass market outlets in July or August. "This is a very topical product launch because there...

Ricola introduces throat syrup.
June 23, 1997... MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. - For Ricola Inc., U.S. marketer of the Swiss-made Ricola line of herbal cough and throat drops and breath mints, the rapidly growing demand for herbal remedies here has created the perfect conditions for a line extension and...

Del thrives in niches of O-T-C category. (Del Pharmaceuticals Inc.; over-the-counter)
June 23, 1997... PLAINVIEW, N.Y. - With a lineup of products that includes many top sellers in their respective categories, Del Pharmaceuticals Inc. stands as a niche marketing leader in the over-the-counter remedies category. It also prides itself on cooperating...

Palladio Cosmetics broadens its scope.
June 23, 1997... MIAMI - Palladio Cosmetics is building on its reputation as a strong performer in the beauty care field. While enjoying excellent sales from its basic business - a full line of hypoallergenic color cosmetics - the company is launching products...

Nantucket Gold will launch Playskool sunscreens. (Nantucket Gold Suncare Products)
June 23, 1997... REHOBOTH, Mass. - Nantucket Gold Suncare Products, which manufactures sunscreens with an exclusive bonding base technology the company claims affords greater protection, has been licensed by toy company Hasbro Inc. to make sunscreens for children...

Fougera gets three FDA approvals. (E. Fougera & Co.)
June 23, 1997... MELVILLE, N.Y. - E. Fougera & Co., one of the country's oldest and largest manufacturers and distributors of multisource dermatological and ophthalmological products, has in recent months received Food and Drug Administration approval for genetic...

Disney involvement with chains grows. (BuenaVista Home Video)
June 23, 1997... BURBANK, Calif. - Buena Vista Home Video, Disney Studios' home video division, has increased its business in chain drug stores dramatically during the past two years, and the supplier is letting the trade class know that Disney titles are a...

Breckenridge provides pain relief. (Breckenridge Pharmaceutical Inc.)
June 23, 1997... BOCA RATON, Fla. - As the baby boomers begin moving en masse into their 50s, they're showing increased interest in products for the aches and pains - especially of arthritis - that accompany aging. One external analgesic becoming more popular...

Minnetonka ready for holidays. (Minnetonka Brands Inc.)
June 23, 1997... EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - Minnetonka Brands Inc. is ready for the 1997 holiday selling season. With the growth of its children's toiletries business in 1996 and the successful launch of its Caboodles Bath & Body Shimmers line, which is targeted to...

Intercosmetics unveils X Body Talk fragrance.
June 23, 1997... STAMFORD, Conn. - Intercosmetics Inc., the Wella Fragrances & Cosmetics Group, is launching a unisex fragrance for couples ages 18 to 25 called X Body Talk. The introduction will be supported by heavy television advertising in addition to radio...

Capital investments benefit First Quality. (First Quality Hygienic Inc.)
June 23, 1997... GREAT NECK, N.Y. - A dedication to investing in its facilities and workforce has helped propel sales at (First Quality Hygienic Inc., a manufacturer of value brand and private label tampons and incontinence products. After tripling the size of...

Braun has hit in Thermoscan thermometer. (Braun North America)
June 23, 1997... WOBURN, Mass. - Braun North America, a subsidiary of Gillette Co. that focuses on innovative personal care products, has found a new home in Woburn and a fast-moving product in the form of its Thermoscan infrared thermometer. At the end of...

Ambi remains a leader in ethnic skin care category. (Ambi Products)
June 23, 1997... DOUGLASSVILLE, Pa. - For more than 25 years Ambi Products has been a leader in the ethnic skin care field. With a new product rollout and a beefed-up advertising budget, the company appears determined to bold on to that coveted position....

Brimms meets variety of needs. (Brimms Inc.)
June 23, 1997... TONAWANDA, N.Y. - In 1945, when Hyman Berghash invented the Plasti-Liner denture cushion in the basement of his Buffalo home, he never imagined he was founding what would become a multimillion-dollar company. When the Plasti-Liner proved to...

Upscale products featured by Conair. (Conair Corp.)
June 23, 1997... STAMFORD, Conn. - With its recent introduction of high-end toiletries and beauty appliances, Conair Corp. continues to focus on upscale products that have won the loyalty of numerous consumers throughout the country. As it rolls out the items,...

Pharmaton supports retailers. (Pharmaton Natural Health Products)
June 23, 1997... RIDGEFIELD, Conn. - A unique blend of cutting-edge marketing management and traditional care has' helped Pharmaton Natural Health Products achieve success in a nonprescription niche market - herbal supplements. And the company expects even more...

AM brings new dynamism to familiar cosmetics lines. (AM Cosmetics Inc.)
June 23, 1997... NEW YORK - Some familiar cosmetics brands are reemerging with unfamiliar dynamism under new owner AM Cosmetics Inc. The Artmatic, Tropez and Emerge brands are being repositioned with unheard of fashion and promotion for value-price beauty...

Lansinoh meets key need of new mothers. (Lansinoh Laboratories Inc.)
June 23, 1997... OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - Despite having only one product widely distributed in the mass market, Lansinoh Laboratories Inc. is an important supplier to the nation's chain drug stores. The company manufactures and markets Lansinoh For Breastfeeding...

Beautycology drives impulse sales with lip balm. (Beautycology Inc.'s Candy Kisses natural lip balm)
June 23, 1997... NEW YORK - Beautycology lnc.'s Candy Kisses natural lip balm offers chain drug stores a consistently strong impulse item with a large target audience. Eye-catching displays, bright and fun packaging, reasonable pricing and year-round...

Jergens' mission is innovation. (Andrew Jergens Co.)
June 23, 1997... CINCINNATI - For most people, the Jergens brand is a household name and an American institution. Founded in 1882 with a $5,000 investment by Andrew Jergens Sr., the Andrew Jergens Co. has been a part of families' lives in the U.S. for longer than...

P&S Labs launching four homeopathic remedies. (P&S Laboratories Inc.)
June 23, 1997... LOS ANGELES - P&S Laboratories Inc., maker of Hyland's homeopathic medicines, is introducing four products at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Marketplace Conference in San Diego. "The first two are really kind of revolutionary,"...

Dome elastic supports 'fuel incremental sales.' (Dome Industries Inc.)
June 23, 1997... WARWICK, R.I. - Executives at Dome Industries Inc. say the company gives retailers opportunities for incremental sales in the elastic health care supports category. Dome's Handeze gloves and Selfgrip self-adhering tapes and bandages are...

Alpine facilitates the flow of goods. (Alpine Distributors)
June 23, 1997... WEST NYACK, N.Y. - As a leading distributor of general merchandise and beauty products, Alpine Distributors ensures that goods flow regularly to high-volume chain drug stores, discount outlets, supermarkets and convenience stores which depend on...

Redmond aims to lift hair care profitability. (Redmond Products Inc.)
June 23, 1997... CHANHASSEN, Minn. - It's been a year and a half since Redmond Products Inc. reached outside the Redmond family for a new president. Today the man they selected for the job, Shelly Zimbler, believes the hair care supplier is two-thirds of the way...

R&D program pays off for Taro. (Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.)
June 23, 1997... HAWTHORNE, N.Y. - Producing high-quality generic drugs while investing heavily in research and development (R&D) has paid off handsomely for Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Despite a "substantial rise" in R&D expenditures, net income for the...

Traditional Medicinals offers different approach to O-T-Cs. (over-the-counter medications)
June 23, 1997... SEBASTOPOL, Calif. - Traditional Medicinals offers chain drug retailers and their customers alternatives to conventional over-the-counter medications. Founded in 1974 to foster the idea of herbal medicinal self-care, the company quickly became...

Newell meets variety of consumer needs. (Newell Co.)
June 23, 1997... FREEPORT, Ill. - Newell Co. is an important supplier to the chain drug industry, offering products in a wide array of categories. With products ranging from picture frames to writing implements and school supplies to hair care accessories, the...

National Retail Services flourishes.
June 23, 1997... DANBURY, Conn. - National Retail Services offers its merchandising and marketing programs to a wide variety of clients and considers the chain drug industry one of its specialty areas, according to chief executive officer Paul McMahon. "We are...

Medical Foods brings customers into drug chains. (Medical Foods Inc.)
June 23, 1997... CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - For every 100 people who receive a free sample of Medical Foods Inc.'s (MFI's) NiteBite timed-release glucose bar, 50 of them end up as customers. Those are astonishing numbers, says vice president of sales and marketing Neil...

Omron unveils ear thermometer. (Omron Health Care Inc.)
June 23, 1997... VERNON HILLS, Ill. - Omron Health Care Inc., best known for its home blood pressure monitors, is extending that line with a new generation of products called Intellisense and is entering the digital ear thermometer business with GentleTemp. To...

Zila rolls out Zilactin Baby, treatment for teething pain. (Zila Pharmaceuticals inc.)
June 23, 1997... PHOENIX - Zila Pharmaceuticals Inc. begins shipping its newest product, Zilactin Baby for relief of teething pain, this month, and it is showcasing the teething gel at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Marketplace Conference....

Amerifit aims to stay on the cutting edge. (Amerifit Inc.)
June 23, 1997... BLOOMFIELD, Conn. - Amerifit Inc. has enjoyed a series of successful product introductions through the years that have resulted in the company's continued strong showing in the chain drug industry. "We pride ourselves on researching and...

Alliance with Agis a plus for Clay-Park. (Agis Industry; Clay-Park Labs Inc.)
June 23, 1997... NEW YORK - Clay-Park Labs Inc.'s two-year-old alliance with the Agis Industry, an Israel-based company, is shaping up as a major milestone for the 40-year-old generic drug supplier. Executives say the resources brought to Clay-Park by the...

Perfecta makes mark with Zim's. (Perfecta Products Inc.; Zim's Crack Creme)
June 23, 1997... YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - It's currently a company with only one major product. But that product has opened many retail doors. Launched in November 1995 by Perfecta Products Inc., Zim's Crack Creme, an all-natural herbal product for treating dry and...

ChemTrak debuts ColoCare diagnostic test. (ChemTrak Inc.)
June 23, 1997... SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Home diagnostic tests from ChemTrak Inc. are ideal for building ties between chain drug store pharmacists and patients, says president and chief executive officer Edward Covell. The company recently launched ColoCare, which...

Unison cites profit opportunity. (Unison Music Distribution)
June 23, 1997... NASHVILLE - Two elements drive prerecorded audio sales in chain drug stores, says Unison Music Distribution vice president Rick Pritikin, and they are unlikely to change. One is the current popularity of a genre, be it pop, jazz, country or...

Coty sets the stage for three big fragrance launches. (Coty Inc.)
June 23, 1997... NEW YORK - Coty Inc. is preparing for three major fall fragrance launches - Gossip by Cindy Adams, The Healing Garden and Avatar. Gossip was conceived by gossip columnist Cindy Adams and package designer Marc Rosen. "This fragrance is all about...

Salonpas-Hot analgesic patch unveiled by Hisamitsu. (Hisamitsu America Inc.)
June 23, 1997... TORRANCE, Calif. - Hisamitsu America inc. has added Salonpas-Hot, an external capsicum analgesic patch measuring a little over 5 inches by 7 inches, to the line of Salonpas external pain relieving patches manufactured by its Japanese parent...

Telebrands delivers 'hot new items.' (Telebrands Corp.)
June 23, 1997... FAIRFIELD, N.J. - From the launch of its first product, Ambervision sunglasses, in 1987 to this year's introduction of the SafetyCan can opera, Telebrands Corp. has prided itself on bringing innovative, well-marketed items to drug chains and...