Chain Drug Review articles from March 2003

Chain Drug Review archives from March 2003

CVS gains ground at front end.(market share increase)
March 3, 2003... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Corp. is gaining market share at the front end, according to chairman, president and chief executive officer Tom Ryan, and its ExtraCare loyalty program deserves a good measure of the credit. Over 33 million people,...

CACDS gives execs chance to take stock.(Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores' 2003 annual conference)
March 3, 2003... MISSISSAUGA, Ontario -- If Canada's drug stores are having problems--and most of those participating in a panel discussion at this year's Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores' 2003 annual conference agreed they are--those troubles are...

Kerr rolls out health center format.(Kerr Drug)
March 3, 2003... DURHAM, N.C. -- Kerr Drug has introduced a store concept designed to reinforce its status as the health care destination for its customers. After testing the format last fall the company has opened its first two Kerr Health Care Center...

Chains reverse course on Mass. Rx tax.(drugstores absorb prescription taxes)
March 3, 2003... BOSTON -- Drug chains in Massachusetts abruptly stopped charging pharmacy customers a state-mandated prescription tax last month, saying they would absorb the cost themselves while they continued to work with lawmakers to rescind the...

Rite Aid ponders options as Oregon trims Medicaid.
March 3, 2003... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corp. was reevaluating its participation in Oregon Health Plan (OHP) late last month because of pending changes in reimbursement rates slated to take effect March 1. With 70 drug stores in the state the retailer is...

Ziegler dead at 63.(Ron Ziegler)(Obituary)
March 3, 2003... CORONADO, Calif. -- Ron Ziegler, press secretary to President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1974, a period that included the unprecedented presidential trip to China in 1972 and the turbulent months during which the Watergate scandal unfolded,...

Pharmacy gets ready for HIPAA.(Health insurance Portability and Accountability Act )
March 3, 2003... WASHINGTON -- Retail pharmacy operators and other health care providers are only weeks away from a deadline for adhering to the requirements of the Health insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Many of the regulations regarding...

Longs reassigns some duties.(Longs Drug Stores management restructuring and reduced projected earnings)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Longs Drug Stores has restructured the responsibilities of three of its top executives. Senior vice president of marketing Todd Vasos has been put In charge of the retailer's supply chain initiative, allowing senior...

De Bruin joins Rite Aid as senior VP.(Jerry de Bruin )(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Jerry de Bruin has joined Rite Aid Corp. as senior vice president of pharmacy services. He is responsible for pharmacy marketing, managed care, clinical services and pharmacy purchasing. De Bruin reports to Jim Mastrian,...

E-prescribing takes step forward in R.I.(electronic prescriptions)
March 3, 2003... PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island is launching what is said to be the nation's first statewide program to replace paper scripts with electronic prescriptions. Proponents assert that electronic links between doctors' offices and community...

Boots making changes in Wellbeing Services unit.
March 3, 2003... NOTTINGHAM, England -- Boots PLC is revamping its Welibeing Services unit in a move intended to cut costs and better meet expected higher demand for dental care. The main changes will occur in Boots Dentalcare. Dentists will be shifted to...

Katz Group alters name of Rx services division.(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... EDMONTON, Alberta -- Canada's largest integrated network of pharmacies, Katz Pharmacy Services Inc., has officially changed its name to Katz Group Canada Ltd. The company is the Canadian operating unit of Katz Group Inc. Katz Group Canada...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
March 3, 2003... A story in Chain Drug Review inaccurately reported on Dyno Merchandise's involvement with the Dr. Thrower's Heritage Skincare brand. Dyno has entered into an exclusive 25-year licensing agreement with Heritage Skincare Inc., the brand's owner,...

Paramount helps smaller chains stand out. (Supplier News).(Paramount Cards Inc. helps small stores market greeting cards)
March 3, 2003... PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Too often, executives at small and midsize drug chains say, suppliers don't pay enough attention to them. Manufacturers' sales representatives never visit, retailers are forced to take product sets that include more...

Snacks are a priority at Kellogg. (Supplier News).(David Mackay put in charge of snack foods business at Kellogg Co.)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... BATTLE CREEK, Mich. -- Kellogg Co. has put a senior executive in charge of its domestic snacks business in a bid to return the unit to a growth path. Kellogg USA president David Mackay will spend the next several months primarily focused...

Del, Glamour honor four outstanding women. (Supplier News).(Del Laboratories Inc. and Glamour magazine awards)
March 3, 2003... NEW YORK -- The winners of the Best of You contest sponsored by Del Laboratories Inc.'s Sally Hansen brand and Glamour magazine have been announced. Best of You honors women who have made a real difference in the nation and the world,...

Drosos, Martin promoted by P&G. (Supplier News).(Virginia Coleman Drosos and Anne Martin)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... CINCINNATI -- Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) has promoted two executives with responsibilities for skin care and cosmetics. Virginia Coleman Drosos has been named vice president of skin care, global design and North America. She had served as...

Impact Health acquisition. (Supplier News).( WellCheck testing service acquired from Cholestech Corp.)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... WAYNE, Pa. -- Impact Health has acquired the WellCheck testing service division of Cholestech Corp. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "This is an exciting development," comments Michael McNamara, Impact Health's chief executive...

CVS poised to capitalize on opportunities in retail Rx. (Business).(fiscal 2002 earnings report)
March 3, 2003... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Staging a strong recovery from a prior-year quarter weighed down by a major restructuring charge, CVS Corp. wrapped up fiscal 2002 with fourth quarter profits that beat management and analyst projections. For the 13...

Big write-downs result in red ink at Safeway. (Business).(2002 earnings report)
March 3, 2003... PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Rocked by massive write-downs at two of its faltering divisions, including one that has been placed on the selling block, Safeway Inc. piled up huge losses for both the fourth quarter and 2002 fiscal year. Even after...

A&P adjusted loss up as sales, margins weaken. (Business).
March 3, 2003... MONTVALE, N.J. -- Although it fared better than last year on a reported basis, A&P sustained a worse-than-anticipated adjusted loss during the 12 weeks ended November 30 in the wake of weakening sales and margins and rising employee benefits...

Remembering a complex, compelling individual. (My Turn).(Ron Ziegler)(Obituary)
March 3, 2003... At his death on February 10, Ron Ziegler's friends and admixers, far more numerous than he would have imagined, were surprised and pleased with the editorial coverage that filled the nation's obituary pages and broadcasts. What distressed them...

Rite Aid takes pharmacy's case to the people. (My Turn).(Rite Aid Corp. speaks out against lowering reimbursements for Oregon Health Plan)(Column)
March 3, 2003... The story has become all too familiar. A state hard pressed by declining revenues and rising expenditures decides to make reductions in the reimbursement rate paid to community pharmacies under Medicaid, which provides health care to the...

Category receives jolt as Claritin goes O-T-C. (Cough/Cold).
March 3, 2003... NEW YORK -- "Claritin has had a pretty big impact -- we had the product right away, and we have done pretty well staying in-stock." That comment by Troy Claussen, buyer for over-the-counter cough and cold products at Lewis Drugs,...

Honing sets to help the consumer.(drugstores ideal to sell nonprescription drugs)
March 3, 2003... CINCINNATI -- Drug stores continue to be one of the preferred channels where consumers buy nonprescription cough/cold/allergy products, an affirmation that the retail segment is doing a good job in the category, asserts Blayne Smith, manager of...

Eyeing Claritin's long-term impact. (Category Analysis).
March 3, 2003... NEW YORK -- Schering-Plough Corp.'s recent conversion of Claritin to over-the-counter status has competitors lining up to sell their own versions of the drug. The new Category and pending Entrants to the already SKU-intensive cough/cold/allergy...

Suppliers rush to sell loratadine.(generic name for Claritin)
March 3, 2003... NEW YORK -- Claritin captured the bulk of attention last year when it moved from prescription to over-the-counter status, but loratadine, the generic name for the product, has served as the launching pad for a long list of competing items. ...

Innovation is a top priority. (Cough/Cold).(Novartis Consumer Healthcare Inc. product line)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... EAST HANOVER, N.J. -- Novartis Consumer Healthcare Inc. has established a solid record over the last several years in launching items that bring true incremental volume to the nonprescription marketplace, asserts Jeff Vernimb, a vice president...

Venerable brand earns loyalty. (Cough/Cold).(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. -- Pfizer Consumer Healthcare is confident about the future of its Benadryl brand despite the recent introduction of Schering-Plough Consumer Healthcare's Claritin into the over-the-counter allergy segment of the cough/cold...

Teen think.(drugstores marketing to teenagers)
March 3, 2003... Teens have arrived. With mare buying power than ever and a sophistication borne at the information age, America's mare than 30 million teenagers have became a parent -- and demanding -- consumer segment. That presents bath challenges and...

Teen retail.
March 3, 2003... Teenage consumers are increasingly commanding the attention of chain drug retailers who recognize a market that, captured now, will provide benefits for years to come. Today's teenage shoppers, soy members of the trade doss, may well...

Teen cosmetics.(how cosmetics companies are appealing to the teen market)
March 3, 2003... Teens come in oil different sizes and shapes, with a wide variety of attitudes--but one personality trait that most would agree firs this age range is emotional. "Young adult consumers need to feel on emotional connection to brands and...

Nail care.(marketing)
March 3, 2003... Teenage girls are often trendsetters in fashion and beauty, and nowhere is this more apparent than in nail care. Often the first cosmetics item that young girls try is nail color, and as they grow up they love to experiment with the latest,...

Skin care.(marketing)
March 3, 2003... While acne treatments and items to cover up or remove blemishes hove long been mainstays of the skin care products aimed at teenagers, they are far from the only items driving that segment. Girls are quickly becoming avid users of...

Teen body bath.(growth in bath care products largely due to teens' growing participation in category)
March 3, 2003... Much of the growth in bath care over the past few years, suppliers and retailers say, has stemmed from teenagers' growing participation in the category. And despite the fact that sales in the bath care market have cooled somewhat from...

Hair care.(teenagers favor drug chains for health and beauty needs)
March 3, 2003... One of the favorite topics of teenagers, says Teen People publisher Paul Caine, is hair. "It's like shoes," he remarks. "It unifies everybody. Everyone has it, and everyone doesn't like what they have. So they're constantly looking for...

Boomers open to health care alternatives. (Homeopathic Remedies).(trends in homeopathic remedies market)(Industry Overview)
March 3, 2003... NEW YORK -- The demographic trend that is driving sales of prescription drugs, namely the aging of baby boomers, is also having a positive effect on demand for homeopathic remedies. Consumers who came of age in the 1960s and 1970s, when...

'A better answer'.(Hyland's Inc. markets MenoCalm as risk-free alternative to hormone replacement therapy)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... LOS ANGELES -- In the wake of last year's widely cited findings that women using estrogen and progestin therapy for symptoms of menopause face an increased risk of cancer and heart disease, one marketer of homeopathic remedies says women can...

Regular place in the mix crucial.(marketing of homeopathic medicines)
March 3, 2003... NEW YORK -- As homeopathy becomes more accepted by mainstream consumers suppliers say ensuring that the category is successful in chain drug stores relies on retailers giving homeopathic medicines the proper shelf position. "We don't want...

Homeopathy casts wider net than standard O-T-Cs.(homeopathic remedies address same conditions as over-the-counter drugs)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... NEW YORK -- How many product categories do homeopathic remedies cover? If there's an over-the-counter product area, marketers of homeopathic medicines say, there's a homeopathic medicine in the category. In fact, some note, there are...

Cold-Eeze promises to reduce duration of colds. (Homeopathic Remedies).(from Quigly Corp.)
March 3, 2003... DOYLESTOWN, Pa. -- Zinc is hot when it comes to a cold. Chain drug stores and other retailers searching for ways to buck the soft sales trend in the nonprescription cough/cold/allergy category would do well to consider homeopathic products,...

Drug chains intent on winning larger share. (Consumables).(drug stores move to gain larger share of food, beverage sales)
March 3, 2003... NEW YORK -- Chain drug retailers have established a beachhead in the battle for consumers' food and beverage dollars, but they're not content to rest there. Thus Snyders Drug Stores/Drug Emporium will feature a soda fountain at a Snyders...

Albertsons, Coke honor black history.(Albertson's Inc., Coca-Cola Co. donate money to African American museums, schools)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... BOISE, Idaho -- Albertsons Inc. and Coca-Cola Co. teamed up to honor Black History Month with a charitable donation based on February sales of African-American manufactured or distributed products. The supermarket, drug and food/drug...

Soft drinks emerge as growth engine.
March 3, 2003... NEW YORK -- Soft drinks continued to be a pacesetter for chain drug stores' front-end business last year. Carbonated beverage sales in the trade class jumped 16% to $967 million--nearly four times as fast as the growth rate in...

Sales rise as presentations improve.(merchandising of consumables in chain drug stores)
March 3, 2003... Editor's note: This is the third of a four-part series. NEW YORK -- For chain drug retailers looking to boost sales of consumables, merchandising offers plenty of food for thought. Twelve specific ideas for dramatically improving...

Health-conscious embrace light beer. (Consumables).
March 3, 2003... NEW YORK -- Health conscious-drug store shoppers favored light beer last year, as low-calorie brews accounted for four of the top-five sellers in the trade class. In fact, sales of the only full-calorie beer among the top five, No. 2...

Brewers adept at reaching the consumer. (Consumables).
March 3, 2003... NEW YORK -- Leading brewers continue to employ distinctive promotional events, as evidenced by recent marketing efforts supporting Anheuser-Busch Cos.' Michelob Ultra and Bud Light and Miller Brewing Co.'s Miller Lite. Michelob Ultra will...

Rising sales reflect new view of store brands. (Private Label).
March 3, 2003... NEW YORK -- Tough economic times call for tough scrutiny of prices, which is enticing consumers to purchase more private label items. Leading chain drug retailers, including Rite Aid Corp., CVS Corp. and Shoppers Drug Mart, report that...

A powerful force at the front end.(chain drug stores use private label brands)
March 3, 2003... NEW YORK -- As chain drug stores strive to lift front-end sales they are increasingly turning to private label brands. "We believe that private label is a huge opportunity for us," remarks Glenn Murphy, chief executive officer of Shoppers...

Private label versions of loratadine in works.
March 3, 2003... NEW YORK -- The Food and Drug Administration's decision last year to switch Schering-Plough Corp.'s Claritin allergy relief medication to over-the-counter status opened the door for manufacturers to begin offering retailers across the country...

PL wine next big thing. (Private Label).(private label wine is new growth category for retailers)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... NEW YORK -- Wine is quickly emerging as one of the next growth categories in the private label arena. "Just as retailers expanded their private label programs to include premium gourmet lines and perishables, wine as well as liquor and...

Impact of store brands apparent in photo. (Private Label).
March 3, 2003... NEW YORK -- One of the categories where private label products and exclusive brand items have had the greatest impact has been photography. Rare is the retailer that does not offer private label film, cameras or related products. Such...

Kmart, HDI team up to sell glucose monitor. (Private Label).(Kmart Corp., Home Diagnostics Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 3, 2003... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Home Diagnostics Inc. (HDI) is successfully partnering with Kmart Corp. to market HDI's Prestige IQ Smart System blood glucose monitor. For over a year Kmart has been selling the Prestige Smart System under its...

Burnside exits as Longs retrenches.(Longs Drug Stores Corp. reports fall in profits, plans job cuts, announces resignation of chief operating officer Terry Burnside)
March 17, 2003... WALNUT CBEEK, Calif. -- Longs Drug Stores has reported its fourth quarter profits fell 71% and announced the elimination of 170 jobs, mostly in its California offices. The company blamed the drop in net income, to $6.4 million from $21.8...

Sales gains are limited by blizzard.(snowstorm hurts chain drug store sales in February)(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... NEW YORK -- The blizzard of 2003 hammered chain drug retailers in February, limiting same-store sales gains to 3.9%. Thousands of stores operated by all four megachains and a number of regional players suffered from the massive President's...

Prototype gives Eckerd powerful new weapon.(Eckerd Corp. opens new 13,800 square foot prototype stores)
March 17, 2003... SPRING HILL, Fla. -- Eckerd Corp. has begun rolling out its new 13,800-square-foot prototype. Four have been opened in the past three months, with 60 more currently under construction. By year's end 220 of the larger stores will be in...

Accounting troubles put Ahold in turmoil.(Koninklijke Ahold N.V. expects lower than projected earnings for fiscal 2002)
March 17, 2003... ZAANDAM, the Netherlands -- Ahold NV, the world's third-largest food retailer and the fifth-largest supermarket operator m the United States, has revealed that accounting irregularities at its U.S. Foodservice unit have resulted in greatly...

Kmart takes steps toward Chap. 11 exit.(Kmarp Corp.'s reorganization plan)
March 17, 2003... CHICAGO -- As Kmart Corp. moves toward its goal of exiting bankruptcy by the end of April the discounter says it plans to stick with its strategy of using promotional prices and exclusive brands to drive sales at its stores. That approach,...

Montini faces charges of fraud for Kmart role.(former Kmart Corp. executives Tony Montini, Joseph Hofmeister are indicted on federal charges)
March 17, 2003... NEW YORK -- Tony Montini has resigned as senior vice president of category management at Rite Aid Corp. after being charged in a $42 million accounting fraud at Kmart Corp. Montini, a former Kmart senior vice president and general...

Neighborhood Markets proliferate.(Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to open 20-25 more Neighborhood Market stores)
March 17, 2003... BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. continues to expand the reach of its Neighborhood Market format. The opening of 10 Neighborhood Markets in mid-January gave Wal-Mart a total of 50 of the units when its fiscal year ended on January...

CDMA, TruServ form distribution alliance.(Chain Drug Marketing Association)
March 17, 2003... FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- While a blizzard in the Northeast held down attendance a bit, the Chain Drug Marketing Association (CDMA) nonetheless staged a successful spring conference and expo here last month, highlighted by a positive financial...

Medi-Plus stores rejoin Pharmasave network.(Medi-Plus drugstores rejoin Pharmasave Drugs Ltd.)(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... LANGLEY, British Columbia -- After leaving Pharmasave Drugs in 1995 to form their own company, the 17 independent drug stores operating under the Medi-Plus banner have decided to rejoin Pharmasave. "We are very excited about Medi-Plus'...

Sales reach $366 million at Medicap.(Medicap Pharmacies Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... DES MOINES, Iowa -- Medicap Pharmacies Inc. posted record sales of $366 million in 2002, with same-store sales increasing 16.2%. Total prescriptions filled hit an all-time high of 7.87 million, up nearly 5.5% from 2001. "In light of...

Reed, Danhakl elected to Rite Aid board.(Rite Aid Corp. elects Colin Reed, John Danhakl)(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Colin Reed and John Danhakl have been elected to Rite Aid Corp.'s board of directors, bringing the group's membership to eight. Reed's term expires at the annual meeting later this year, while Danhakl will serve until...

ShopKo redefines Bettiga's duties.(Mike Bettiga named senior vice president of retail health operations at ShopKo Stores Inc.)(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Mike Bettiga has been named senior vice president of retail health operations at ShopKo Stores Inc. He had been responsible for store and retail health operations. "Mike has provided great leadership in ShopKo store...

Giant teams up with DrFirst on E-scripts.(Giant Food Inc.'s pharmacies begin accepting electronic prescriptions)(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... LANDOVER, Md. -- Pharmacies in Giant Food Inc.'s stores will accept electronic prescriptions and have the ability to request refills or get prescription verifications from physicians electronically. Giant's E-prescription service is the...

Court okays Phar-Mor liquidation.(Phar-Mor Inc. receives approval for liquidation plan)(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The United States Bankruptcy Court here has approved Phar-Mor Inc.'s liquidation plan, setting the stage for the deep-discount drug chain's creditors to vote on the plan next month. A confirmation hearing on the...

CVS lends hand to charities.(CVS Corp. will donate proceeds from sale of Wishlings plush toys to four charities)(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Four charities will benefit from sales of plush characters in the new Wishlings collection at CVS Corp. Operation Smile, Save The Children, Starlight Children's Foundation and World Vision will get a $1 donation from the...

AG is passing torch to new generation of execs. (Supplier News).(executive appointments at American Greetings Corp. )
March 17, 2003... CLEVELAND -- Brothers Zev and Jeffrey Weiss will take over leadership of American Greetings Corp. on June 1. Zev has been named chief executive officer, while Jeffrey will serve as president and chief operating officer. The 36-year-old...

FDA steps into the fray over ephedra. (Supplier News).(Food and Drug Administration )
March 17, 2003... WASHINGTON -- Warning labels for ephedra have been mandated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Dietary supplements containing the popular herb will carry warnings that the amphetaminelike stimulant can cause heart...

Nx Nutraceuticals unveils VeroSlim 3 in 1 system. (Supplier News).(VeroSlim 3 in 1 Diet Formula System weight loss supplement)
March 17, 2003... SPARKS, Md. -- A fit, attractive body and robust, fulfilling sexuality are two qualities that naturally complement each other. Helping consumers improve their condition in both areas is the driving force behind Nx Nutraceuticals. The...

Cirrus helps smokers kick the habit. (Supplier News).(Cirrus Healthcare Products L.L.C. introduces Endit smoking substitute)
March 17, 2003... COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. -- Cirrus Healthcare has launched Endit, a smoking substitute designed to help smokers get through the times when they would like to smoke but cannot. Billed as a groundbreaking product, Endit uses a proprietary...

Study says garlic extract may reduce heart attack risk. (Supplier News).(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... TORRANCE, Calif. -- Aged garlic extract may reduce the risk of heart attack, a recent study suggests. Investigators at the Research and Education Institute (REI) at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center followed 19 cardiac patients over the course of...

Eckerd operating profits soar 98.1% in fiscal '02. (Business).
March 17, 2003... PLANO, Texas -- Buoyed by improved gross margins and expense controls, operating profits at Eckerd Corp. nearly doubled in fiscal 2002, driving most of the growth in operating income for corporate parent J.C. Penney Co., which beat analysts'...

SDM has 'fitting close' to very successful year. (Business).
March 17, 2003... NORTH YORK, Ontario -- Buoyed by a solid operating performance, debt reduction benefits accruing from its November 2001 initial public offering (IPO) and favorable swings in unusual items, Shoppers Drug Mart (SDM) saw net income soar during the...

McKesson net rises 22%; revenue up 13.1%. (Business).
March 17, 2003... SAN FRANCISCO -- Income from continuing operations rose 22% at McKesson Corp. during the third quarter of fiscal 2003 as revenues advanced 13.1%. The company attributes the gains to a sound performance by its core wholesale drug...

AmerisourceBergen turns in an 'excellent performance'. (Business).
March 17, 2003... VALLEY FORGE, Pa. -- Record revenues and strong operating disciplines helped drive net profits up by more than one-third during the first quarter of fiscal 2003 at AmerisourceBergen Corp. The period was the first to fully reflect the cycling of...

The man behind the riddle that was Ron Ziegler. (My Turn).(head of NACDS)
March 17, 2003... A month after his death at age 63, one continues to wonder who Ron Ziegler really was and what he was capable of. We already know what he did. As head of NACDS, he touched all who came into contact with him. Surprisingly perhaps, what emerges...

Dynamic conservatism propels Walgreens. (My Turn).
March 17, 2003... Major milestones at Walgreen Co. arrive with such frequency that they are sometimes taken for granted. During its last full fiscal year (which ended August 21, 2002) the drug chain generated record sales and earnings. That performance...

New highlighters from Neutrogena. (Cosmetics News).(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... Neutrogena Corp. is introducing Neutrogena Shimmer Sheers All Over Color, billed as highlighting cheeks, eyes and lips with weightless shimmer. The dermatologist-developed formula contains aloe, vitamins A. C and E, as well as conditioning...

Vintage trend spurs Retro Glow. (Cosmetics News).(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... As vintage styles populate the fashion runways, Pierre Fabre Inc.'s Physicians Formula Cosmetics has brought the trend to cosmetics with its Retro Glow collection. Each item in the line is packaged in a vintage-looking container but with a...

Vorachek gets Maybelline post. (Cosmetics News).(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... Maybelline Worldwide has announced that Joanna Vorachek has been appointed assistant vice president of global public relations. She will report directly to general manager Ketan Patel. Vorachek will manage the Maybelline portfolio of...

Andrea, Ardell debut new lashes. (Cosmetics News).(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... American International Industries' Andrea and Ardell lines are now offering a selection of "Faux" lashes along with helpful application tips. Ardell Duralash Flare is available in long black or brown, while Andrea Mod Perma-Lash is...

Almay rolls out Bright Eyes line. (Cosmetics News).(Brief Article)
March 17, 2003... Revlon Inc.'s Almay division is bringing the Almay Bright Eyes color collection to chain drug and other mass outlets. The trio of color-rich formulas includes Bright Eyes color cream shadow, mascara and defining color duo eyeliner. The...