Chain Drug Review articles from November 2003

Chain Drug Review archives from November 2003

Senators to advocate Rx' position.(community pharmacy)
November 10, 2003... WASHINGTON -- Eleven senators have left no doubts that they will back community pharmacy in the debate over a Medicare drug benefit. In a letter sent last month to the conference committee negotiating the legislation the bipartisan group of...

Challenges mount for Calif. chains.
November 10, 2003... SAN DIEGO -- Already reeling from an increasingly bitter supermarket strike, southern California retailers were buffeted by the deadly series of fires that roared through the region late last month. While most chain stores in the region...

Longs introduces new-concept store.(Longs Drug Stores )
November 10, 2003... SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Longs Drug Stores debuted its long-awaited and eagerly anticipated new look last month in this Peninsula community some 35 miles south of San Francisco. The store, as befits the chain that has long held a well-deserved...

CVS shows interest in Eckerd outlets.(considering acquiring at least a portion of Eckerd Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Corp. executives said late last month that the drug chain would consider acquiring at least a portion of Eckerd Corp., if it goes on the block later this year. "At the right price and in the right markets, I think we...

Walgreens expands scope in PL with designer scent.(private line, C'est Moi)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... DEERFIELD, Ill. -- While many drug chains now include cosmetics products among their store brands, few offer exclusive scents--but Walgreen Co. is breaking that pattern by marketing an exclusive designer fragrance to its shoppers. Last...

Katz uses PharmAssist to unify its chains.(Katz Group Canada Ltd.)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... TORONTO -- Katz Group Canada Ltd. has begun a program to tie together more than 1,100 of its drug stores across the country. The company's Pharmx Rexall Drug Stores, Pharma Plus Drugmarts, Medicine Shoppe, Guardian and I.D.A. pharmacies now...

DrFirst gets SureScripts certification.(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- DrFirst, a supplier of electronic health care solutions for physicians and hospitals, has announced that its electronic prescribing software, Rcopia, has been recognized as a SureScripts Certified Solution provider. ...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
November 10, 2003... The titles of three Rite Aid Corp. executives--Ed Beasley, Janet Emerson and Murray Todd--were incorrectly reported in the October 27 issue of Chain Drug Review. They are senior divisional vice presidents for the drug chum's Eastern, Central...

Navarro Discount Pharmacies' newest store features several innovations for both the chain and the chain drug industry.(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Navarro Discount Pharmacies' newest store features several innovations for both the chain and the chain drug industry. The Miami Lakes, Fla., outlet, Navarro's 18th, presents merchandising elements ranging from a 99-cents aisle to 60 feet of...

Brooks, Boston Celtics make deal.(Brooks Pharmacy)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... WARWICK, R.I. -- Brooks Pharmacy and the Boston Celtics have inked a deal that will give National Basketball Association (NBA) fans in New England access to low-price tickets to Celtics games. The drug chain's multiyear sponsorship with the...

A productive month for CDMA.(Chain Drug Marketing Association)
November 10, 2003... NOVI, Mich. -- The Chain Drug Marketing Association (CDMA) continues to move ahead on multiple fronts. The group's second Virtual Trade Show (VTS) was held from September 16 to September 22. The web-based forum was introduced last year as...

NACDS slates charitable dinner.(National Association of Chain Drug Stores)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Fresh from his role as commander in chief of the U.S. Central Command (CentComm) in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, retired U.S. Army General Tommy Franks will be the guest speaker at the National Association of Chain Drug...

Tiny Bubbles makes debut. (children's bath-time accessories from Russ Berrie and Co.)(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... OAKLAND, N.J. -- Russ Berrie and Co. has introduced Tiny Bubbles, an assortment of children's bath-time accessories. Tiny Bubbles includes Puppet Pals--animal bath puppets in matching child and adult sizes, and soft terry washcloth animals...

SinoFresh plans big marketing blitz.(Supplier News)(SinoFresh HealthCare Inc. is preparing a $30 million national marketing campaign for its SinoFresh Nasal & Sinus Care antiseptic spray)
November 10, 2003... ENGLEWOOD, Fla. -- SinoFresh HealthCare Inc. is readying a $30 million national marketing campaign for its SinoFresh Nasal & Sinus Care antiseptic spray. The company will initially advertise on radio and in print, targeting the women...

Zimmerman joins Stratmar.(Supplier News)(Clayton Zimmerman will be joining Stratmar Retail Services as senior vice president of sales and marketing)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- Stratmar Retail Services president and chief executive officer Ted McGrath has announced that Clayton Zimmerman will be joining the company as senior vice president of sales and marketing. Zimmerman has extensive...

Fisherman's Friend line goes to Pez.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... ORANGE, Conn. -- Pez Candy Inc. has become the new national importer and distributor for the Fisherman's Friend line in the United States, succeeding Mentholatum Co. Fisherman's Friend menthol cough suppressant lozenges have been produced...

Freemans buy back beauty firm.(Supplier News)(Freeman family bought back the beauty care business bearing its name)
November 10, 2003... BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- The Freeman family has bought back the beauty care business that bears its name. The skin and hair care company, which was sold to Dial Corp. in 1998, was repurchased from the Hathi Group, which acquired Freeman...

Hand hygiene video supported by 3M.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... ST. PAUL, Minn.--3M Healthcare has sponsored a video for health care professionals to help them update their procedures in light of the new hand hygiene guidelines issued recently by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ...

First Quality Hygienic Inc.(Q&A)(Interview)
November 10, 2003... First Quality Hygienic Inc. is a respected private label manufacturer that makes and markets a full line of incontinence and tampon products. Dan Murphy, the company's regional vice president of sales and marketing, recently sat down with Chain...

'Another great quarter' for CVS as net rises 14.2%.(Business)
November 10, 2003... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Improved assortments and shrink control helped boost gross margins and drive a double-digit increase in third quarter net earnings at CVS Corp. The bottom line for the nation's No. 2 drug store chain grew 14.2% to...

Duane Reade profits hurt by spiraling costs.(Business)(Illustration)
November 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- Net income plunged in the third quarter as spiraling costs more than offset modest sales growth at Duane Reade Inc. While the drug chain met its own profit prediction, it missed analysts' projections by a penny. Net income for...

Drugstore.com lifted by sales, margin growth.(Business)
November 10, 2003... BELLEVUE, Wash.--Fueled by a double-digit gain in sales and robust margin growth, Drugstore.com inc. sharply reduced its operating and net losses for the third quarter and nine months of fiscal 2003. The Internet retailer recorded a net...

All Cardinal units produce record operating results.(Business)(Cardinal Health Inc.)
November 10, 2003... DUBLIN, Ohio -- With all business segments reporting record revenues and operating results, Cardinal Health Inc., parent company of Medicine Shoppe International Inc., generated double-digit gains at both the top and bottom lines during the...

For Elephant Pharmacy's Skorman 'retailing is theater'. (Stuart Skorman).(My Turn)(Company Profile)
November 10, 2003... If you have a few minutes to kill, don't spend them with Stuart Skorman. The 54-year-old entrepreneur-cum-drug store retailer takes longer than that to tell you his name--much longer to tell you who he is and what he's done. In other words, he...

Eckerd builds its future one store at a time.(My Turn)(Eckerd Corp.)
November 10, 2003... Even in the age of mega-chains, mail order and the Internet, retailing is still largely a local phenomenon. Whether an entrepreneur is starting a business or an established chain is expanding into a new area, the battle for the allegiance...

Challenges mount for health care supply chain.(Wholesalers)
November 10, 2003... RESTON, Va. -- When Ron Streck retires at the end of this year as president and chief executive officer of the Healthcare Distribution Management Association it will not be because of a lack of challenges, controversies and opportunities. ...

Distributors combating fake drugs.(Wholesalers)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- The drug distribution industry has had its hands full in wrestling with the problem of countefeit products. Over the last several years counterfeit, adulterated and diluted drugs have been found in a number of drug wholesaler...

HDMA program will honor innovation. (Healthcare Distribution Management Association).(Wholesalers)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... RESTON, Va. -- The Healthcare Distribution Management Association has set November 28 as the deadline to receive nominations for its Innovation for Success Award. The prize recognizes individuals from HDMA distributor companies who have...

House bill aims to stop counterfeits. (Counterfeit Drug Enforcement Act).(Wholesalers)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... WASHINGTON -- Rep. Steve Israel, (D., N.Y.) last month introduced the Counterfeit Drug Enforcement Act (HR 3297), a bill designed to increase penalties for those distributing fake drugs. Israel notes that the current distribution system for...

McKesson 'there for customers'.(Wholesalers)(McKesson Corp.)(Company Profile)
November 10, 2003... SAN FRANCISCO -- McKesson Corp. is uniquely placed to be more than just a drug wholesaler, notes Pat Blake, president of customer operations for the McKesson Pharmaceutical division. "We're really positioned to be a business partner,"...

Efforts keep tainted drugs out of system. (McKesson Corp.)(Wholesalers)
November 10, 2003... SAN FRANCISCO -- For three years McKesson Corp. has been tightening its operations to ensure the safety of its shipments, and for three years the company has not delivered one tainted drug. McKesson sought to heighten the safety of its...

Company helps give pharmacies a leg up. (McKesson Pharmaceutical).(Wholesalers)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... SAN FRANCISCO -- Creating a sharper image around health care is vital to drug stores competing with mail-order pharmacies, maintains McKesson Pharmaceutical senior vice president of marketing Stefan Linn. "More than just a dispensing point,...

Cardinal invests in ability to serve retail pharmacies. (Cardinal Health Inc.)(Wholesalers)(Company Profile)
November 10, 2003... DUBLIN, Ohio -- Cardinal Health Inc.'s impressive assortment of products and services provides a solid foundation for continued growth. One of the leading health care distribution firms in the nation, Cardinal generated strong gains for...

Firm expands global presence. (Cardinal Health Inc.)(Wholesalers)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... DUBLIN, Ohio -- In a move to extend its global reach Cardinal Health Inc. has agreed to acquire Intercare Group PLC, a European pharmaceutical supplier. The deal, valued at just over $400 million in cash plus assumption of debt, has been...

AmerisourceBergen forges ahead.(Wholesalers)(Company Profile)
November 10, 2003... VALLEY FORGE, Pa. -- Two years after Amerisource Health Corp. merged with Bergen Brunswig to form Amerisource-Bergen Corp., one of the nation's leading drug wholesalers, both the numbers and the initiatives posted by the new company remain...

D&K extends scope with Walsh acquisition.(Wholesalers)(D&K Health Care Resources Inc. has acquired Walsh HealthCare Solutions Inc.)
November 10, 2003... ST. LOUIS -- As it continues to focus on expanding its business across a mixture of independent and chain drug stores, D&K Health Care Resources Inc. has extended its reach with the acquisition of Texarkana, Texas-based Walsh HealthCare...

Kinray succeeds on its own terms. (Kinray Inc.)(Wholesalers)(Company Profile)
November 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- In an industry that has been defined by mergers and acquisitions over the past decade, Kinray Inc. has defied the odds. An independent, privately owned pharmaceutical wholesaler, the nearly 60-year-old company has survived and...

Drug chains are destination outlets for relief: product efficacy and more effective intros have kept the category strong.(Digestives)
November 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- With millions of Americans suffering from stomach problems on a regular basis digestives have grown into one of the most reliable and sought-after categories in chain drug stores. According to Information Resources Inc. (IRI),...

There is a downside to switches. (prescription to nonprescription status for drugs).(Digestives)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- While the recent Food and Drug Administration decision to switch Prilosec from prescription to over-the-counter status has given heartburn sufferers easier access to effective relief, it has created another problem--cost. While...

Retailers cite Prilosec as O-T-C blockbuster.(Digestives)
November 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- The Food and Drug Administration's decision earlier this fall to switch Prilosec from prescription to over-the-counter status has provided a spark in what retailers say was already a fairly decent category. "Antacids were...

Retailers cite value, not discounts, as PL's appeal.(Private Label)
November 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- Faced with fierce competition, chain drug retailers are increasingly turning to store brands as a way to differentiate themselves. Private label is performing well lately in drug chains, according to industry statistics...

Channel has know-how in unique beauty lines.(Private Label)
November 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- Chain drug retailers are in the vanguard when it comes to awakening beauty product shoppers to the fact that store brands can also be upscale. Savvy drug chains are playing to their strengths in the category versus other mass...

Drug chains beef up store brands, promos.(Private Label)
November 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- Drug chains are significantly expanding their private label lines and promotions this year. Here is a rundown of some of their efforts: Shoppers Drug Mart The retailer is currently undergoing a major revamp of its store...

Walgreens, Eckerd, CVS target PL photo.(Private Label)
November 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- Once again, Walgreen Co. is in the forefront of category growth in the chain drug industry, this time with its marketing of a store brand disposable digital camera. For the year 2002 private label photography supplies accounted...

At Kinney, store brands are way to do business.(Private Label)(Kinney Drugs)
November 10, 2003... GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. -- Drug chains seeking to optimize their private label program would do well to model their operations after those of Kinney Drugs. The 64-store chain, which operates in upstate New York and Vermont, has made a firm...

Rite Aid expands bath/body lines.(Private Label)
November 10, 2003... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corp. keeps adding to its successful private label collection of bath and body products. The retailer recently rolled out additions to its Pure Spring line, including Pomegranate, a collection of upscale beauty...

Make-Offs set for January debut.(Private Label News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... U.S. Cotton LLC is poised to launch its Make-Offs Supreme 100% cotton rounds, squares and ovals line in January. The pads have one soft, embossed side designed for makeup removal and applying astringents and other skin care products, with...

Packaging is more upscale.(Private Label News)(Graphic Packaging Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... With its patented Composipac process Graphic Packaging Corp. is giving private label products more upscale shelf appeal. Composipac cartons incorporate rotogravure graphics that are reverse-printed on the inside wall of a thin, flexible...

Arquest launches training pants.(Private Label News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... A leading manufacturer of diapers, training pants, youth pants and swim pants, Arquest Inc. has recently launched a "new and improved" line of training pants. In addition, Arquest's diapers, training pants and swim pants now feature...

IRI study indicates there's room to improve, grow PL.(Private Label)
November 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- While private label has shown steady gains in the past few years, the sluggish economy in that period would lead one to expect even sharper advances. What has impeded such progress? To solve this dilemma, Information Resources...

Heightened excitement, record attendance at PLMA.(Private Label)(Private Label Manufacturers Association 2003 PLMA Trade Show)(Calendar)
November 10, 2003... CHICAGO -- "Store Brands Confidential," the Private Label Manufacturers Association 2003 PLMA Trade Show, is set to draw over 4,000 attendees when it convenes at the Rosemont Convention Center from November 16 to November 18. The event...

Alternatives to top O-T-Cs.(Private Label)(generic over-the-counter drugs)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... CARSON, Calif. -- Realizing that store brand versions of the leading over-the-counter drugs include the same dose of medicine as their branded counterparts, 20 of the leading chain drug and other mass retailers are offering store brand...

Demographics hell chain drug industry.(Seniors News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... As baby boomers approach senior citizenship drug stares will benefit with more sales pharmacy and wellness products, says ACNielsen. In a study of market trends it notes that boomers account for about 70% of drug store sales. "A treatment for...

Seniors need sufficient vitamin D.(Seniors News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Senior citizens may not be obtaining sufficient vitamin D, a nutrient that is important for strong bones. The problem is exacerbated in the winter, as the sun's rays lack the intensity to help bodies make the so-called sunshine vitamin. Based...

Advances made in research on aging.(Seniors News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Scientists are making progress in their quest to find interventions that could slow--if not reverse--the effects of aging. At issue are whether a so-called gold standard can be adopted and whether the resources required for new research present...

New drug approved for Alzheimer's.(Seniors News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... The Food and Drug Administration has approved memantine for treating moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease. Forest Laboratories Inc. is marketing the product under the Namenda name. Separately, Janssen Pharmaceutical Products reports that a...

Chains lobbying over drug benefit.(Seniors News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Chain drug stores and other pharmacy retailers are increasingly concerned that mail-order operations will reap an unfair position should a drug benefit be added to the Medicare program. Several chains have expressed their concerns in letters to...

Gene linked to eye disease.(Seniors News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Scientists have identified a gene that could be responsible for degenerative eye disease, a condition that strikes millions of baby boomers as they age. Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University focused on the gene by tracking it...

Unit benefits disabled seniors.(Seniors News)(Residential Services Inc. opens continuing care retirement community )(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Residential Services Inc. has opened what it calls the country's first continuing care retirement community for senior citizens who are developmentally disabled. The company notes that adults with such disabilities once had a life expectancy of...

Humidifier helps reduce illness risk.(Seniors News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Using a humidifier in winter may help senior citizens cut the risk of illness, says Katz Inc., marketer of home health care products under the Vicks brand. "The respiratory system is designed to resist bacteria and viruses, but it only works...

It's a 'win-win-win' situation: disabled older Americans are seeking independence in their daily lives.(Home Health Care/Seniors)
November 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- Chain drug retailers that stock and properly merchandise home health care products for senior citizens can find themselves in a "win-win-win" situation: The sale of such products drives high margins, customers who use the products...

A very 'retail-friendly' category for chains. (home health care).(Home Health Care/Seniors)
November 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- At one time the home health care category was the ugly stepchild for chain drug retailers. Today--thanks in part to the growing senior citizen population--it has blossomed into one of the more popular members of the...

Walgreens, Eckerd hit DME hard. (durable medical equipment).(Home Health Care/Seniors)
November 10, 2003... NEW YORK -- Incorporating dedicated sections of durable medical equipment and living aids in its stores is one way in which Eckerd Corp. and other chain drug retailers are meeting the needs of senior citizens and other patients in need of home...

Savvy retailers will benefit most: home health care ties into home recuperation and rehabilitation, and wellness.(Home Health Care/Seniors)
November 10, 2003... CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Home health care has a strong bond with chain drug stores because of a demographic base (65 and older) that serves as the core prescription customer and the primary home health care user, observes David Fravel, vice...

Opportunity to keep seniors coming back. (home health care products in drugstores).(Home Health Care/Seniors)
November 10, 2003... VERNON HILLS, Ill. -- The home health care category--and especially the senior citizen segment--is growing in importance for chain drug stores as well as suppliers, notes David Fahrner, general manager for marketing at Omron Healthcare Inc. ...

A new kind of everyday item. (assisted living products).(Home Health Care/Seniors)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... EL MONTE, Calif. -- Assisted-living products should become everyday items in chain drug stores as baby boomers continue to age, according to a spokesman for LifeCare, a major supplier of home health care products. "Consumers should be able...

Apex-Carex plans product rollouts.(Seniors News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Apex-Carex Healthcare Products plans to roll out a universal transfer bench and a reaching aid next year. The former, with a 400-pound capacity, requires no tool for assembly. The latter is described as having a unique adjustable gripper head...

Medicare revises fee formula.(Seniors News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... The Health and Human Services Department last month unveiled new Medicare premium, deductible and coinsurance amounts for beneficiaries next year. For Medicare Part A, which pays for some home health care, the deductible paid will be $876, up...

Retailers join Ensure promotion. (adult nutritional products).(Seniors News)(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... Duane Reade and ShopRite (Wakefern Food Corp.) are among the retailers that joined forces with the Ross Products division of Abbott Laboratories to promote the Ensure brand of nutritionals for adults. The two chains installed point-of-purchase...

Battle lines drawn over Medicare Rx benefit.
November 24, 2003... WASHINGTON -- With Democratic opposition entrenched, passage of a Medicare drug benefit was uncertain as Congress' year-end recess loomed. Republicans were mobilizing an all-out campaign to adopt the bill prior to Congress' scheduled break...

Albertsons withdraws guidance.(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... BOISE, Idaho -- Citing continuing problems with a labor dispute in southern California, Albertsons Inc. has withdrawn its fiscal year 2003 financial guidance. The company says it is unable to provide a revised outlook at the current time,...

CVS, Target to test Boots brands.(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... LONDON -- Boots Co. PLC, the United Kingdom's largest drug chain, will bring an array of its store-brand products to the United States market this spring when it begins testing the items in a limited number of Target Corp. and CVS Corp. stores....

Weak qtr. keeps heat on Eckerd.
November 24, 2003... PLANO, Texas -- Worse-than-expected financial results at Eckerd Corp. during the third quarter sparked a 35% decline in net income at corporate parent J.C. Penney Co., raising anew questions about what Penney will ultimately do with the drug...

Chains voice optimism on holidays.
November 24, 2003... NEW YORK -- Looking to avoid the mistakes they made last year, retailers and analysts say the 2003 holiday shopping season could be a good one. "One of the ways people attracted customers last year was by discounting," Walgreen Co. vice...

New leaders, strategies in the spotlight at HDMA.(Healthcare Distribution Management Association annual meeting)
November 24, 2003... MARCO ISLAND, Fla. -- Although" Shaping Our Future" was the official theme of the 2003 Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) annual meeting here earlier this month, another apt theme would have been "out with the old, in with...

Elephant Pharmacy, which is celebrating its first anniversary, melds elements of a health food store and education center with a traditional drug store.(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... Elephant Pharmacy, which is celebrating its first anniversary, melds elements of a health food store and education center with a traditional drug store. Founder Stuart Skorman credits the Berkeley, Calif., outlet's success to the variety of...

Rite Aid files suit against Noonan.(Tim Noonan)(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corp. is suing its former chief operating officer and president Tim Noonan. The drug chain wants Noonan to repay the money it advanced him for legal fees and return the payments he received when he left the...

CVS, Sprint sign phone card pact.(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Corp. has begun selling Sprint prepaid long-distance calling cards chainwide. "Sprint is a leader in price and quality," comments CVS category manager David Halle. "We knew that by signing this agreement with Sprint...

Drugstore.com active on many fronts.
November 24, 2003... BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Internet-based retailer drugstore.com inc. has been busy recently, signing deals to be the mail-order provider for several pharmacy benefits management companies (PBMs) and prescription buying programs and upgrading its...

PLMA honors Walgreens for excellence.(Private Label Trade Manufacturers Association)(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... CHICAGO -- Walgreen Co., Trader Joe's Co., Topco Associates and the Armed Forces Military Exchanges received the Private Label Trade Manufacturers Association's annual Salute to Excellence Awards at the organization's "Store Brands...

Physicians Formula sold.(Supplier News)(Summit Partners acquires majority stake)(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... AZUSA, Calif. -- Summit Partners, a Boston-based investment group, has acquired a majority stake in cosmetics maker Physicians Formula Cosmetics Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Physicians Formula's former sole owners, the...

Perelman gives Revlon hand.(Supplier News)(Ronald Perelman )(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... NEW YORK -- Financier Ronald Perelman has agreed to provide Revlon Inc. with $125 million, but analysts question whether even that amount is sufficient to resolve liquidity problems that the cosmetics company is encountering. Perelman has...

A new face for Del Labs' makeup line.(Supplier News)(Sally Hansen)(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... NEW YORK -- Del Laboratories Inc. has a new "face" for its Sally Hansen Healing Beauty cosmetics. She is Mia Giacobbe from St. Petersburg, Fla., and her selection came after a seven-month search for the right face for the line, which...

CCA offers Plus+White for smokers.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- CCA Industries Inc. has announced the launch of its Plus+White The Smokers' Whitening Toothpaste. The product combines dual-action stain-removing agents that are formulated to polish and clean teeth while also...