Drug Store News articles from August 2006

Drug Store News archives from August 2006

QuiqMeds brings Rx to docs' offices.(Newcomer QuiqMeds LLC develops a system for physicians)
August 28, 2006... PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. -- Newcomer QuiqMeds LLC has remained under the radar during the past year as it worked to develop a fulfillment system that enables physicians to fulfill prescriptions for their patients at the point of care. That system...

Rx coalition urges choice in TRICARE.(Coalition for Community Pharmacy Action)
August 28, 2006... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Moving quickly to tackle one of the toughest challenges dogging retail pharmacy, the newly formed advocacy group known as the Coalition for Community Pharmacy Action is weighing in on the contentious issue of mandatory mail...

Deal reflects 'future ain't what it used to be'.(CVS Corp. acquires MinuteClinic)
August 28, 2006... NEW YORK -- This, CVS' acquisition last month of retail clinic pioneer MinuteClinic, is one of those classic examples of how you can lose sight of the true significance of something if you look too closely. Because taken in the context of...

CVS on track with conversions.(CVS Corp. plans to redesign its stores, and acquire MinuteClinic)
August 28, 2006... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Amid posting solid financials for the second quarter and boosting its full-year guidance, CVS remains on track with the integration of the recently acquired 701 Sav-on and Osco drug stores. "The business continues to...

Costco opens central fill center to meet online script demands.(Costco Wholesale Corp. opens new facility)
August 28, 2006... EVERETT, Wash. -- Costco has been in the pharmacy business for 20 years and has managed to do without its own central fill center, ringing up more than $1.1 billion in prescription sales last year. But the growing demand of online scripts and...

Facing mounting pressure, FDA soon may decide whether to go to Plan B.(Food and Drug Administration considering approval of over the counter sale of emergency contraceptives)
August 28, 2006... ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The on-again, off-again switch of the emergency contraceptive Plan B is back on again. And unless FDA officials wish to risk the ire of several senators critical of the agency, the FDA just might issue a decision this...

New product watch: innovation index.(News)(crest pro-health, teraflu warning)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... New product watch: Innovation index Each month, through an exclusive partnership with Hamacher Resource Group, Drug Store News presents an evaluation of top new product launches, based on an evaluation of key criteria (see below). ...

Part B change draws ire.(new regulations over pharmacists to sell durable medical equipment)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services )(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is mulling new rules on the sale of durable medical equipment that will make it tougher for millions of Medicare beneficiaries to get their home health care supplies. Under...

Kroger offers SmartCare Centers.(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... CINCINNATI -- Kroger is opening SmartCare Centers in stores in Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee, beginning in Atlanta this fall. "As a dedicated provider of superior health and pharmacy services, we take pride in being the first...

Schnucks launches in-store clinics.(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... ST. LOUIS -- Schnucks Markets will open in-store clinics in four stores this fall in partnership with instaClinic. They will be near existing pharmacies to provide easy access to care and treatment for minor ailments with no appointment. ...

A&P renovations bring bigger sales.(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... MONTVALE, N.Y. -- Sales have increased by close to 20 percent at A&P supermarkets that have been renovated recently under the Fresh Market concept, which gives more emphasis on service departments and fresh produce. By 2008, between 70 percent...

Stater Bros. launches organic line.(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... COLTON, Calif. -- Stater Bros. supermarkets has introduced a line of 110 all natural and organic products called "Full Circle." So far, the products include cereals, pastas, pasta sauces, peanut butter, fruit preserves, canned vegetables, rice,...

Supermarket pharmacies leverage whole health in battle for share and stability, FMI report finds.(Food Marketing Institute)
August 28, 2006... WASHINGTON -- Supermarket pharmacies turned increasingly to whole-health products and services and prescription dispensing technology to hold their own against a sea of competitors in 2005, according to a new report from the Food Marketing...

Chains, indies form historic pharmacy alliance.(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Chain and independent pharmacy continue to draw closer together in the face of common threats. The two sides of community pharmacy forged another strong link in their increasing strategic alignment last month with the...

DrSN, WCBS to host 2nd annual Caregiver Expo.(Drug Store News and WCBS News Radio)
August 28, 2006... NEW YORK -- Looking to reach out to caregivers and help establish chain pharmacy as the first line of defense for seniors and those who care for them, Drug Store News, in partnership with WCBS News Radio, will host the second annual Caregiver...

Technology talk: Ken Hill Jr., PDX.(Pediatrix Med Group)(Interview)
August 28, 2006... Established in 1985 by Ken Hill, who remains chairman and chief executive officer, PDX provides software to roughly 11,000 pharmacies, but the company has broadened its focus as a pharmacy-based health solutions provider well beyond its leading...

Wal-Mart retools Rx marketing.
August 28, 2006... BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- In a chainwide bid to reposition and revitalize its pharmacy business, Wal-Mart Stores last month unveiled its largest national pharmacy marketing effort to date. The campaign, from Kansas City-based advertising agency...

Coutu bets $250m on U.S. store fix.
August 28, 2006... LONGUEUIL, Quebec -- The Jean Coutu Group, parent company of Brooks-Eckerd, has earmarked about $250 million for capital expenditures in the United States for fiscal 2007. "The results of our in-depth competitive analysis are reflected in...

Duane Reade turnaround unfolds.
August 28, 2006... NEW YORK -- Duane Reade's turnaround plan is growing increasingly evident not only inside the stores, but also in its recent financials as it posted record growth in front-end same-store sales and experienced pharmacy same-store sales growth...

Cardinal Health Annual Conference.(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... Michael Bender, second from right, and Dave Strizzi, far right, chat with the entertainers at Shorty's Diner at Cardinal Health's annual conference in Las Vegas. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bruce Roberts of the National Community of...

It's a bird. It's a plane. It's ...(Tokyo Institute of Technology tests a model airplane powered by batteries)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... Students at the Tokyo Institute of Technology recently tested a model plane powered by 160 AA Oxyride batteries. The plane reached an altitude of 17 feet and flew for nearly 1,300 feet--farther than the Wright Brothers' flight with a...

Working at the car wash with Rite Aid.(Rite Aid Corp. participates in fund raising event for Children's Miracle Network)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... Mary Sammons and Jim Mastrian helped wash Rite Aid employees' cars July 14 as part of an effort to raise more than $140,000 for the Children's Miracle Network. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rite Aid executives also participated in an obstacle...

Walgreens' partnership.(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... National Urban League chairman and Pitney Bowes' Michael Critelli, the National Urban League's Marc Morial and Walgreens' John Gremer announcing a partnership to bring free health screenings to urban communities. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Wall Street: thumbs up.(CVS Corp. to acquire MinuteClinic)
August 28, 2006... NEW YORK -- The MinuteClinic acquisition may be a small transaction by CVS standards, but in Wall Street's eyes, the opportunities are big. "We like this transaction. The pharmacy is no longer simply a place to pick up prescriptions,"...

Lawyers: could be sticky.(CVS Corp. to acquire MinuteClinic)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... NEW YORK -- Once the acquisition is complete, MinuteClinic will be a wholly owned subsidiary of CVS and its operations will remain independent of CVS' retail pharmacy business. Furthermore, MinuteClinic patients will be fully aware of their...

CVS.(appointment of Paula Price)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS has appointed Paula Price senior vice president, controller and chief accounting officer. Before joining CVS, Price was senior vice president and chief financial officer for the Institutional Trust Services of...

Walgreens.(appointment of Charles Goodall and Brian DeMay)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreens recently made two promotions, naming Charles Goodall divisional vice president of pharmacy technology-services. Previously, Goodall was director of pharmacy technology services. Walgreens also promoted Brian...

Kroger.(appointment of Michael Ellis)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... CINCINNATI -- Kroger has appointed Michael Ellis president of its Fred Meyer division. Ellis has held several leader ship positions with Kroger, including his most recent role as group vice president for grocery, drug, general merchandise,...

ACNielsen U.S.(appointment of Edward Franczek)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- ACNielsen U.S., an operating unit of VNU, has appointed Edward Franczek senior vice president of marketing. Previously, Franczek served as executive vice president of marketing and sales for Goliath Solutions. At...

OTX (Online Testing eXchange).(appointment of David Shanker and Bruce Friend )(formerly known as Information Resources Inc)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... LOS ANGELES -- Global consumer research and consulting firm OTX (Online Testing eXchange) has hired former Information Resources Inc. executive David Shanker as chief operating officer. Shanker served as president of client solutions...

PepsiCo.(retirement of Steve Reinemund)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... PURCHASE, N.Y. -- PepsiCo announced earlier this month that Steve Reinemund, chairman and chief executive officer, will retire in May. After 22 years with the company, five of which were in the position of chairman and chief executive...

Sears Holdings.(appointment of Craig Monaghan )(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Sears Holdings has appointed Craig Monaghan chief financial officer, beginning Sept. 1. Monaghan will assume direct responsibility for Sears Holdings' financial organization, reporting to William Crowley, Sears...

McKesson accentuates the positive at trade show for independents.(In Focus: Wholesalers)
August 28, 2006... LAS VEGAS -- Hosting more than 2,000 independent pharmacy owner-operators for the company's annual trade show, McKesson Cord's top managers renewed their commitment to independent pharmacy as the wholesale drug and health services giant's...

Uncertain health care landscape spells growth, ABC leaders assert.(In Focus: Wholesalers)(AmerisourceBergen Corp.)(National Healthcare Conference and Exposition )
August 28, 2006... LAS VEGAS -- The executives who run drug wholesale and health services giant AmerisourceBergen acknowledged this much at the 2006 National Healthcare Conference & Exposition last month: Independent and regional chain pharmacy owners have been...

Cardinal bows Total Pharmacy Manager.(Cardinal Health Inc. aims to improve wholesale pharmacy businesses)
August 28, 2006... LAS VEGAS -- Cardinal Health's 2006 retail business conference here focused on how the wholesaling giant is aiming to improve the front-end business of its independent pharmacies. "We have been trying to deal with the front-end products [in...

Influencing policy, driving generic growth are top McKesson priorities, Figueroa says.(McKesson Corp.'s new president John Figueroa's plans)
August 28, 2006... LAS VEGAS -- The recently installed chief of McKesson Corp.'s drug distribution business had plenty to think about amid the tectonic changes shifting the U.S. health care system and the swirl of events at the wholesaler's annual trade show...

New Women's Center a show highlight.(AmerisourceBergen Corp.'s marketing aimed at women)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... LAS VEGAS -- AmerisourceBergen used its annual trade show and conference to showcase a new, high-gloss marketing and merchandising effort aimed at the women who shop in its customers' pharmacies. Women, company leaders note, account for...

Cardinal's program for front and back end.(Cardinal Health Inc. launches Leader Total Pharmacy Manager for managing retail drug stores)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... LAS VEGAS -- Cardinal Health unveiled new commitment to both the front end and back end of independent drug store business at its annual retail business conference here last month. Leader Total Pharmacy Manager is a new initiative that's...

Longs posts $19m profit 2nd quarter.(Longs Drug net income for second quarter )(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- Longs Drug continued to roll along with $19 million in net income for its second quarter ended July 27, a 14 percent increase over the same period last year. Same-store sales rose 2.6 percent, with pharmacy sales jumping...

Legislation's important, but ideas drive growth.(Opinion)
August 28, 2006... While retail pharmacy is engaged in several legislative battles that pose serious financial impact industrywide, execs must continue to develop innovative ways to drive sales and profitability both as a traditional retailer and as a provider of...

'Merritt' pay seems fair compensation for trashing pharmacy.(Opinion)
August 28, 2006... $753,272. That's how much Mark Merritt made as executive director of the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association, according to a salary survey of trade association executives, conducted by National Journal magazine. And that was in 2004...

Retail pharmacy draws a line in the sand.(pharmacy growth, sales and industry forecast)
August 28, 2006... For community pharmacy, 2006 will go down as the year of the M-words: Medicare. Medicaid. Mandatory mail. Those three topics dominated the retail pharmacy landscape in 2006, roiling the outlook for growth and profitability in an industry...

Small retailers respond with personal care.(2006 Rx Annual Report PART TWO: The Independents)
August 28, 2006... Embattled independent pharmacy owners have been staggered this year by mandatory mail-order prescription plans, the growing power of pharmacy benefit managers, initially slow Medicare reimbursements and newly enacted cuts in Medicaid payments....

Growth slows, but Rx volume remains strong.(pharmaceutical industry growth, market size, and sales)(Industry overview)
August 28, 2006... While the industry may no longer be flush with year over-year double-digit increases, and the focus of late may have shifted from the latest blockbuster drug projected to hit the market to which one-time blockbusters are now facing generic...

New blockbusters to fuel growth through 2012.(new drugs to dominate the market)
August 28, 2006... While lack of innovation may have contributed to the industry s slow growth of late, according to IMS Health's Doug Long, there are some promising drugs on the horizon. Looking forward, some of the hot disease-state sectors for pharmaceutical...

HIV: competition heats up as infection, costs rise.(AIDS vaccine sales and market share)
August 28, 2006... There are currently more than one million people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States, and as many as 1-in-4 people may be unaware that they are infected. An estimated 40,000 new HIV infections are expected to occur this year. The Centers...

Mental illness: antipsychotics hit $10.5 billion in 2005.(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older--about 1-in-4 adults--suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. In 2004, around 58 million people aged 18 years or above suffered from some form of mental illness, with...

Hypertension: total related costs to top $63 billion.
August 28, 2006... The latest figures from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association show that about 65 million adults in the United States have high blood pressure (over 140/90 mmHg). That's around one-third of the U.S. population, while...

Diabetes: global market worth $18 billion.(anti-diabetic drugs market size and sales)
August 28, 2006... According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 20 million Americans have diabetes and around 6 million of these are undiagnosed. Furthermore, 41 percent of U.S. adults aged 40 to 74 years--around 41 million--unknowingly...

Arthritis: direct medical costs reach $51 billion.(health care costs, anti-arthritic drugs sales )
August 28, 2006... The latest figures show that roughly 43 million American adults--about 1-in-5--have arthritis diagnosed by a doctor, making it the leading cause of disability in the United States. This number is projected to increase to 67 million by 2030. ...

Obesity: health costs estimated at $75 billion.
August 28, 2006... Figures show that 32 percent of adults--some 64 million people--in America are obese, representing a more than 60 percent increase in the prevalence of obesity since 1993. Another 136 million American adults are overweight. In 2003, obesity was...

Specialty RX: spending forecast to climb in '06.(pharmacy spending)
August 28, 2006... The specialty market comprises treatments for a number of complex conditions, including hemophilia, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory conditions and cancer. Annual costs for drug therapy for individuals may range from $6,000 to $350,000. ...

Cholesterol: reducers rang up $18 billion in 2005 sales.
August 28, 2006... According to the American Heart Association, a 10 percent decrease in total blood cholesterol levels may reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease by as much as 30 percent. Heart disease is currently the single biggest killer in...

Depression: costs reach $44 billion, SSRIs top usage.
August 28, 2006... Major depression affects around 14.8 million American adults in any given year--around 6.7 percent of the total population aged 18 years or older. The cost of treating depression in the United States runs an estimated $44 billion each year. ...

Patent-extending tactics trouble generics makers.(generic drugs)
August 28, 2006... Despite overall favorable conditions, the generic drug industry continues to battle difficult seas, roiled by what many charge are questionable tactics by Big Pharma. The expirations of branded drugs' patents are having a ripple effect through...

Mergers make smaller, more powerful field.(Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. acquires IVAX Corp.)(company rankings)
August 28, 2006... The generics industry is getting smaller as it gets bigger. That may sound like an oxymoron, yet with all the mergers and acquisitions happening in this sector, there are fewer companies, but they're larger and wield a lot more power. The...

Generic sales soar as patents expire.
August 28, 2006... Sales of generic drugs in the United States grew by almost 21 percent last year, as patents for several key branded drugs reached expiration. This trend is only set to continue as more patents expire over coming years and generic copycats...

Controversy clouds biogenerics market.(biological products industry forecast)
August 28, 2006... Controversy already is raging about biogenerics, which has the potential to become the next big thing in the pharmaceutical industry, even though there is as yet no approval pathway for them in the United States. Biogenerics are generic...

Authorized generics debate continues.(authorized generic drugs marketing)
August 28, 2006... The issue of authorized generic drugs continues to be controversial, with strong arguments coming from both sides of the playing field. Authorized generics are drugs that are made by a branded drug company--or through an exclusive...

Medicare Part D: retailers push prompt pay, simplicity.(2006 Rx Annual Report PART FIVE: The Issues)
August 28, 2006... In the early weeks of its chaotic nationwide rollout, the Medicare Part D prescription benefit program was a roaring headache for community pharmacists. But many aspects of the program have improved, and some of the largest and most efficiently...

Medicaid: cuts threaten retailer margins, performance.(2006 Rx Annual Report PART FIVE: The Issues)
August 28, 2006... Devastating." "Shortsighted." "The final death knell to some community pharmacies." Those are some of the descriptions used by chain and independent pharmacy leaders to describe the impact that the Deficit Reduction Act and the...

Mail order: retailers counter with 90-day service.(mail order pharmacy business- growth, sales and forecast)
August 28, 2006... Mail order pharmacy--and particularly the rapid rise of mandatory mail order plans among third party payers--is still shaking the foundations of community pharmacy. But some of the momentum may be going out of mail, thanks in part to a...

Rx pedigree: a solution in search of a problem.(2006 Rx Annual Report PART FIVE: The Issues)(prescription)
August 28, 2006... On July 1, Florida became the first state to require retailers and wholesalers to establish a record of the origin or pedigree of every drug sold in the state. The next shoe will drop on Jan. 1, 2007, when California's new drug pedigree law...

As retail clinics abound, industry keeps watchful eye.(2006 Rx Annual Report PART SIX: Trends)
August 28, 2006... With the proliferation of retail clinics across the country, the concept certainly has struck a chord with pharmacy operators, potentially making in-store clinics a core destination in America's pharmacies of tomorrow. It's the drive-through of...

Customers more satisfied, but compliance work remains.(2006 Rx Annual Report PART SIX: Trends)
August 28, 2006... A recent study by Wilson Health Information found that, overall, customer satisfaction in pharmacy has increased in recent years but there remains room for improvement as, amid rising out-of-pocket costs, an alarming number of patients say they...

RFID for Rx will reduce theft, out-of-stocks.(2006 Rx Annual Report PART SIX: Rx Tech)
August 28, 2006... For retailers, manufacturers and wholesalers working to convert the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain and the pharmacy dispensing workplace to radio frequency identification technology, the clock is ticking. But how long it will take for all...

E-Rx, e-records will transform health care.(2006 Rx Annual Report PART SIX: Rx Tech)
August 28, 2006... If anyone still harbored doubts last summer about the value that electronic prescribing and e-connectivity among pharmacists, physicians and payers could bring to the overburdened health care system, Hurricane Katrina probably blew those doubts...

Automation quest links dispensing, Internet.(2006 Rx Annual Report PART SIX: Rx Tech)
August 28, 2006... The quest for labor-saving pharmacy workplace technology has taken on new urgency as an aging population and Medicare drug benefits drive up prescription demand and pharmacy profit margins continue to wither at the hands of third party payers....

Info supplement: Dr. Andrew Shao, Council for Responsible Nutrition.(Interview)
August 28, 2006... Last month, the Council for Responsible Nutrition held for the first time its Day of Science meeting separate from its annual meeting. The meeting outlined both opportunities and issues facing the dietary supplement industry. Drug Store News...

Retailers give customers better feel for blood glucose monitor features.(OTC/Natural Health)
August 28, 2006... Taking a page out of the playbook of an electronics store, both CVS and Walgreens recently began merchandising their blood glucose monitors using pull-boxes, a mechanism that keeps meters tethered to a shelf using rectractable wires, not only...

Warfare on germs.(products to prevent avian flu)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... As of July 7, the ominous H5N1 avian flu virus stood only a short flight off the shores of the United States, with infected wild birds having been found as far east as Japan and as far west as Scotland. And while that may not be cause for...

Inverness Medical Innovations.(joint venture with Procter & Gamble to produce women's health care products)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... Inverness Medical Innovations last month signed a non-binding letter of intent with Procter & Gamble to form a joint venture to develop and market consumer diagnostic products. "This collaboration will bring Inverness' expertise in the...

AstraZeneca.(cases of patent infringemnet with Dexcel Pharma Technologies)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... A U.S. District Court decision has potentially delayed any store brand competition to Prilosec OTC until at least mid-2008, according to published reports. AstraZeneca in May sued Dexcel Pharma Technologies for patent infringement around the...

Health Enterprises.(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... Health Enterprises last month officially launched two hearing aid products to help avoid costly repairs and improve sound quality by removing earwax and moisture. "Research indicates that 75 percent of all hearing aid repairs are due to...

Adams Respiratory Therapeutics.(secured a new five-year $50 million senior secured revolving credit facility from RBC Capital Markets)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... Not long after its acquisition of the pediatric cough /cold medicine Delsym from UCB, Adams Respiratory Therapeutics last month secured a new five-year $50 million senior secured revolving credit facility from RBC Capital Markets that could...

Sun care forecast: Jack Surrette, Hawaiian Tropic.(interview)(Hawaiian Tropic Tanning Research Laboratories Inc.)(Interview)
August 28, 2006... Drug Store News: Is consumer education still an issue? Surrette: Without question, consumer education remains an issue.... For example, consumers do not apply adequate amounts [of sunscreen to the skin]. That's the No. 1 information gap...

Niche product incremental growth polishes mature oral care category.(Beauty Care)
August 28, 2006... The oral care category is undoubtedly a mature one--giving way to 161 new toothbrushes, toothpastes and mouthwashes in 2005 alone, according to Mintel research--but manufacturers have yet to lose momentum as a heightened awareness of oral care...

Mining sales with mineral makeup.(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... Mineral makeup is far from new, but the growing interest among consumers to live healthier lives--and to buy products that help them to do so--has given rise to a new mineral makeup madness at mass. What makes mineral makeup so hot, say...

Kiss My Face.(introduces 3wayColor for Lips, Cheeks & Eyes and Tinted Moisturizer)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... Kiss My Face is entering the cosmetics segment with the introduction of its Color Line, which includes 3wayColor for Lips, Cheeks & Eyes and Tinted Moisturizer. In keeping with tradition, the cosmetics contain no animal ingredients,...

L'Oreal USA. (Supplier News).(Mexoryl SX licensed for sale)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given L'Oreal USA the green light on a new sunscreen formula containing Mexoryl SX. The sunscreen filter Mexoryl SX was first patented by L'Oreal in 1982 and now is sold in the company's products in...

Sally Hansen.(for holiday business)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... Sally Hansen, a Del Labs brand, is gearing up for the holiday season with a kit of 12 mini tubes of its Lip Inflation lip plumping treatment. Aside from the holiday kit, Lip Inflation is available in the original clear formula, plus three...

CCA Industries.(rejects the to sell its shares to Costa Brava Partners III LP)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... CCA Industries, a maker of health and beauty products whose brands include Plus+White toothpastes and teeth whiteners, Bikini Zone and Nutra Nail, has announced that its founders have rejected an offer to sell their controlling shares of the...

Ronald Stein.(introduces Y Tu Tambien)(Brief article)
August 28, 2006... Industry veteran Ronald Stein is targeting Hispanic women age 18 to 35 with the launch of a fragrance called Y Tu Tambien ("and you too"). The fragrance is shipping to CVS, Longs Drug Stores and H-E-B stores in key Hispanic markets. It...

Boomers make whitener sales gleam.(tooth whiteners, market forecast)
August 28, 2006... Driven in part by baby boomers' quest for youth and the positioning of whitening products as part of a beauty regime, manufacturers say that teeth whiteners continue to be an area of growth in the oral care segment, if properly marketed. ...