Drug Store News articles from February 2008

Drug Store News archives from February 2008

Walgreens reaffirms growth plans.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)(Company overview)
February 11, 2008... CHICAGO -- The leaders of the nation's top-performing drug store retailer are giving no quarter to a faltering U.S. economy. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Chastened by a recent slowdown in the company's sales and profit momentum, and buffeted...

Wal-Mart's PBM foray draws wary interest.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)
February 11, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Details on Wal-Mart's pending foray into the pharmacy benefit management industry still are sketchy, but the nation's biggest advocate for independent pharmacy already is calling on the retail behemoth to use its influence to...

Health care moves into electronic age at Wal-Mart.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... KANSAS CITY, MO. -- The future of health care at Wal-Mart will involve a heavy reliance on all things electronic as a means to improve overall efficiency, access to higher-quality care and the accuracy of medical records and prescriptions. ...

Retail clinics win victory in Mass., but Boston remains hurdle.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)
February 11, 2008... BOSTON -- The convenient care industry celebrated a victory in Massachusetts in January as state health officials approved regulations allowing for limited-service medical clinics, but hit a snag within the city of Boston as the mayor looks to...

Military keeps choice with TRICARE law.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... WASHINGTON -- With the stroke of a pen, President Bush likely has kept-mail-order competitors from stripping billions of dollars worth of prescription business away from the nation's retail pharmacies in coming years. On Jan. 28, Bush...

Judge freezes AWP pricing settlement.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)
February 11, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Chalk up another victory for community pharmacy. Responding in part to concerns raised by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the Food Marketing Institute and other pharmacy advocates, a federal judge rejected...

CVS earnings set record.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)
February 11, 2008... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- For CVS Caremark, 2007 marked a milestone year as it integrated the Caremark business and overachieved initial synergy targets, added $2.1 billion in new PBM business for 2008, opened more than 300 MinuteClinics and launched...

Supervalu pushing pharmacies to front of store.(SUPERMARKET RX)
February 11, 2008... MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu is testing a new store format that places pharmacies near the front entrance, instead of at the back of the store. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "We want pharmacies to be right up front," said Supervalu Retail Midwest...

Safeway offers healthy-worker incentives.(SUPERMARKET RX)(Safeway Inc.)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway is offering employees discounts on their health insurance if they take part in a service that tracks the nutritional value of the food they buy, as well as other health-related issues....

Sam's makes $4 generics available to all.(SUPERMARKET RX)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... LINDEN, N.J. -- Sam's opened one of its latest generation warehouse clubs in Linden, N.J., a location that puts it in a densely populated suburb just outside of New York's borough of Staten Island. The club is the first in New Jersey's Union...

Marsh Supermarkets.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Marsh Supermarkets last month implemented a new program designed to help expectant mothers manage healthcare costs. Called the Prenatal Select Program, the program provides free prenatal vitamins using products made by the Ethex Corp. "We...

Schnucks Pharmacies.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Schnucks Pharmacies is introducing RxMeds Take Back to help its customers dispose of unwanted medications, including liquid, capsules and powder drugs. The program is funded by a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency and according...

Shop 'n Save.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Shop 'n Save, a 15-location Pittsburgh grocer, has started filling prescriptions for more than 450 generic medications at $4 each, the Pittsburgh Business Times reported Nine of Shop 'n Save's Pittsburgh-area stores, once owned by...

Sweets go sour at Hersheys.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)(Market share report)
February 11, 2008... HERSHEY, Pa. -- You could say that Hershey, the nation's largest candymaker, is in dire need of a chocolate fix. Plummeting profits, rising dairy and cocoa--not to mention fuel--prices, disappointing product launches, corporate shakeups,...

OTC manufacturers face wave of challenges.(NEWS & ANALYSIS)
February 11, 2008... WASHINGTON -- Last month, the Food and Drug Administration officially banned the use of cough-cold medicines in infants and toddlers under the age of 2; two Congressmen called for a renewed Government Accountability Office review of a...

Major League pain for supplements.(OPINION)(Editorial)
February 11, 2008... Ok. So, maybe I don't have any business writing about steroids in baseball. Maybe that's not what this page is supposed to be about. And maybe Congress has no business investigating the use of steroids in baseball; certainly, this country has...

Rite Aid meets challenges of integration head on.(THE FIXERS: Top execs leading a turnaround)
February 11, 2008... While the current leadership team has fought hard to manage its debt situation and has managed to reverse the sins of previous leadership, Rite Aid still gets no respect. And now Sammons-Mastrian & Co. have a new daunting challenge in front of...

Convenience key for Duane Reade.(THE FIXERS: Top execs leading a turnaround)
February 11, 2008... When Rick Dreiling took the helm at Duane Reade just over two years ago, he hit the ground running, improving the look of the stores, tweaking the mix, boosting customer service and focusing on what busy New Yorkers want most--convenience. He...

Health Mart advances as a lifeline for hard-pressed independents.(THE FIXERS: Top execs leading a turnaround)
February 11, 2008... There's no question that independent pharmacies have been through the gauntlet. Unable to sustain the constant assault on their sales and profitability from managed care plans and Medicare, and the relentless competition from marl-order...

Longs completes five-year turnaround.(THE FIXERS: Top execs leading a turnaround)(Company overview)
February 11, 2008... Back in February 2002, things were looking bleak for Longs Drug. The venerable 64-year-old chain was coming off another lackluster year and faced growing competition from such larger chains as CVS and Walgreens. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Project destiny: fixing a broken healthcare system.(THE FIXERS: Top execs leading a turnaround)
February 11, 2008... Is it community pharmacy's destiny to become a fully realized, universally embraced and fairly compensated partner in the nation's healthcare delivery network? The leaders of the pharmacy industry's best-known advocacy groups think so. ...

Retailers, suppliers discuss preferred vendors.(Panel 1)(Discussion)
February 11, 2008... On the morning, of Dec. 4, 2007, several key retail pharmacy executives, and the vendors they do business with, convened at New York City's Flatotel to share ideas and swap strategies for developing more productive--and most important, more...

Capitalizing on category opportunities.(Panel 2)
February 11, 2008... JOHN KENLON, DRUG NEWS: Looking to 2008, what is the biggest opportunity in your category and how can retailers help capitalize on it? MIKE VOADEN, ALBERTO-CULVER: Our primary category is hair care, and in the last year there has been a...

Innovation only the first step to getting onto retailers' shelves.(Successful Selling)
February 11, 2008... One of the greatest desires for a retailer in evaluating new products is innovation. But it's more than that--they also want to do business with vendors familiar with the terms and conditions necessary to get a new product on the shelf, vendors...

Canine cards turn retailer's best friend.(Successful Selling)(Company overview)
February 11, 2008... There may be some danger in teaching man's best friend that mail tastes good, but edible greeting cards for dogs--flat rawhide panels imprinted with nontoxic ink--was one success story, from a company called Crunchkins, to come out of last...

Selling strategies ease stick scents entree into mass.(successful Selling)
February 11, 2008... Beauty Bureau actually had made its first forays into the mass channel in the year before attending the National Association of Chain Drug Stores' inaugural Successful Selling conference in 2007--the company made its mass market debut at NACDS...

Pharmacy gets reprieve in side-effects rules.(CHAIN PHARMACY)
February 11, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Pharmacy leaders are breathing easier after the Food and Drug Administration agreed last month to postpone a new patient-information mandate. The National Association of Chain Drug Stores hailed the FDA's decision, which...

Medicare drug payment findings spur call for fair reimbursement.(CHAIN PHARMACY)
February 11, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Amid the inflamed rhetoric over what constitutes a fair payment for pharmacy services, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has thrown another log on the fire. A new federal report on prescription payments for...

Part D shifts drug spending to Medicare.(CHAIN PHARMACY)
February 11, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- As predicted, the Medicare Part D drug benefit program has shifted much of the spending by federal and state government agencies for prescription drugs from Medicaid to Medicare since the program's launch in January 2006. ...

Sandox.(Supplier News)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Supplier News -- Sandoz has introduced mometasone fuorate, a generic version of Schering-Plough's Elocon. The lotion is used to treat various skin conditions, including dermatitis and eczema. Last year, the drug had sales worldwide of $141...

Fleming Pharmaceuticals.(Supplier News)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Fleming Pharmaceuticals has marketed the first once-daily vitamin B12 nasal spray, called CaloMist, approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The drug was developed as a maintenance alternative for patients using ongoing B12 intramuscular...

Coria Laboratories.(Supplier News)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Coria Laboratories has introduced the Cloderm Pump. The pump will be filled with cloderm cream 0.1 percent and will automatically control the amount of topical therapy dispensed for greater precision and safety. Cloderm cream is prescribed for...

PL Developments.(Supplier News)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... PL Developments has acquired the assets of PAL Laboratories, which owns a manufacturing facility in Florida that PL will use to create a new subsidiary. The new PL Developments' subsidiary will be called Avema Pharma Solutions. Avema will...

Survey: pharmacy pay rates rising, but gains slow in some areas.(CHAIN PHARMACY)(Survey)
February 11, 2008... NEW YORK -- The ongoing and seemingly intractable squeeze in available pharmacy staff continues to put pharmacists at a premium in the labor market, driving up pay for pharmacy professionals, according to the 2007 Pharmacy Compensation Survey...

Wagner honored for pharmacy achievement.(CHAIN PHARMACY)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Capping a career that earned her numerous awards, National Association of Chain Drug Stores veteran Mary Ann Wagner was tapped for another one in January when NACDS named her a "Community Pharmacy Great Communicator" in...

NACDS foundation awards $140,000 to expand community Rx.(CHAIN PHARMACY)
February 11, 2008... ALEXANDRIA, VA. --Bolstering the growing case for pharmacy-based clinical care and disease management, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation is doling out nearly $140,000 to help fund projects to develop ways to promote the...

Generic releases, competition cause ebb and flow in retail profit.(Generics)
February 11, 2008... It's apparent that the pharmaceutical landscape continues to be dominated by major brand-name drugs losing patent protection and a flurry of generic launches aimed at taking whatever share of the market they can. That's good news and bad news...

Teva Pharmaceuticals.(Suppler News)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Supplier News -- The Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval to Teva Pharmaceuticals for its application for a generic version of Dey's drug, DuoNeb. DuoNeb is a bronchodilator that increases airflow by dilating the bronchi...

Roxane Laboratories.(Suppler News)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Roxane Laboratories has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for a generic version of Salix Pharmaceuticals' anti-inflammatory drug, Colazal. The drug is used to treat mild to moderate cases of active ulcerative colitis. ...

Watson Pharmaceuticals.(Suppler News)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Watson Pharmaceuticals has launched its new product, a generic form of Abbott's antibiotic; Biaxin XL. The drug is indicated to treat or prevent infections that are proven, or strongly suspected, to be caused by susceptible bacteria. The...

Cypress Pharmaceuticals.(Suppler News)(Standard Chem. & Pharm)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Cypress Pharmaceuticals recently entered into a multiple generic product development and marketing agreement with Standard Chem. & Pharm. Under the terms of the agreement, Standard Chem. & Pharm. has the exclusive development and...

Generic makers see opportunity in '08 expirations.(Generics)
February 11, 2008... Generic drug manufacturers are optimistic about 2008 and are eagerly anticipating patent expirations on a number of billion-dollar drugs. One drug losing protection this year is Wyeth's antidepressant, Effexor, which is expected to have sales...

Study: consumers continue to embrace generics.(Generics)
February 11, 2008... Americans are embracing generic medications as a lower-cost prescription alternative in greater numbers than ever before, a new consumer survey showed. The new study, from Leo J. Shapiro & Associates, points to widespread acceptance of me-too...

GPhA: increase generic use as states struggle with health costs.(Generics)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Anew report by the National Governors Association and National Association of State Budget Officers stated that "steadily rising healthcare costs" are factors in the economic downturn of states. The Generic Pharmaceutical Association...

Wyeth launches generic version of Protonix.(Generics)(Wyeth Ayerst Pharmaceuticals)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Wyeth last month announced the U.S. launch of its own generic version of Protonix (pantoprazole) in response to generic launches by Teva Pharmaceuticals, Sun Pharmaceutical and Caraco Pharmaceutical. The patent on Protonix is not set to expire...

Switch from CFC to branded HFA inhalers to boost sales.(Generics)
February 11, 2008... More than 20 million Americans suffer from asthma, and with the removal of CFC inhalers expected by the beginning of next year, a lot of Americans still are questioning what they are supposed to do and what drugs they can switch to. This...

Miller appointed to H.D. Smith's generics division.(Generics)(Janet Miller joins H.D. Smith Wholesale Drug Co.)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... H.D. Smith recently announced the appointment of Janet Miller to vice president of its generics division. She has more than 10 years of experience in generic pharmaceuticals. Recently, she was the director of generic pharmaceutical trade...

Watson.(Generics)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Watson Pharmaceuticals, head-quartered in Corona, Calif., is a leading specialty pharmaceuticals company that develops, manufactures, markets and distributes brand and generic pharmaceutical products. With a track record of service excellence,...

Dr. Reddy.(Generics)(Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Ltd.)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Dr. Reddy's generic operations, which markets products in the United States, Canada and Europe, provides patients with high-quality generic medicines at affordable prices and develops new treatments for unmet medical needs. With many...

Sandoz.(Generics)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... As one of the largest manufacturers of generic pharmaceutical products in the United States, Sandoz is uniquely positioned to develop, manufacture and bring to market difficult-to-make pharmaceuticals. Recent examples demonstrating this core...

Hi-Tech Pharmacal.(Generics)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Hi-Tech Pharmacal announced that the Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval to the company's abbreviated new drug application for fluticasone propionate nasal spray, 50 mcg. Hi-Tech's fluticasone propionate nasal spray is the...

Finger pointed at supplements in baseball's steroid scandal.(OVER THE COUNTER)
February 11, 2008... SENIOR EDITOR WASHINGTON -- It seems no one wants to take responsibility for the steroid scandal rocking Major League Baseball, not even the leaders, who continue to incessantly link steroid use to the sports nutrition industry. That...

2-in-1 supplement lowers cholesterol.(WHAT'S HOT)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -- Pharmavite recently introduced its NatureMade CholestOff + Multi, a combination supplement that marries two growing segments--multivitamins and cholesterol reducers--into one product. With two tablets per day, consumers...

Vitamins, supplements take powder-packet form.(OVER THE COUNTER)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... DESTIN, Fla. -- A delivery-form trend that made a big splash at last month's ECRM Vitamin, Diet & Sports Nutrition conference held here was powder packets--granules of dietary supplements coupled with a berry or citrus flavor designed to mix...

Cholesterol drug flushes niacin symptom.(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... DALLAS -- The next big cholesterol drug to hit the market may contain vitamin B in the form of niacin. Merck is expected to receive Food and Drug Administration approval for Cordaptive, which combines an extended-release version of niacin with...

International Study of Infract Survival Trial.(Supplier News)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Supplier News -- The International Study of Infarct Survival Trial demonstrated that treatment with 162.5 mg of aspirin reduces morbidity and mortality in heart attack patients, at least as much as 325 mg of aspirin, but is not associated with...

Gerolymatos.(Supplier News)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Gerolymatos recently introduced its European nasal saline spray, Breathe Again with SinoMarin, to the United States, where it has become a top seller, the company has stated. Breathe Again with SinoMarin nasal spray is harvested from pure...

Merz Pharmaceuticals.(Supplier News)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Merz Pharmaceuticals will begin distributing its Mederma Cream + SPF 30, which helps reduce the appearance of scars while protecting them from the sun, in March, the company announced last month. "In nationwide discussions with consumers...

Executives address industry issues.(Vitamins, Diet & Nutrition)
February 11, 2008... Dietary supplements are back on the upswing, in part because of the number of favorable developments over the past year--implementation of good manufacturing practices the kickoff of an industry-supported self-regulated program to police...

CRN initiatives reach for responsible reputation.(Vitamins, Diet & Nutrition)(Table)
February 11, 2008... Roger Clemens would do well to take a page , out of the Council for Responsible Nutrition playbook, if he is indeed wrongly accused of steroid use. "How do you prove a negative?" Clemens asked rhetorically of a group of reporters gathered to...

Under new management, GNC shifts focus.(Vitamins, Diet & Nutrition)(GNC Corp. appointed Beth Kaplan as president and chief merchandising and marketing officer)
February 11, 2008... GNC in December named Beth Kaplan its president and chief merchandising and marketing officer. Kaplan was one of the executives who originally helped brainstorm the partnership between Rite Aid and GNC on the GNC LiveWell store-within-a-store...

Amerilab Technologies.(NEW AND NOTEWORTHY)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Amerilab Technologies, recently announced national media support of its Drinkin' Mate Hangover Defense beginning in April 2008. The campaign includes radio, print, outdoor and event sampling. Drinkin' Mate, made with all-natural guava leaf...

Supplement user reveal political colors.(Vitamins, Diet & nutrition)(Survey)
February 11, 2008... The marketing and research company TABS Group last month released survey results of voting preferences based on purchase behavior of vitamin and nutritional supplements. "These results provide interesting insight into vitamin and...

Number of women using supplements declines.(Vitamins, Diet & Nutrition)
February 11, 2008... Women appear to be leaving the r vitamin and nutritional supplement category in significant numbers, according to the latest survey from TABS Group, a marketing research and consulting firm, released earlier this month. In a survey of...

Looking for innovation in nail.(BEAUTY CARE)
February 11, 2008... Looking to polish up the nail segment, several manufacturers are focusing on innovative brush technology to bolster product performance and enhance convenience. "The sluggish nail polish market is going the way of mascara, as manufacturers...

Teen, 'tween grooming market looks sharp.(BEAUTY CARE)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... NEW YORK -- The teen and 'tween grooming market is expected to reach more than $8 billion by 2012 as these consumers have shown they are not bashful about spending big bucks to look good, according to Packaged Facts, a publisher of market...

Unilever.(Supplier News)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Unilever's Sunsilk brand reached out to women through its new Life Can't Wait campaign, with ads that broadcast during the Super Bowl XLII Feb. 3, and now is rolling it out worldwide. The campaign, which aims to inspire women to live their...

Sinclair & Valentine.(Supplier News)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Sinclair & Valentine has launched its newest product, Skin Nutrition with Phytomins Daily UV Defense 25 SPF. According to the company, what makes the product unique is that it has eliminated irritating SPF chemical screens that can make...

Just for Men.(Supplier News)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Just for Men has named former Dallas Cowboy star Emmitt Smith as the newest member of its team of sports celebrity spokesmen. Smith joins Keith Hernandez and Walt Frazier in the latest television spot, "Rest Home," which first and during...

Perfect 10 colors hair in 10 minutes.(WHAT'S HOT)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Being touted as the biggest home hair care innovation in more than 50 years is Procter & Gamble Beauty's new Perfect 10 by Nice 'n Easy. According to P&G, the product has a unique lightening system called AminoGlycine. Perfect 10 takes 10...

Consumer desire for spa experience trickles into bath.(THE BUSINESS OF BEAUTY)
February 11, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] It is no secret that manufacturers at mass take advantage of the spa trend to market their products by either adding "spa" to the product name or offering such features as relaxation. This marketing method shows...

Tailored mix, brand blocking vital to hair care.(THE BUSINESS OF BEAUTY)(Report)
February 11, 2008... "Lather, rinse, repeat" sounds great to retailers trying to boost hair care sales, especially the repeat part. According to independent research company Euromonitor International, the U.S. hair care sector is forecast to grow 3 percent by...

Unilever, L'Oreal shake up exec ranks.(IN THE NEWS)(executive)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Several major beauty companies recently announced changes to their executive teams, including Unilever, which has combined its U.S. hair care, antiperspirant and deodorant business. As part of the move, Kevin George, vice president and...

What do you like or dislike about the hair care aisle at mass?(SHOPPER BUZZ)
February 11, 2008... "There is no one you can ask. They don't know your hair....In New Zealand, some of the specialty brands are not available outside of the salon." - Sue, 58, New Zealand [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "[Mass market retailers] have a range...

Multicultural marketing takes multipronged approach.(THE BUSINESS OF BEAUTY)(Survey)
February 11, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Hispanic beauty shoppers may be more inclined to purchase such products as fragrances or soap as a gift, but reaching this group goes beyond just lining these items on the shelf. Recent research suggests that...

Asian market primed for boom.(IN THE NEWS)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... The cosmetics market in Asia seems largely favorable, as China witnesses an increased demand, South Korea experiences a move toward premium cosmetics and India is targeted by global cosmetics giants, according to recent research. According...

Do you feel that beauty companies speak to a range of ethnicities?(SHOPPER BUZZ)
February 11, 2008... "For hair products because they have products for specific hair types.... CoverGirl does because they have models who are all different colors." --Yamil, 16, New York City [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED "I think they do a good job. I am a...

Executives address industry issues.(Cosmetic, Fragrance & Bath)(Efficient Collaborative Retail Marketing)
February 11, 2008... It's the start of a new year, and there's no question that retail buyers are eager to scout out the hot new products making their way to this year's ECRM Cosmetics, Fragrance & Bath event that took place in Destin, Fla., in late January. ...

Trends, innovation key in sluggish beauty market.(Cosmetics, Fragrance & Bath)
February 11, 2008... When it comes to the color cosmetics segment, product innovation, treatment benefits and on-trend features will remain important in the years ahead as some industry sources expect growth to be sluggish when compared with years past. ...

Mineral makeup picks up in mass.(Cosmetic, Fragrance & Bath)
February 11, 2008... Judging by the recent influx of new product news, retail beauty buyers are bound to see a good deal of mineral makeup at this year's ECRM Cosmetics, Fragrance & Bath event. As the health and wellness trend continues, manufacturers that...

Skin care centers, products draw customers.(Cosmetic, Fragrance & Bath)
February 11, 2008... It is no secret that specialty outlets continue to pressure mass market retailers when it comes to beauty, but such retailers as CVS and Duane Reade, to name a few, are standing their ground through exclusive offerings and services. ...

Three trends you must know.
February 11, 2008... 1 Natural personal care The "green" phenomenon shows little sign of slowing, and the demand for natural personal care products is driving a shift from niche distribution channels to mass market players. After growing more than $2 billion,...

Borghese signs marketing deal with Del Labs.(Cosmetics, Fragrance & Bath)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... Del Laboratories, which Coty recently acquired, has inked a licensing deal with Borghese, a New York-based cosmetics, skin care and fragrance company, to bring to mass a Borghese nail, hand and foot care line. "I am a very hands-on chief...

Pacific world.(Cosmetics, Fragrance & Bath)(Brief article)
February 11, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nailene's launch last year of the innovative French manicure pen kit has inspired two new French manicure nail pens to its 2008 new product lineup. Now available as a standalone product, the new polish pens give...