Drug Store News articles from January 2003

Drug Store News archives from January 2003

Rite Aid's Sorkin to have own trial. (News).(trial for Eric Sorkin to be held separately from trials of other Rite Aid Corp. executives)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The trial for Eric Sorkin, Rite Aid's executive vice president for pharmacy services, on obstruction and perjury charges will be held separately from the trials of three former Rite Aid executives, who are facing more...

Wal-Mart wraps '03 Neighborhood Market expansion. (News).(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart's scheduled opening of 10 Neighborhood Market stores this month--including entry into Utah, Florida, Alabama and west Texas--completes the concept's expansion for the fiscal year ending Jan. 31. The openings will...

Eckerd unveils prototype, new markets: signaling aggressive growth plan. (Cover Story).(Cover Story)
January 20, 2003... SPRING HILL, Fla. -- Armed with a large new store prototype and plans to enter the Phoenix, Tucson, Ariz., and Denver markets, Eckerd this year is embarking on an aggressive growth plan that calls for 1,000 new stores over the next four years....

A determined Walgreens touts bold plans for '03.(Walgreen Co.'s plans for new stores, advertising)
January 20, 2003... CHICAGO -- Undaunted by three years of lackluster returns in its stock price, Walgreen Co. is holding firm to a strikingly aggressive store expansion program that it says will make it a 7,000-store retail powerhouse by 2010. "This year...

U.S. court set to review Bush Rx card agenda.(Medicare Endorsed Discount Card Program)
January 20, 2003... WASHINGTON -- The same federal judge who ruled last year against implementation of the Bush administration's original plan for a Medicare Endorsed Discount Card Program for prescription drugs will hear arguments both for and against the latest...

Massachusetts retailers chafe at new Rx tax collection duties. (News).(prescription)
January 20, 2003... BOSTON -- Reluctant pharmacy retailers in the Bay State have begun assessing their customers a new and controversial tax on prescriptions levied by the cash-strapped state. The new tax, set at $1.30 per prescription by Massachusetts...

Delaware averts Medicaid crisis with 11th-hour provider pact. (News).
January 20, 2003... NEWARK, Del. -- Happy Harry's and Rite Aid will stay in Delaware's Medicaid pharmacy program, after all. Faced with the threat of massive defections by Happy Harry's and other local pharmacy providers angered by looming cuts in Medicaid...

Rite Aid finds road to recovery paved with extra cash. (News).(Company Profile)
January 20, 2003... Rite Aid continues to inch toward profitability, having again beaten analyst expectations last month as the company posted commendable third-quarter results. "There's no question that this company is on solid ground and our business plan is...

Rite Aid settles 401(k) dispute. (News).(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Rite Aid earlier this month reached a $10.75 million settlement agreement regarding its retirement plan, which allowed employees to purchase Rite Aid stock before October 1999. The federal class action suit that sparked the...

Kinney Drug offers sweepstakes. (Regional Report).(Kinney Drugs Inc., Harley-Davidson Inc. raise money for Children's Miracle Network)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. -- Kinney Drug is revving up for its centennial year this month WITH a super sweepstakes promotion that emphasizes the "caring" side of Kinney. Beginning earlier this month, Kinney is giving its customers a chance to win...

Discount Drug Mart expands in Ohio. (Regional Report).(opens new stores, expands warehouse, headquarters)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... MEDINA, Ohio -- Discount Drug Mart continues to expand its store base, with two recent additions in Ontario, Ohio, and Sheffield Lake, Ohio. The 25,000-square-foot locations each serve as anchor stores for strip malls. The chain will be...

Community Distributors joins CDC. (Regional Report).(Chain Drug Consortium L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Community Distributors, the parent company for both Drug Fair and Cost Cutters, joined the Chain Drug Consortium, a regional chain buying group, earlier this month. "The addition of Community Distributors increases the...

Snyder's accepts Together Rx card. (Regional Report).(Snyder's Drug Stores, Drug Emporium Inc. accept drug benefit card)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... MINNETONKA, Minn. -- Snyder's Drug Stores/Drug Emporium now accepts the Together Rx card, a drug benefit card for seniors that was developed by seven leading pharmaceutical companies.

NACDS holds regional conference. (Regional Report).(National Association of Chain Drug Stores)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores this week will hold its annual Regional Chain Conference here along the sunny Miami coastline. Some highlights of the event include presentations on convenience food...

Revlon receives $150 million; pursues aggressive growth plan. (News).(Revlon Inc. )
January 20, 2003... After a string of 16 money-losing quarters, Revlon scored a point with investors when the cash-strapped cosmetics company announced that MacAndrews & Forbes, wholly-owned by Ron Perelman, would give the company $150 million to grow the...

Walgreens exceeds expectations, hits record high with first-quarter earnings. (News).(sales data, financial data for Walgreen Co.)
January 20, 2003... DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Beating Wall Street's consensus predictions and marking what could be a turnaround for chain drug retailing, Walgreen Co. pushed first-quarter net earnings up 24.6 percent over the same period last year, to a record $231.6...

Albertson's expands nutrition program. (Supermarket Aisle).(Albertson's Inc. adds dietician consultant at Southwest division)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... PHOENIX -- Albertson's, which currently has dietician consultants working in six of its 11 divisions, has expanded the program to its Southwest division and is in the process of launching "Nutrition in Focus" program featuring the division's...

Ahold to restructure Bi-Lo, Bruno's. (Supermarket aisle).(Koninklijke Ahold N.V. restructures supermarket subsidiaries Bi-Lo Inc., Bruno's Supermarkets)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... AMSTERDAM -- International food retailer Ahold plans to restructure two of its U.S. supermarket subsidiaries, Mauldin, S.C.-based Bi-Lo and Birmingham, Ala.-based Bruno's Supermarkets. Dean Cohagan, Bi-Lo's president and chief executive...

Albertson's converts Omaha stores. (Supermarket Aisle).(Albertson's food stores converted to Albertson's-Osco combination stores)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... BOISE, Idaho -- Albertson's has wrapped up conversions of its Omaha-based traditional Albertson's food stores into Albertsons-Osco combination food and drug stores. The $30 million conversion included the complete renovation of three...

A&P tags 120 stores for closure. (Supermarket Aisle).(Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company's chairman and chief executive officer Christian Haub has identified approximately 120 traditional food stores that could be closed over the next 18 months and reopened as low-price,...

Abbott taps arthritis users with Humira offer. (Pharmacy Watch).(Abbott Laboratories offers rheumatoid arthritis drug to seniors for free)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... ABBOTT PARK, Ill.--Abbott Laboratories is offering, until a Medicare drug benefit is enacted, its recently approved rheumatoid arthritis drug, Humira, free to Medicare-eligible seniors who do not have prescription drug coverage. "To...

Wyeth, Abbott accused of price inflation. (Pharmacy Watch).(Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories Div., Abbott Laboratories)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... LOS ANGELES--State Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed a complaint earlier this month against Abbott Laboratories and Wyeth for allegedly cheating state taxpayers out of millions of dollars by reporting false drug pricing data, which California...

SureScripts Systems begins wave of national e-prescribing rollout. (Pharmacy Watch).
January 20, 2003... ALEXANDRIA, Va.--In what may finally be the beginning of mass adoption of e-prescribing technologies, e-connectivity gateway provider, SureScripts Systems, will begin a national rollout this month of its physician/pharmacy e-connectivity...

BMS settles antitrust litigation. (Pharmacy News).(Bristol-Myers Squibb)
January 20, 2003... One round in the epic battle between branded pharmaceuticals and generics ended earlier this month with branded pharmaceutical manufacturers taking one on the chin. Bristol-Myers Squibb settled all antitrust litigation surrounding two of its...

AmerisourceBergen adds Rx unit; distribution center network shrinks. (Pharmacy News).(AmerisourceBergen Corp. will acquire US Bioservices Corp.)
January 20, 2003... VALLEY FORGE, Pa.--AmerisourceBergen Corp. agreed last month to purchase US Bioservices for approximately $160 million, including assumed debt. The agreement also provides for contingent payments of up to $30 million based on US Bioservices...

FDA tightens reins on drug reimportation. (Pharmacy News).(Import Alert list )
January 20, 2003... BETHESDA, Md. -- The Food and Drug Administration last month strengthened its controls on imports of certain prescription drugs- adding 10 branded medicines to its PD A Import Alert program. The program alerts field personnel to the possible...

Rite Aid rolls out e-prescribing. (Pharmacy News).(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Rite Aid has become the latest major drug chain to go live with an e-prescribing network that enables its pharmacies to send and receive electronic prescription data to and from their pharmacy management systems. In...

Medicine Shoppe International. (People in the News).(Robert Storch named president )(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... DUBLIN, Ohio--Robert Storch has been named president of Medicine Shoppe International, a subsidiary of Cardinal Health. Storch was recruited to Cardinal Health in early 2002 to be a lead member of the Medicine Shoppe executive team as vice...

The Boots Co., a British health and products retailer. (People in the News).(appointments and resignations)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... LONDON--The Boots Co., a British health and beauty products retailer, is looking to replace its chairman and chief executive officer Steve Russell. Russell will remain in his current role until his successor is found. According to company...

Giant Foods. (People in the News).(Marla Boyd appointed regional vice president )(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... LANDOVER, Md.--Giant Food has appointed Marla Boyd as regional vice president of store operations. Boyd will be responsible for the design, development and implementation of strategic plans for Giant's southern region store division, which...

RxHub, a health care technology company. (People in the News).(David McLean named chief operating officer)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... ST. PAUL, Minn.--RxHub, a health care technology company, has named David McLean as chief operating officer. In his new role, McLean will be responsible for increasing overall adoption of RxHub's open industry standards and services, such...

Kerr Drug. (People in the News).(Emil Zawilla promoted to senior vice president)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... DURHAM, N.C.--Kerr Drug has promoted Emil "Buck" Zawilla to senior vice president of operations. Zawilla formerly served as Kerr's vice president of operations. Zawilla is a 25-year veteran of the former Thrift Drug, where he began as a...

Wal-Mart plugs into third phase of RFID test. (News).
January 20, 2003... BENTONVILLE, Ark.--Wal-Mart and several major consumer package good companies are moving into the third, highly significant phase of a test of a new electronic code technology that could cut supply chain costs by billions of dollars. In...

Thanksgiving, generics hurt CVS' December sales. (News).
January 20, 2003... WOONSOCKET, R.I.--CVS' same-store sales increased just 4 percent in the month of December--the result of a calendar shift in 2002 that moved the Thanksgiving holiday into the December reporting period and increased generic utilization, which...

Taking a 'positive' view from the top. (Opinion).
January 20, 2003... While other channels of retailing bemoan the holiday season and view the new year with trepidation, executives in the chain drug industry remain surprisingly optimistic about the new year. In fact, other major industries view 2003 as a tough...

Prescription policies just got more taxing. (Opinion).(Massachusetts' pharmacy tax)(Editorial)
January 20, 2003... "I have no objection to paying taxes to support people on Medicare or Medicaid, but taxing the sick has got to be one of the dumbest ideas to come out of our government.... What were these people thinking?" That is what one Massachusetts...

Suppliers speak out on reverse auctions. (Editorial).(Editorial)
January 20, 2003... Since I was a child, the auction process has always seemed exciting theater--rapidly speaking auctioneers, bobbing paddles in a sea of anonymous bidders, competitive instincts driving bids far beyond real value--a perfectly designed stage to...

Category leadership series. (Q & A).(selling hearing aids and hearing aid batteries)
January 20, 2003... Q. What is the scope of the market for hearing aids and hearing aid batteries? How can retail pharmacies help to increase the size of that market? There is certainly a sizeable audience for hearing aids and hearing aid batteries. About...

Medicaid issues plague pharmacy. (View from the Top '03: NACDS).(Medicaid reimbursement levels )
January 20, 2003... Many of the hot button issues abounding in pharmacy still are hurdles to overcome in 2003. Topping the list, according to Craig Fuller, NACDS president and chief executive officer, is defending retail pharmacy from having to shoulder the deep...

Value-driven market propels sales. (View from the Top '03: Lewis Drug).(Mark Griffin discusses sales and marketing at Lewis Drug)(Interview)
January 20, 2003... Mark Griffin started celebrating early in 2002--really early. Feb. 10 marked the 60th anniversary of Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Lewis Drug, and the chain celebrated the year with shopping sprees, free trips and car giveaways for its customers. ...

Long-term focus shapes goals. (View from the Top'03: CVS).
January 20, 2003... With the country teetering toward war and a softened national economy, CVS executive vice president of merchandising and marketing Chris Bodine has stopped trying to figure out how the consumer is going to respond in 2003, he told Drug Store...

Delivering needs with difference. (View from the Top'03: Lehman Bros.).(drugstore chains)
January 20, 2003... Making a stab at the timeline for an economic recovery coupled, of course, with a return to more robust levels of consumer spending is about as risky as spinning the roulette wheel. Consumers still have plenty of reasons to justify their...

Profiting from a first-place focus. (View from the Top'03: Rite Aid).(Company Profile)
January 20, 2003... Rite Aid may occupy the third spot in the drug store hierarchy, but executives there exude a first place attitude. And that attitude, coupled with a string of steadily improving quarterly results, makes Rite Aid executives bullish for 2003. ...

Initiatives pave way to new markets. (View from the Top'03: Eckerd).
January 20, 2003... The retail industry just had a terrible Christmas, economic growth forecasts for 2003 are weak, and the United States is massing troops in the Middle East. Although it may not be the ideal way to begin a new year, Eckerd chairman and chief...

Eliminating chaos with technology. (View from the Top'03: NCPA).(National Community Pharmacists Association launching pilot electronic system for pharmacies)
January 20, 2003... Developing programs that will help calm the rough waters of retail pharmacy will be what drives many of the National Community Pharmacists Association's strategic initiatives in 2003, NCPA executive vice president and chief executive officer...

Optimizing OTC market potential. (View from the Top'03: CHPA).(Consumer Healthcare Products Association's priorities for 2003)
January 20, 2003... Linda Suydam, president of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, was bullish on sales of over-the-counter products for 2003, predicting a high single-digit sales growth that would bring more than $1 billion in incremental sales to...

Combined strengths build future. (View from the Top'03: Ahold).(Ahold USA)
January 20, 2003... A halting economic recovery, the long-term staffing crunch and government's increasingly heavy hand will continue to hammer chain pharmacy in 2003, said John Fegan, the Boston-based vice president of pharmacy for Ahold USA. But combo-store...

Costco grows into pharmacy role. (View from the Top'03: Costco).(Costco Wholesale Corp. reports increase in prescription sales)
January 20, 2003... A soft economy made 2002 a mediocre year for many pharmacy chains, but that wasn't the case at Costco Corp. The warehouse club retailer--which now has pharmacies in nearly all of its 290 U.S. outlets--reported big gains last year and expects...

Strong products are PBC lifeblood. (View from the Top'03: Allure).
January 20, 2003... At a time when many in the beauty industry are quick to criticize both mass and department store channels for treating brands as one-in-the-same with generic fixturing and signage, Linda Wells, editor-in-chief of Allure magazine, says great...

Foreign markets impact RX sales. (View from the Top'03: Snyder's).(Snyder's Drug Stores and cross-border pharmaceutical sales)(Company Profile)
January 20, 2003... The Medicaid reimbursement issue is definitely a concern. And the pharmacist shortage continues to strain resources. But those issues don't stick in the craw of Gordon Barker, president and chief executive officer of Snyder's Drug Stores/Drug...

Best bets to boost the bottom line. (New for 2003).(for chain drugstores)(Industry Overview)
January 20, 2003... A walk down the aisles of any chain drug store these days reveals how the channel is adapting its mix to meet the changing needs of consumers. Expanded grocery departments appeal to busy consumers with convenient meal alternatives and...

Aventis Pasteur. (Reporter's Notebook: Industry News).(David Williams, new chairman, president and chief executive officer)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... The Aventis Pasteur board last month named David Williams to the positions of chairman, president and chief executive officer. He replaced Jean-Jacques Bertrand at the helm of the vaccines business of Aventis, effective Jan. 1. Williams...

Abbott Laboratories. (Reporter's Notebook: Branded News).(receives approval for Humira to treat rheumatoid arthritis)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Abbott Laboratories started its new year with the earlier-than-expected Food and Drug Administration approval for Humira for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The drug will offer every other week dosing by a shot beneath the skin. A...

Merck. (Reporter's Notebook: Branded News).(approval gained for Singulair for hay fever relief in adults and children)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... The FDA also approved this month Merck's Singulair for the relief of symptoms of hay fever in adults and children as young as 2 years of age. Unlike antihistamines, Singulair treats seasonal allergies by blocking leukotrienes, substances...

Schering and Organon. (Reporter's Notebook: Branded News).(developing a hormone contraceptive for men)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... German pharmaceutical companies Schering and Organon recently announced they're working on a hormone contraceptive for men. They hope to have a product to market in the United States within seven years. The hormone delivery system incorporates...

Eon Labs. (Reporter's Notebook: Generic News).(received final approval for generic alternative to Prilosec)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Eon Labs received final approval for its omeprazole 10 mg and 20 mg delayed-release capsules, the generic alternative for Prilosec. Since the 180-day marketing exclusivity was forfeited by Andrx, the FDA changed the status of Eon Lab's...

Teva. (Reporter's Notebook: Generic News).(tentative approval for ANDA for alendronate sodium tablets)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... The FDA granted Teva tentative approval for the company's ANDA for alendronate sodium tablets for the treatment and prevention of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and the treatment of get's disease. The tablets--available in 5 mg, 10 mg, 35...

GlaxoSmithKline. (Reporter's Notebook: Generic News).(federal judge held invalid a patent on its antidepressant Paxil)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... GlaxoSmithKline last month revealed that a federal judge held invalid a patent on its antidepressant Paxil, but ruled in GSK's favor on another patent on the drug. GSK stated it will seek an immediate appeal of the rulings with respect to the...

Renewing old legislative battles, Congress reorganizes priorities. (Chain Pharmacy).
January 20, 2003... WASHINGTON--The 108th Congress is now in session. But health care reform, prescription drug benefits and other issues of crucial concern to community pharmacy may have to take a temporary back seat to even more pressing matters like national...

Pharmaceutical foreground is riddled with generic competition, OTC switches. (Chain Pharmacy).(over-the-counter)(Industry Overview)
January 20, 2003... Pharmaceutical manufacturers have a rough road ahead this year, pockmarked by generic competition and managed care issues. In fact, Doug Long, IMS Health vice president of industry relations, named generic erosion and the potential impact...

For drug makers, solid returns depend much on blockbusters. (Chain Pharmacy).(top selling new drugs)(Industry Overview)
January 20, 2003... BOSTON -- For many brand-name drug manufacturers, success or failure in the new drug-development arena comes down to a handful of top-selling, newly marketed products whose high returns account for much of the industry's profit. New...

By wide margin, APhA OKs name change. (Chain Pharmacy).(American Pharmaceutical Association to become the American Pharmacists Association on March 29, 2003)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... WASHINGTON -- In what its leaders called a historic vote, members of the American Pharmaceutical Association voted overwhelmingly to change the organization's name to the American Pharmacists Association. The name change will take effect...

Walgreens, Mayo clinic extend pact. (Chain Pharmacy).(agreement with Mayo Clinic Health Information to provide Walgreens.com with material until 2009)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Assuring its Web site and customers a long-term source for detailed health and wellness content, Walgreen Co. revealed last month it has extended and expanded its agreement with Mayo Clinic Health Information to provide...

Central-fill expansion is prescription for success. (Pharmacy Automation).(Industry Overview)
January 20, 2003... The shift in retail pharmacy to filling and processing select prescriptions centrally is picking up momentum in what one source described as "proof of the concept's viability." Several leading chains that have been innovators in...

Expediting a wave of e-connectivity. (Pharmacy Automation).(pharmacists and physicians)
January 20, 2003... In a series of initiatives that could expedite the evolution of e-connectivity between physicians and pharmacists, two fledgling e-connectivity gateway companies are just beginning to roll out their services, while one recently operational...

Church & Dwight's First Response Early Result Pregnancy Test. (Reporter's Notebook: Retailer News).(scored highes in review of tests by Consumers Union)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Church & Dwight's First Response Early Result Pregnancy Test scored the highest rating out of 18 pregnancy test kits reviewed at Consumers Union, an independent, nonprofit testing organization. A review of 11 ovulation test kits found that...

Kmart. (Reporter's Notebook: Retailer News).(Vitasmart glucosamine and chondroitin supplement certified by NSF International)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Mass retailers are moving to distinguish their dietary supplement store brands through third party verification services. Kmart had its Vitasmart glucosamine and chondroitin supplement certified by NSF International, making it the first...

Pharmavite. (Reporter's Notebook: Supplier News).(releases Vitamin and Herb University vitaminherbuniversity.com)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Pharmavite last month went live with its Vitamin and Herb University vitaminherbuniversity.com. The membership-only portion of the site offers pharmacists drug-nutrient interaction information for more than 70 vitamins, minerals, herbs and...

LDS Consumer Products. (Reporter's Notebook: Supplier News).(wart removal Wartner released in April, 2003)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... LDS Consumer Products hopes to freeze out competitors in the wart removal segment with its Food and Drug Administration-approved launch of Wartner in April. As an alternative to the traditional salicylic acid products, Wartner uses cryotherapy...

Health & Nutrition Systems. (Reporter's Notebook: Supplier News).(will no longer distribute ephedra products)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Health & Nutrition Systems last month announced it would no longer distribute products containing the herbal diet aid ephedra. "The local and federal regulations, as well as the inability to maintain adequate liability insurance, make marketing...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Reporter's Notebook: Industry News).(obesity and diabetes reports)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Obesity and diabetes epidemics continued to escalate over the course of 2001, according to new data released earlier this month from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC reported that obesity climbed from 19.8 percent of...

Redefined Rx-to-OTC switch model may reshape sales landscape. (OTC/Natural Health).(prescription and over the counter medications )
January 20, 2003... For OTC marketers, this year should end much as it has begun--with the introduction of an Rx-to-OTC switch product that was a household name long before it made its way to the front end of drug stores. Sounds like good news. But...

OTC loratadine products. (What's Hot).(over-the-counter)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Claritin took center stage last month along OTC aisles, hitting retail shelves during the Christmas-shopping frenzy. In the first week, stores were peppered with Claritin signage enticing consumers to "try the most prescribed allergy medication...

Eckerd and Drugstore.com. (Reporter's Notebook: Retailer News).(promote items to help with New Year's resolutions)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Eckerd and Drugstore.com were enticing their online shoppers to keep their New Year's resolutions with a slew of promotions in the first weeks of the new year. Fckerd.com housed its resolution helpers, such as Rogaine for men, in its virtual...

Pantene. (Reporter's Notebook: Supplier News).(Pantene Pro-V Relaxed & Natural for women of color)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Pantene aims to strengthen its standing among women of color with the launch of Pantene Pro-V Relaxed & Natural. According to Procter & Gamble research, 85 percent of women of color want a hair care brand designed specifically for their needs....

Revlon. (Reporter's Notebook: Supplier News).(Almay's new campaign reveals image)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Following the blockbuster fourth-quarter promotion of the Revlon James Bond 007 Color Collection, the cosmetics company now is turning its marketing dollars toward its hypoallergenic Almay brand. This February, Almay will reveal its polished,...

American Design Group. (Reporter's Notebook: Supplier News).(releases Physique-branded hair dryer and curling irons )(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Personal care appliance manufacturer American Design Group unveiled its Physique-branded hair dryer and curling irons featuring patented electronic, liquid crystal display technology this month at the International Housewares Show in Chicago....

Finesse. (Reporter's Notebook: Supplier News).(Finesse Curl Hydrating hair care line)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... The look for spring is curly, larger-than-life hair. The Finesse Curl Hydrating hair care line slated to launch this spring includes Finesse Curl Defining shampoo and conditioner and Finesse Curl Defining mousse. All three products, which...

Sheer shimmery shades soften spring cosmetics collections. (Beauty Care).
January 20, 2003... Taking their cue from the feminine, whimsical looks on the runway, sheer and delicate pastels, along with some more vibrant hues--all with a touch of shimmer--make up the manufacturers' spring color palettes. While some segments have...

Lengthening, volumizing mascara. (What's Hot).(Cover Girl will introduce Multiplying mascara)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Makeup artists have updated the quintessential spring look of soft shimmering eye shadows by offsetting them with dark, dramatic lashes. New innovations in mascara, the ultimate eye enhancers, make eyes p op against the sheer, pastel hues for...

Albertson. (Reporter's Notebook: Retailer News).(first grocery/drug store chain to promote children's nutritional video in produce sections)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... In a new marketing initiative timed to generate incremental sales among parents and/or grandparents trying to encourage very young children to eat nutritional foods, Albertson's last month became the first grocery/drug store chain to promote a...

Sportsman Windproof/Water Resistant Lighters. (Reporter's Notebook: Retailer News).(at Wal-Mart)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Wal-Mart this Christmas became the first mass retailer to market a new and value-priced collection of wind- and water-resistant lighters targeted at people who like to hunt, camp out or indulge in other outdoor activities. The collection,...

Winn-Dixie. (Reporter's Notebook: Retailer News).(converts all of its greeting card departments into Expressions)(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Winn-Dixie, which has finished converting all of its greeting card departments into Expressions from Hallmark card centers, has begun promoting the new department in all its print circulars. Mickey Clerc, a spokesman for the 1,073-store...

Warner Home Video. (Reporter's Notebook: Supplier News).(to release the DVD and VHS versions of "Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire")(Brief Article)
January 20, 2003... Warner Home Video will release the DVD and VHS versions of "Scooby-Doo and the Legend of the Vampire" on March 4. The DVD special features include an audio commentary by Scooby-Doo, Shaggy and Fred; bloopers and out-takes; music videos...