Drug Store News articles from January 2004

Drug Store News archives from January 2004

CVS says 'no' to mandatory mail.(News)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS has turned down three pharmacy benefit plans administered by National Medical Health Card because the plans require patients to fill maintenance prescriptions exclusively through mail order. CVS chairman, president and...

Hall steps down as Rite Aid CFO.(News)(John Standley will reassume role of chief financial officer)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- John Standley will reassume his role as chief financial officer, effective Jan. 9. Standley also will continue to serve as Rite Aid's senior executive vice president and chief administrative officer. Exiting the chief...

Wal-Mart initiatives target pharmacy, HBC.(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart's ongoing emphasis on low prices, store expansion and its quest for efficiency promise to make 2004 a year in which the chain drug industry feels an even greater pressure from a company that arguably has become its...

Duane Reade deal will close boardroom doors.(drug store chainwill go private)
January 19, 2004... NEW YORK -- A string of external forces has lead to a watershed of change in the retail pharmacy environment, prompting national players to adjust their operating strategies. For smaller chains, which often are more vulnerable to short-term...

Strong pharmacy, front-end keeps Walgreens on track.(Walgreen Co. reports first quarter financial results)
January 19, 2004... DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Setting the stage for an upbeat Jan. 14 annual shareholders meeting, Walgreen Co. reported another record-breaking sales and earnings performance for the first quarter of fiscal 2004. The latest in an almost unbroken...

Lights, camera, action.(Walgreen Co. debuts nationally televised series "Walgreens Health Corner")(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Leveraging the expertise of its 15,000 pharmacists, Walgreen Co, launched the chain drug industry's first nationally televised series on consumer health early this month. Called "Walgreens Health Corner," the 30-minute...

Big third quarter numbers put Rite Aid back in black.(News)
January 19, 2004... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- After having operated in the red for 20 of the 22 preceding quarters, Rite Aid reported a profitable quarter, its third in the past two years. The chain posted net income of $73.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2004...

Feds ready Rx card, seniors leery of benefits.(News)
January 19, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Stage One of the $400 billion Medicare drug benefit program signed into law last month--a federally subsidized prescription discount card for seniors--should be ready for takeoff this spring. And although pharmacy advocates say...

Flu severity effects rush on shots, OTCs.(News)
January 19, 2004... NEW YORK -- A severe flu season this year has driven consumers to their pharmacies for relief--driving sales of both front-end symptom-relievers, as well as flu vaccines, antibiotics and prescription-only flu remedies in the pharmacy. The...

Kerr Drug focuses on total health care.(Regional Report)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... RALEIGH, N.C. -- Kerr Drug, a regional drug chain with about 130 locations, plans in 2004 to roll out additional Kerr Health Care Centers and unveil a new store prototype. According to company spokeswoman Diane Eliezer, the Health Care...

Bartell Drugs rolls out Digital Print Centers.(Regional Report)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... SEATTLE -- Bartell Drugs, a family-owned drug chain that operates 52 stores in the Pacific Northwest, has added Digital Print Centers to its stores. The addition of the print centers is the most significant service introduction in the...

Lewis Drug to test e-commerce waters.(Regional Report)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -- Lewis Drug is gearing up to coordinate its Web site with its ad circulars and television commercials. The Web site, www.lewisdrug.com, indicates that the online ordering will be available soon, and Mark Griffin, president...

Happy Harry's redesigns Web site.(Regional Report)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... NEWARK, Del. -- Happy Harry's has revamped its Web site and beefed up the back end to support future online initiatives. The site, www.happy.com, is easier to navigate and features, among other things, specific information about store...

Rx-to-OTC switch pipeline poses both challenges and opportunities.(News)
January 19, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Over-the-counter marketers may be planogramming two entirely new categories by this time next year--emergency contraceptives and statins--as the Food and Drug Administration moves forward with its switch mandate. And managed...

Ephedra ban effect on retail is minimal.(News)
January 19, 2004... WASHINGTON -- At the close of December, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permanently shut the door on sales of dietary supplements containing ephedra, warning consumers it presents an unreasonable risk of illness or injury. Drug...

So. Calif. grocery strike talks collapse.(Supermarket Aisle)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... LOS ANGELES -- Talks between supermarket chains and striking employees in Southern California resumed last month, but Broke down hours later after the grocery chains rejected the union's proposal. "We put a comprehensive proposal on the...

Farmer Jack to close 15 Mich. stores.(Supermarket Aisle)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... DETROIT -- Farmer Jack, an operating unit of A&P, plans to shutter 13 southeast Michigan stores by the middle of next month as part of its continuing effort to restore profitability. Separately, the company announced the closure of two Lansing,...

Ahold continues path to recovery.(Supermarket Aisle)(Royal Ahold)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Royal Ahold, which is in the midst of a three-year turnaround plan and is working to revitalize its business after revealing a widespread accounting scandal last year, continues to make headlines as it sheds...

Safeway's board declassifies itself.(Supermarket Aisle)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway's board of directors voted to declassify itself, meaning that all directors would stand for election or re-election each year beginning at the company's 2005 annual meeting. Shareholders will vote on a charter...

Southeastern DC adds muscle.(News)(Walgreen Co. will add distribution center in Anderson County, South Carolina)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Walgreen Co. announced Jan. 7 it will build a new distribution center in Anderson County, S.C., at a 110-acre site in the Alliance Industrial Park. At a projected 700,000 square feet, the $175 million center will employ more...

APhA awards Schaefer prize.(Pharmacy Watch)(American Pharmacists Association recognizes Daniel Hussar)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... WASHINGTON -- The American Pharmacists Association named Daniel Hussar the winner of its 2004 Hugo H. Schaefer award, given in recognition of his outstanding contributions to society, the pharmacy profession and APhA. Hussar is currently a...

Wholesale drug vet joins NCPA.(Pharmacy Watch)(Bruce Kneeland joins National Community Pharmacists Association)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The National Community Pharmacists Association named 20-year industry veteran Bruce Kneeland to vice president of corporate development. Kneeland is charged with growing NCPA's corporate membership and continuing to improve...

Pfizer chief heads think tank.(Pharmacy Watch)(Hank McKinnell is new chairman of Business Roundtable)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... NEW YORK -- The Business Roundtable, an economic think tank comprised of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies, last month named Hank McKinnell, chief executive officer of Pfizer, to the position of chairman. McKinnell...

New proposals are formulated in war against counterfeit drugs.(Pharmacy News)
January 19, 2004... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Responding to growing threats to the nation's drug supply from counterfeit drug makers armed with high-tech production equipment, pharmacy advocates have joined federal watchdogs in a national campaign to crack down on phony...

Rx giants tighten pipeline on distribution of drugs.(Pharmacy News)
January 19, 2004... NEW YORK -- In a determined bid to quell counterfeiting and reaffirm the safety of U.S. drug supplies, makers of the first- and fifth-largest selling prescription drugs told wholesalers and distributors they must buy the drug makers products...

Maine pharmacy cuts ignite protests and threat of pullback by Rite Aid.(Pharmacy News)
January 19, 2004... AUGUSTA, Maine -- Angered over a new round of draconian cuts to the state's MaineCare Medicaid prescription program, community pharmacists staged a protest at Maine's state capital Jan. 7 and demanded the cuts be rescinded. And Rite Aid, the...

Kmart.(People In The News)(Has appointed Mark Doerr divisional vice president of pharmacy)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... TROY, Mich. -- Kmart has appointed Mark Doerr divisional vice president of pharmacy. Doerr fills a void created by the departure of Larry Hruska last spring. Doerr previously served as director of pharmacy administration for Kmart.

Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy.(People In The News)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... BOULDER, Colo. -- Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy, an eight-store company founded in June 2000, has named Dan Milovich vice president of pharmacy operations. Milovich previously was director of pharmacy operations at Fry's Food and Drug...

Wal-Mart Stores.(People In The News)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- On April 30, Don Harris, executive vice president of general merchandise for the Wal-Mart Stores division, will retire after 23 years of service. Claire Watts, senior vice president of product development, has been...

Kinney Drugs.(People In The News)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. -- After 27 years of service at Kinney Drugs, Wayne Frenyea, senior vice president of real estate, retired last month. Frenyea will continue to serve as an active member of the board of directors.

Novartis Consumer Health.(People In The News)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Novartis Consumer Health appointed Larry Allgaier global head of the OTC business unit. He succeeds Michel Orsinger, who has left the company to pursue other opportunities. Allgaier joins Novartis from Procter & Gamble,...

Wyeth.(People In The News)(Elected Douglas Dworkin vice president and deputy general counsel)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... MADISON, N.J. -- Wyeth has elected Douglas Dworkin vice president and deputy general counsel. Dworkin previously was a partner at Arnold & Porter. From 1997 to 2001, he served in the Department of Defense, first as deputy general counsel...

ChainDrugStore.net, Cardinal streamline product ordering.(News)
January 19, 2004... WASHINGTON -- ChainDrugStore.net, the online communications network, has partnered with wholesaler CardinalHealth in a first-of-its-kind project to streamline the product-ordering process and to get items to store shelves faster. In a beta test...

Gavel passed at GMDC luncheon in Manhattan.(News)(Outgoing GMDC chairman Bill Mansfield of Marsh Supermarkets with incoming chairman Gary Crawford of United Supermarkets)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Outgoing GMDC chairman Bill Mansfield of Marsh Supermarkets with incoming chairman Gary Crawford of United Supermarkets [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GMDC president and chief executive officer Dave McConnell with Drug Store News' Jay Forbes...

Wal-Mart: benchmark for global retailing.(Opinion)
January 19, 2004... As Wal-Mart associates are attending year-beginning meetings that will unveil strategies for the new year and corporate executives are ready to close out the fiscal year on Jan. 31, this is the perfect time to focus on the business of the...

FDA bans ephedra products ... we told you so.(Opinion)
January 19, 2004... "Hear that? If you listen very closely you can almost hear the bell toll for [ephedra]..." Drug Store News, Sept. 9, 2002. Ding-dong. If you were still listening last month, you probably heard the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

Hot picks: January.(Merchandising Trends)(Teen People's Trendspotter Hot Picks is designed to give retailers a better sense of what moves today's teen consumers)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Through an exclusive partnership with Teen People magazine, once a month Drug Store News features a special department, Teen People's Trendspotter Hot Picks, which is designed to give retailers a better sense of what moves today's teen...

Revlon winks, flirts with rebound.(HBC Scene)(Revlon broadened licensing agreement with artificial nail maker Pacific World Corp)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... NEW YORK -- Revlon has broadened its licensing agreement with artificial nail maker Pacific World Corp. with the creation of Revlon FantasyLengths Maximum Wear Eyelashes, a move that extends both companies reaches to the false eyelash category....

The passing of Estee Lauder's torch.(HBC Scene)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... NEW YORK -- William Lauder, the grandson of company founder Estee Lauder, will become the next chief executive officer of Estee Lauder Cos., effective July 1. At that time, the company's current chief executive officer, Fred Langhammer, will...

Bayer Pharmaceuticals.(Reporter's Notebook)(Got additional six months of market exclusivity from FDA for its antibiotic Cipro )(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Bayer Pharmaceuticals received an additional six months of market exclusivity from the Food and Drug Administration for its antibiotic Cipro (ciprofloxacin) last month for conducting pediatric clinical trials. Accordingly, Bayer will not face...

Roche.(Reporter's Notebook)(Gets FDA approval to treat obesity in adolescents with its prescription weight-loss medication Xenical (orlistat))(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Roche last month received FDA approval to treat obesity in adolescents with its prescription weight-loss medication Xenical (orlistat), the first approval of its kind for a prescription weight-loss treatment. About 15 percent of U.S....

Forest Laboratories.(Reporter's Notebook)(FDA approved Forest Laboratories' Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate), a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, for treating generalized anxiety disorder)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... The FDA last month approved Forest Laboratories' Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate), a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, for treating generalized anxiety disorder. GAD, one of the most common mental illnesses in the United States,...

Barr Laboratories last month signed an asset purchase agreement with Endeavor Pharmaceuticals.(Reporter's Notebook)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Barr Laboratories last month signed an asset purchase agreement with Endeavor Pharmaceuticals. As part of the $35 million transaction, Barr will acquire the NDA related to Endeavor's Enjuvia synthetic conjugated estrogens product and two...

Schering-Plough, marketer of high-profile allergy products Claritin and Clarinex, last month decided not to exercise its option agreement related to ALK-Abello's grass-pollen allergy tablet and other non-injectable allergy products.(Reporter's Notebook)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Schering-Plough, marketer of high-profile allergy products Claritin and Clarinex, last month decided not to exercise its option agreement related to ALK-Abello's grass-pollen allergy tablet and other non-injectable allergy products, the company...

Outlook bright for 2004 blockbusters.(Chain Pharmacy)(Boost in prescription drug sales is anticipated as result of new coverage provided to 35 percent to 40 percent of U.S. seniors currently without prescription drug insurance)
January 19, 2004... NEW YORK -- The closing of 2003 left numerous questions unanswered, with many wondering how the passage of the Medicare prescription drug bill will affect retail pharmacy in coming years. One certainty, however, is that with the introduction of...

New treatments in pipeline may prompt breakout year in murky COPD waterfront.(Chain Pharmacy)(Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease )
January 19, 2004... NEW YORK -- It's hard enough to imagine that there remains in the United States a disease state so poorly defined that general practitioners often fail to diagnose the condition. Tougher still is the realization that this hard-to-recognize...

Conference a watershed event for pharmacy care advocates.(Chain Pharmacy)(Concept of patient care and disease management programs by pharmacists is beginning to take hold among a growing number of patients and health plan sponsors)
January 19, 2004... ARLINGTON, Va. -- If retail pharmacy's most innovative-practitioners have their way, the tide may be rising for pharmacy care. And it could lift all boats on the pharmacy practice waterfront. Defying the first major snowstorm of 2003 to...

Florida set to require online continuing education verification.(Chain Pharmacy)
January 19, 2004... TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Beginning next year, all Florida pharmacists will have to subscribe to a new electronic tracking system for their continuing education, marking a shift in policy that could be adopted by other states. But the new online...

The Federal Trade Commission last month ruled that Schering-Plough, Upsher-Smith Laboratories and American Home Products entered illegal agreements in 1997 and 1998 to delay the entry of lower-cost generic competition for Schering's prescription drug K-Dur 20.(Generics Notebook)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... The Federal Trade Commission last month ruled that Schering-Plough, Upsher-Smith Laboratories and American Home Products entered illegal agreements in 1997 and 1998 to delay the entry of lower-cost generic competition for Schering's...

Mylan Laboratories.(Generics Notebook)(Gets tentative approval from FDA for its levofloxacin tablets in 250 mg and 500 mg strengths)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month granted Mylan Laboratories tentative approval for its levofloxacin tablets in 250 mg and 500 mg strengths. Levofloxacin is the generic version of Ortho McNeil's Levaquin antibiotic tablets....

Teva Pharmaceutical and Andrx Corp. last month entered a strategic collaboration.(Generics Notebook)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Teva Pharmaceutical and Andrx Corp. last month entered a strategic collaboration to develop and market generic oral contraceptive pharmaceutical products. Under the terms of the agreement, Teva will receive exclusive marketing, rights in...

Barr Laboratories.(Generics Notebook)(Gets FDA approval for its mirtazapine orally disintegrating tablets, 15 mg and 30 mg, indicated for the treatment of depression )
January 19, 2004... Barr Laboratories gained FDA approval for its mirtazapine orally disintegrating tablets, 15 mg and 30 mg, indicated for the treatment of depression and the generic equivalent of Organon's Remeron Soltab. "This approval demonstrates our...

Teva Pharmaceutical.(Generics Notebook)(received tentative approval regarding its abbreviated, new drug application for terbinatine hydrochloride tablets)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Teva Pharmaceutical last month received tentative approval regarding its abbreviated, new drug application for terbinatine hydrochloride tablets, 250 mg. Teva's terbinafine tablets are the AB-rated generic equivalent of Novartis' antifungal...

Expiring patents, cost pressures should keep generic market humming.(Generic Watch)
January 19, 2004... NEW YORK -- In 2002, generic drugs reached a major milestone in the United States. For the first time, me-too pharmaceuticals accounted for more than half of all prescriptions dispensed. The dramatic surge in generic volumes, fueled by...

Drug 'fingerprints' may halt counterfeits, say Md. researchers.(Chain Pharmacy)
January 19, 2004... BALTIMORE -- Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a technology they believe can be used not only to detect counterfeit drugs, but one that makes it so difficult to reproduce the drugs that no one will bother trying. "It...

Statins king of the pharmaceutical hill, but for how long?(Chain Pharmacy)
January 19, 2004... NEW YORK -- A number of developing market forces may topple the two leading prescription drug moneymakers, both statins, from the top of the pharmaceutical mountain even as a third statin, AstraZeneca's Crestor (rosuvastatin), makes a strong...

Wal-Mart.(Retailer News)(With Sam's Clubs, featured full-day educational program on weight loss and proper nutrition through a partnership with Slim Fast)
January 19, 2004... Retailer News--On Jan. 10, Wal-Mart and Sam's Clubs featured a full-day educational program on weight loss and proper nutrition through a partnership with Slim Fast. We hope this event inspires customers to speak to their physicians about...

Iverness Medical Innovations.(Supplier News)(Inverness Medical Innovations will supply Pfizer with digital version of its e.p.t pregnancy test kits through its Unipath subsidiary)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Supplier News--Inverness Medical Innovations last month agreed to supply Pfizer with a digital version of its e.p.t pregnancy test kits through its Unipath subsidiary. Under the non-exclusive agreement, Inverness is obligated to provide digital...

Novartis.(Supplier News)(Plans to acquire the adult nutrition business of Mead Johnson)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Novartis last month announced plans to acquire the adult nutrition business of Mead Johnson, a Bristol-Myers Squibb subsidiary, in a $385 million cash transaction. Mead Johnson's portfolio includes the Boost adult nutritional brand.

Abbott Laboratories.(Supplier News)(Named Gary McCullough, formerly of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., top executive at its Ross Products division last month)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Abbott Laboratories named Gary McCullough, formerly of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., top executive at its Ross Products division last month. McCullough replaces Gary Flynn as senior vice president of Ross Products. Flynn will retire early next year...

Two popular meal replacement bar manufacturers.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Two popular meal replacement bar manufacturers last month introduced breakfast bar offerings. Next Proteins rolled out apple spice-flavored Zanzibar, a low-carb, high-protein breakfast alternative that retails for a suggested $2.99. The...

Timex and MEDport last month introduced two new ergonomic fever thermometers.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Timex and MEDport last month introduced two new ergonomic fever thermometers: the Timex Acrobat and the Timex Illuminator, which retail for a suggested price of $15.99 and $44.99, respectively. The Acrobat's temperature-taking tip can be...

Food and Drug Administration.(Industry News)(Ruled against adding a heart-attack prevention claim to aspirin)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Industry News--A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel last month ruled against adding a heart-attack prevention claim to aspirin. Responding to a Bayer petition, the Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee voted 11-3 in...

After successful Rx-to-OTC switches, Claritin, Prilosec aim to sustain sales.(OTC/Natural Health)
January 19, 2004... It's not every year that a pharmaceutical blockbuster switches to over-the-counter status. Last year there were two: Claritin and Prilosec--both leading prescription, drugs in their respective classes at one time, combining for total sales of...

'Round-the-clock cold relief.(What's Hot)(Some manufacturers are bundling daytime and nighttime relief to treat colds over entire duration of the cold.)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Recognizing that cold symptoms keep noses sniffling and heads hurting at all hours of the day and night, several manufacturers are bundling daytime and nighttime relief to treat colds over the entire duration of the cold. McNeil introduced...

Prestige fragrance and beauty company Elizabeth Arden will launch a skin care line called Skinsimple in 2,200 Wal-Mart stores this March.(Retailer News)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Prestige fragrance and beauty company Elizabeth Arden will launch a skin care line called Skinsimple in 2,200 Wal-Mart stores this March. Skinsimple targets all women's skin care needs with a daily regimen approach. The eight-SKU line ranges in...

Procter & Gamble.(Supplier News)(Its skin cleansing brand Noxema teams up with Ford Models in first-ever "Noxema Girl Search" )(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Procter & Gamble's skin cleansing brand Noxema has teamed up with Ford Models in the first-ever "Noxema Girl Search," a national campaign to find a fresh-faced beauty for the brand's upcoming advertising campaign. Former Noxema Girls for the...

Vita-K Solution.(Supplier News)(Will expand its line of DIY skin care treatments )(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Vita-K Solution will expand its line of DIY skin care treatments with two new products: At Home Microdermabrasion Kit and Vita-K Solution for Deep Facial Lines. Vita-K's microdermabrasion kit includes a Resurfacing Cream formulated with...

Henkel.(Industry News)(Is buying Dial Corp and Advanced Research Laboratories)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... In the week before Christmas, German consumer-products company Henkel has gone on a shopping spree, acquiring two United States-based personal care companies. A week after announcing plans to buy Dial Corp. for $2.9 billion, Henkel reported it...

Procter & Gamble.(Executive News)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... On Jan. 1, the following changes to Procter & Gamble's beauty care business took place: Marc Pritchard, president of global cosmetics and personal care, assumed the position of president of global cosmetics, global deodorants/Old Spice and...

It's out with the old, in with the new as beauty brands vie for wall space.(Beauty Care)
January 19, 2004... Brands along the beauty wall have had a tough go of it in the last several years. Despite a wave of innovation, namely long-wearing color technology, and new effects like pearlized shimmer, most beauty categories are flat at best--with some...

Putting a new face on makeup.(What's Hot)(Face makeup growth was essentially flat in chain drug for 12 weeks ended Nov. 2)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Like most of its sister categories, face makeup growth was essentially flat in chain drug for the 12 weeks ended Nov. 2, according to Information Resources Inc. Several factors, namely Revlon price cuts and the continued success of L'Oreal...

Eckerd, Brooks, Longs and May's Drug Stores will carry the new Sinfully Delicious low-carb candy line.(Retailer News)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Retailer News--Eckerd, Brooks, Longs arm May's Drug Stores will carry the new Sinfully Delicious low-carb candy line. Sinfully Delicious made its debut Jan. 1 on the QVC network on a show called "Low Carb Gourmet Food." The candy is made with...

Campbell Soup Co.(Supplier News)(FDA warns that its refrigerated clam chowder is "adulterated" )
January 19, 2004... Supplier News--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late last month issued an official warning to Campbell Soup Co., charging that the company's refrigerated clam chowder is "adulterated" and "may have been rendered injurious" to consumers'...

Hain Celestial Group.(Supplier News)(Introduced its new Rice Dream Heart Wise rice milk beverage)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Hain Celestial Group introduced its new Rice Dream Heart Wise rice milk beverage. The beverage includes Cargill Health and Food Technologies' CoroWise phytosterols that may help reduce the risk of heart disease. Heart Wise is the first rice...

Tropicana.(Supplier News)(Launched its new Light 'n Healthy reduced-calorie orange juice)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Tropicana launched its new Light 'n Healthy reduced-calorie orange juice. One 8-ounce serving contains 70 calories and 14 grams of sugar, compared with the 110 calories and 22 grams of sugar in regular Tropicana. The juice is packaged in a...

Callard & Bowser.(Supplier News)(expanded its line of Altoids reath mints, sours and strips, adding a chewing gum)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Callard & Bowser expanded its line of Altoids reath mints, sours and strips, adding a new, peppermint-flavored, sugar-free chewing gum. The gum's package is a reclosable, 1.05-ounce metal tin with 20 pieces of gum. The suggested retail price is...

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.(Industry News)(Retailers are reducing sales of tobacco products to children under the age of 18)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Industry News--According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, retailers are reducing sales of tobacco products to children under the age of 18. The latest data show the national retailers violation rate dropped to...

Low-carb yields high profits with no signs of stopping.(Consumables)
January 19, 2004... With waistline defense remaining on a heightened carbohydrate alert, restaurants, fast food chains and food makers are cutting carbs to new, low levels. Today consumers watching their carbohydrate intake still can indulge in comfort foods,...

Thinking 'inside the box' for wine.(What's Hot)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... While high-end boxed and jug wines are mass consumed across Europe and Australia, many Americans associate the sizes with inexpensive generic blends symbolizing quantity, not quality, wine industry consultant Eileen Fredrikson told Drug Store...

Walgreens.(Retailer News)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Retailer News--Walgreens has rolled out its digital photo-processing capabilities for customers using digital cameras. At Walgreens' 4,200-plus stores, customers can print 4x6 photo-quality prints from digital cameras for 29 cents each in about...

Rite Aid.(Retailer News)(Launched its digital photo-processing lab )(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Rite Aid launched its digital photo-processing lab at most of its 3,386 locations just prior to the 2003 holiday season. Research shows that consumers have a strong desire to print their digital pictures at retail, according to Chris Sliva of...

Westinghouse.(Supplier News)(Introduced eye-saver light bulb created in association with NASA)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Supplier News--Westinghouse introduced an eye-saver light bulb created in association with NASA. The bulb has a chrome top and a frosted finish that intensifies light for reading, reduces eyestrain, diminishes glare and provides 40 percent more...

Karen Neuburger and Paper Adventures are developing a new line of scrapbooking materials that will include decorative papers, envelopes, stickers, stamps and ribbon based on original licensed designs from Karen Neuburger's lifestyle home and design collection.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
January 19, 2004... Karen Neuburger and Paper Adventures are developing a new line of scrapbooking materials that will include decorative papers, envelopes, stickers, stamps and ribbon based on original licensed designs from Karen Neuburger's lifestyle home and...