Drug Store News articles from May 2005

Drug Store News archives from May 2005

Longs Drug debuts Wellness Express Clinic.(News)(Longs Drug Stores Corp.)
May 2, 2005... DAVIS, Calif. -- Just a few weeks after MinuteClinic unveiled plans to ramp up expansion on the East Coast, a brand-new, start-up called Wellness Express opened its first outlet last month at a Longs Drug store here. The company has two more...

Tony Civello takes helm as chairman of NACDS: on his 40th anniversary.(News)(National Association of Chain Drug Stores)
May 2, 2005... DURHAM, N.C. -- There's something simple, straightforward and passionate about Tony Civello, who is celebrating his 40th anniversary in chain drug retailing this month. Maybe it's partly the laid-back aura of the South that permeates around the...

Brooks on track with integration: one year later.(News)(Brooks-Eckerd Pharmacy development for better service)
May 2, 2005... WARWICK, R.I. -- A year later and some 1,500 stores larger, executives at the company they re calling Brooks-Eckerd Pharmacy these days say the toughest parts of the integration process are over. While the last nine months have been...

Rite Aid revamps cosmetics set.(News)(Rite Aid Corp.)
May 2, 2005... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Looking to bolster front-end sales and better position itself as a beauty destination, Rite Aid is in the midst of giving its beauty department a makeover. Rite Aid is banking on the reset, which began last month and is...

Toyota Rx revs up on-site pharmacy, bucking local indies.(News)(Toyota Motor Corp. on-site pharmacy)
May 2, 2005... NEW YORK -- Move over mandatory mail order and online Canadian pharmacies. There is emerging yet another challenge for chain pharmacies and independents, and it isn't located on that prime real estate down the street, on the Internet or in the...

Two Big Apple retailers target kids: Cherry's adds flavor to children's pharmacy.(Cherry's Love Pharmacy)
May 2, 2005... NEW YORK -- The Upper East Side is one of a handful of Manhattan neighborhoods where people-people of means, that is--still go to raise families. It's also a stone's throw from some of the city's biggest hospitals. And more than anything...

Two Big Apple retailers target kids: Lil Ricky's takes cue from parents.
May 2, 2005... NEW YORK -- In a Ricky's Urban Groove store it is not so unusual to see a grandma and a drag queen shopping side-by-side. And even as the company focuses on strengthening its core business, the funky Manhattan-based chain of beauty supply...

Alderson to head Rx at Wal-Mart.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)(Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart's pharmacy department continues to evolve with the most recent example involving the reassignment of former vice president of pharmacy Frank Segrave to the food merchandising area. A Wal-Mart spokesperson confirmed...

Alexandria, Va.--National Association of Chain Drug Stores Honorary Board Member Henry Panasci Jr. passed away April 17 at the Community General Hospital in New York.(PEOPLE IN THE NEWS)(Obituary)
May 2, 2005... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- National Association of Chain Drug Stores Honorary Board Member Henry Panasci Jr. passed away April 17 at the Community General Hospital in New York. Panasci was a member of the NACDS board from 1976 to 1996 and became...

Rite Aid returning to PBM industry.(News)(Rite Aid Corp.)(pharmacy benefit management business)(ProCare RX)
May 2, 2005... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Five years after selling off its pharmacy benefit management business to raise desperately needed capital, a healthier Rite Aid Corp. is returning to the PBM industry in a defensive strategy to restore its clout at the...

Target takes firm position, putting pseudoephedrine products behind counter.(News)(restrictions in merchandising products containing pseudoephedrine )
May 2, 2005... MINNEAPOLIS -- Target has painted the writing on the wall as sure as any bullseye--products containing pseudoephedrine are headed for placement behind the pharmacy counter by the end of July. In Target stores with no pharmacy, the chain...

Pols push patients' rights in Rx birth control debate.(News)(emergency rule requiring pharmacists to dispense contraceptives )
May 2, 2005... NEW YORK -- As polarizing an issue as contraception has become, politicians have piled more wood on an already raging fire. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich last month issued an emergency rule requiring pharmacists that stock contraceptives to...

Bextra pain relieves cox-2 inhibitor suffering.(News)
May 2, 2005... NEW YORK -- Pfizer may end up being the winner in all of the controversy swirling around cox-2 inhibitors through a complicated formula of addition by subtraction. Gone from the market are Vioxx and now Bextra--the Food and Drug...

Spitzer subpoenas Big Three in drug counterfeiting probe.(News)
May 2, 2005... ALBANY, N.Y. -- Firing another salvo in his campaign against drug counterfeiting, activist and New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer last month subpoenaed the Big Three drug wholesale, companies as part of a high-profile investigation...

New concerns surface over Medicare financing.(PHARMACY WATCH)(Supplementary Medical Insurance)(subsidized access to drug insurance)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... WASHINGTON -- The financial outlook for Medicare continues to raise serious concerns, with total expenditures expected to increase faster than workers' earnings or the economy overall. The reality is, the nation's second-largest social...

DEA nabs Internet Rx traffickers.(PHARMACY WATCH)(Drug Enforcement Administration)(20 arrests in internet drug trafficking)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... WASHINGTON -- The Drug Enforcement Administration has announced the results of Operation "Cyber Chase," a yearlong investigation targeting international Internet pharmaceutical traffickers that operated in the United States, India, Asia, Europe...

Interfaith group lobbies pharma for more affordable HIV drugs.(PHARMACY WATCH)(antiretroviral medications for children in developing countries)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... NEW YORK -- A coalition of religious groups launched a campaign to lobby leading drug makers to make their HIV/AIDS drugs more accessible to children in developing countries, claiming the lack of affordable antiretroviral medications presents a...

May's reaffirms robotic dispensing.(PHARMACY WATCH)(May's Drug Stores Inc.)(robotic prescription dispensing systems)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... MISSION, Kan. -- Lending credence to a time-tested platform, May's Drug Stores, a division of USA Drug and a ScriptPro customer since 1998, has renewed its lease on the original SP 200 robotic prescription dispensing systems the chain...

Industry singing Blues' praises with Minnesota 90-day option.(Pharmacy News)(chronic prescription medications through mail order pharmacy)
May 2, 2005... EAGAN, Minn. -- In a managed-care variation of the spring thaw now warming up this frigid Northern state, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota have broken the ice over the contentious issue of mandatory mail order prescription plans by...

Maine PBM disclosure law clears courts.(Pharmacy News)(pharmacy benefit managers)
May 2, 2005... NEW YORK -- The group representing the nation's pharmacy benefit managers reacted quickly and angrily to a decision by a federal judge in Maine to uphold that state's PBM fiduciary-disclosure law and vowed to appeal the case immediately. ...

DrSN parent acquires health care publisher.(News)(Drug Store News parent company Lebhar-Friedman Inc.)(Dowden Health Media)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... NEW YORK -- Lebhar-Friedman Inc., parent company of Drug Store News, last month acquired Dowden Health Media, a producer of medical journals, consumer magazines, newsletters and physician education programs. Under the terms of the agreement,...

First Publix Hispanic format opens in Florida.(SUPERMARKET AISLE)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... LAKELAND, Fla. -- Publix opened late last month the doors to its first Publix Sabor Hispanic format store in Kissimmee, Fla. The 40,000 square foot location, which originally opened in 1989, has been closed since Feb. 12 to be renovated for...

Safeway launches 'Ingredients for Life' campaign.(SUPERMARKET AISLE)(Safeway Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... PLEASANTON, Calif. -- In an effort to bolster store traffic, Safeway launched last month a new brand re-positioning campaign dubbed Ingredients for Life. The $100 million year-long campaign features new advertising, a new slogan and a new...

Penn Traffic exits Chapter 11.(SUPERMARKET AISLE)(Penn Traffic Co. had emerged from bankruptcy)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Penn Traffic, which operates 109 supermarkets under the BiLo, P&C and Quality trade names, announced on April 13 that it had emerged from Chapter 11. The company filed for bankruptcy on May 30, 2003 in order to...

Winn-Dixie's bankruptcy case moves to Florida court.(SUPERMARKET AISLE)(Winn-Dixie Stores Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The U.S. Bankruptcy Court has agreed to transfer Winn-Dixie's Chapter 11 case from the Southern District of New York to its hometown of Jacksonville. The grocer stated that it does not expect the move to significantly...

Continuing education program targets pharmacy techs.(News)(Certified pharmacy technicians)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... NEW YORK -- Certified pharmacy technicians are rapidly emerging as an integral part of the retail pharmacy environment, with responsibilities ranging from acting as a gatekeeper for cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine to, in some states,...

Management meeting scheduled.(News)(Brooks-Eckerd Pharmacy management meeting)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... PHILADELPHIA -- Brooks-Eckerd Pharmacy in September will hold its 2005 Brooks-Eckerd Management Meeting in Philadelphia, marking the first such conference for all store managers, field operations managers, merchants, key headquarters staff and...

Caregiver Expo session lineup shaping up.(News)
May 2, 2005... WASHINGTON -- The caregiver consumer health exposition, to be held here this month, undoubtedly will make a significant impact in the caregiver community as industry leaders, leading manufacturers and key retailers line up for the two-day...

Anything goes as retailers adopt alternative formats.(Column)
May 2, 2005... In the good old days, chain drug retailers never had to deal with the multi-channel competitive threats and legislative issues that face today's executives. It was a simpler era that still conjures up nostalgic thoughts of penny candy, soda...

Lines--what lines? You can't blur what's not there.(Opinion)
May 2, 2005... You'll hear a lot of people these days try to talk to you about channel blurring; try to tell you that the lines of retail are being crossed every day by customers trying to balance the time/value equation. Baloney. That would suggest...

Time, info drive Medicare Part D adoption.(Guest Opinion)
May 2, 2005... Pharmacists are among the most trusted health care professionals in the community, and Medicare beneficiaries logically will turn to their local pharmacist for information about how they can get real help from Medicare's new coverage. Estimates...

Who will define the practice of pharmacy?(Guest Opinion)
May 2, 2005... As a third-generation pharmacist, I was alarmed to hear about Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's order to force pharmacists to dispense contraceptives with "no delays, no hassles, no lecture. Just fill the prescription." Subsequently, in a...

Sepracor.(distribution of the product, Lunesta)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Sepracor last month announced it would begin distribution of its recently approved treatment for insomnia, Lunesta. "Lunesta is a new prescription, non-narcotic sleep aid approved to treat insomnia and, unlike other sleep aids, is approved...

Pfizer.(contract for consumer education program )(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Pfizer recently opened its doors to television's famous mob psychiatrist for an education initiative surrounding depression. Actress Lorraine Bracco, who plays psychiatrist Dr. Jennifer Melfi on HBO's critically acclaimed "The Sopranos,"...

Advocates for the importation of pharmaceuticals from foreign lands now can count a former FDA commissioner as an ally.(Food and Drug Administration, David A. Kessler)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Advocates for the importation of pharmaceuticals from foreign lands now can count a former FDA commissioner as an ally. "The current system is out of control," David Kessler, who led the FDA from 1990 to 1997, testified before the Senate...

Partnership for Prescription Assistance.(Industry News)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... A national coalition of prescription drug manufacturers, among other health care providers, last month introduced what they claim as the largest private-sector program--called the Partnership for Prescription Assistance--to help patients who...

Study: e-prescribing saves money.(online prescribing)
May 2, 2005... ST. LOUIS -- Doctors who used an electronic-prescribing system coupled with clinical, evidence-based decision-support tools shaved more than 10 percent off the cost of prescriptions and boosted their reliance on generic drugs, a new study...

Supermarket pharmacy leaders focus on Medicare Part D, mail threat.(chain pharmacy)
May 2, 2005... NEW ORLEANS -- From e-prescribing and technology, issues to drug importation and pharmacy staffing needs, supermarket pharmacy executives brought a full menu of business and professional concerns to the Food Marketing Institute's 2005 FMI...

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.(approval of amlodipine besylate tablets )(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for amlodipine besylate tablets in 2.5 mg, 5 mg and 10 mg dosages. The drug is the AB-rated generic equivalent to Pfizer's Norvasc,...

Purepac Pharmaceutical Co.(new product)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Purepac Pharmaceutical Co., a subsidiary of Alpharma, also received final FDA approval for metformin HCl extended-release tablets, 750 mg, the generic equivalent of Bristol-Myers Squibb's Glucophage XR.

Mylan Laboratories.(new product)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Mylan Laboratories received tentative FDA approval for terbinafine HCl tablets in 250 mg strength. Terbinafine HCl tablets are the generic version of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.'s Lamisil, indicated for treating nail fungus infection....

Eon Labs.(new product approval)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Eon Labs received final FDA approval for nitrofurantoin monohydrate/macrocrystals 100 mg capsules, the generic equivalent to Procter & Gamble's Macrobid, indicated for treating urinary tract infections. Eon also received final FDA approval for...

Eli Lilly and Co.(licensing of the product)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana upheld Eli Lilly and Co.'s patent on Zyprexa (olanzapine), which expires in 2011. Generic drug makers Zenith Goldline Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories and Teva Pharmaceutical...

Barr Pharmaceuticals.(new products)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Barr Pharmaceuticals received final FDA approval for anagrelide HCl capsules, 0.5 mg and 1 mg, the generic version of Shire Pharmaceutical Group's Agrylin, indicated for treating thrombocythemia, secondary to myeloproliferative disorders....

Roxane Laboratories.(new products)
May 2, 2005... Roxane Laboratories received final FDA approval for torsemide tablets in 5 mg, 10 mg and 20 mg dosages. Torsemide tablets are the AB-rated equivalent of Roche Pharmaceuticals' Demadex, indicated for treating hypertension. Roxane Laboratories...

Medicaid drug spending alarms Congress.(Chain Pharmacy)
May 2, 2005... WASHINGTON -- Congressional watchdogs at the Government Accountability Office are raising alarms about the prices paid jointly by federal and state governments for prescription drugs for low-income Americans under the Medicaid program. Lax...

CMS to implement DME competitive bidding.(Chain Pharmacy)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to propose rules on competitive bidding of durable medical equipment )
May 2, 2005... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- It's anticipated that sometime this summer the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will issue proposed rules on the competitive bidding process of durable medical equipment as outlined by the Medicare Prescription...

U.S. drives boominq market for blood glucose monitors.(Chain Pharmacy)
May 2, 2005... NEW YORK -- The number of people projected to be living with diabetes by such-and-such year has been reported so often, it somehow has managed to lose its power to alarm. The fact remains, however, that 370 million people will suffer from...

Distribution of pain drugs still grist for debate on safety.(Chain Pharmacy)
May 2, 2005... NEW YORK -- The dispensing of controlled substances has divided patients, doctors, pharmacists and law enforcement agencies as they strive to create a balance between treating legitimate chronic pain and keeping powerful pain meds out of the...

Walgreens.(Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., contract)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Walgreens is the first drug store chain to carry the HeartStart Home Defibrillator device since it was cleared Sept. 16, 2004, for sale without a prescription, Walgreens and supplier Royal Philips Electronics announced last month. The...

GlaxoSmithKline.(marketing of weight-loss drugs)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... GlaxoSmithKline last month agreed to promote Roche's prescription weight-loss drug Xenical (orlistat) to physicians nationwide just months before GlaxoSmithKline plans to file an application to switch orlistat to over-the-counter status with a...

Hyland.(EnviroDerm, contract )(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Hyland's last month acquired the Ivy Block brand of poison ivy prevention and treatment products from EnviroDerm. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. "Ivy Block is a great fit with the homeopathic medicines marketed by...

XPL Innovations.(new chewing gum)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... XPL Innovations in March launched its "smoker's gum" called XPL, the nicotine-expelling gum, convenience store chain 7-Eleven. According to XPL, the gum is not necessarily intended as a smoking-cessation solution, but rather improves smokers'...

Vioxx/Bextra controversy not driving arthritis sufferers to natural sector.(sales of over the counter drugs shows incremental growth after pulling out Vioxx/Bextra from the market)
May 2, 2005... It would stand to reason that if the safety of a whole class of prescription drugs were called into question, maybe people would explore more natural alternatives. It may not be the "good stuff" backed by decades of research from a team of...

Splitting headaches drive analgesics.(removal of cox-2 inhibitors from the market boost sales of over-the-counter arthritis remedies )(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Over-the-counter arthritis remedies definitely are getting the luckier end of the news about the Food and Drug Administration's request that the cox-2 inhibitor Bextra be removed from the market, following Merck's pulling of Vioxx. And even as...

Keep on booming: a generation turns 50 and heads to drug stores.(OTC/Natural Health)
May 2, 2005... In about the time it takes to read this sentence twice, another baby boomer will have celebrated his or her 50th birthday. In fact, one person well on the way to seniority turns 50 every 7.5 seconds in this country. And according to ACNielsen,...

FDA's authority questioned after judge overturns ephedra ban.(OTC/Natural Health)(Food and Drug Administration)
May 2, 2005... In what could become another knock at the Food and Drug Administration's ability to regulate the dietary supplement industry, a federal judge in Utah last month ruled in favor of Nutraceutical Corp. and overturned the FDA's ban on the sale of...

Nicodrops.(G P Group Inc., advertising contract)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... In related news, Nicodrops last month announced it would implement a national advertising rollout to promote its product, NicoDrops lozenges, an herbal formula that helps reduce the stress associated with kicking the smoking habit. The ad...

Pfizer.(report on use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Three new research studies, published in the current editions of leading medical journals, demonstrate that using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer is associated with a reduction of reported illness, reported Pfizer, distributor of the Purell...

Ganeden.(new products from Ganeden Biotech Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Ganeden has infused a new look into its Advantage line of products that began shipping last month, including its new Gas Prevention and Crohn's & Colitis SKUs. The company plans to sell through its current packaging by July. "We've given...

Pfizer is sinking its teeth into the tooth-whitening segment.(new products)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Pfizer is sinking its teeth into the tooth-whitening segment with its new Listerine Whitening Pre-Brush Rinse. The product is shipping this month with a suggested retail price of $5.49 for a 16-ounce bottle and $7.49 for a 32-ounce bottle....

SoftSheen-Carson.(mobile salon)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... SoftSheen-Carson, a division of L'Oreal USA, has announced that spokeswoman and Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland is kicking off SoftSheen-Carson s My Style, My Way Tour on May 5. The five-market tour launches in Atlanta at the Sweet...

L'Oreal Paris.(spokeswoman signed)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... L'Oreal Paris has signed "Desperate Housewives TV star Eva Longoria as a company spokeswoman. Her first L'Oreal commercial for Vive hair care will hit the air this spring. "Eva is beautiful, but it's her energy, heart and spirit that truly...

Procter & Gamble.(new cosmetics)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Procter & Gamble's Cover-Girl will debut in July new eye and lip color a compact collection available exclusively at Wal-Mart and Target stores. The collection is unique in that it features customizable compacts that customers can fill and...

Garnier.(endorsement advertising)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Garnier has selected actress Heather Graham to be the hair color brand's celebrity spokeswoman, marking Garnier 100% Color's first foray into celebrity endorsement. Graham, star of films that include "Boogie Nights," "Austin Powers: The...

Organic personal care category ripe for development in drug.
May 2, 2005... It seems as though a growing number of consumers not only believe you are what you eat, but you are what you put on your skin. America's obesity epidemic, the media frenzy surrounding it and the integrity of the food supply have led many...

DIY makeup DVD.(WHAT'S HOT)(The Picture Co. develops instructional video on cosmetics)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... With the help of three top celebrity makeup artists, The Picture Co., which has several travel and instructional videos under its belt, has developed an interactive instructional DVD to help women find the look that best fits their face and...

G.I.A. takes marketing behind closed slumber party doors.(Beauty Care)
May 2, 2005... The slumber party: a secrecy-shrouded ceremony of sorts where girls, clad in their comfiest pajamas, bond late into the night, munching on junk food and disclosing, behind the safety of closed bedroom doors, which boys they think are cute,...

P&G pushes new premium tooth-whitening products.(Beauty Care)(Procter & Gamble)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Procter & Gamble is looking to bolster its stronghold on the lucrative tooth-whitening segment at mass by extending its successful at-home line with new Crest Whitestrips Premium Plus and Crest Night Effects Premium for Sensitive Teeth. To...

Aqua Velva gets face-lift.(Beauty Care)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Combe has given its Aqua Velva aftershave a face-lift with the rollout of its new Aqua Velva Ice Balm. To celebrate the relaunch, Combe combed the country for today's Aqua Velva man and found him in Royal Oak, Mich. "He's the model'...

Activate.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Activate, a hair care line created by Latinas for Latinas, is formulated to address the hair care needs specific to Latina women by rehydrating and strengthening hair and revitalizing shine. Products in the seven-SKU line--which include...

Dental concepts.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Dental Concepts has developed a battery-operated vibrating gum massager that is designed for people whose dentists have told them they must massage their gums regularly to treat gingivitis and periodontitis. The new Doctor's DentalMate has...

Sensodyne.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Sensodyne, a toothpaste brand for sensitive teeth, has signed Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre to be its first-ever official spokesman. In addition to television spots, Favre will be featured later this year in print ads and...

Licensing boutique.(Supplier News)(Frankie B. joins The Licensing Boutique )(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... The Licensing Boutique, a licensing and consultant agency, has added to its roster Frankie B. Frankie B. has global name recognition and is primed for brand extensions that include fragrances, intimate apparel, loungewear, daywear, fashion...

Levlad/Nature's Gate.(appointment)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Levlad/Nature's Gate, a maker of natural personal care products, has appointed Marty Hagge senior vice president of sales and marketing, responsible for both the branded and private label divisions. Before joining Levlad, Hagge served as...

Tweezerman International.(Executive News)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Tweezerman International president Lisa Bowen has been selected to receive the 2005 Philanthropy Award in Corporate Citizenship from the Nassau County, N.Y., chapter of Dress for Success. Dress for Success is a national nonprofit organization...

Walmart.com.(Retailer News)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Walmart.com launched its online pet store featuring products for dogs, cats, fish and small animals, with prices ranging from less than $5 to more than $200. Products exclusive to the Web site include aquariums, environmentally friendly beds,...

GoodTimes Entertainment.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... GoodTimes Entertainment released a new workout system from Tae Bo creator Billy Blanks called Billy's BootCamp. Workouts include new Billy Bands, designed to provide the same resistance as weights. The video series includes Basic Training...

Hearos.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Hearos introduced Hearos Ear Filters, noise-filters that fit snuggly into the ear, lower decibels and filter out snoring and other nighttime sounds that can disturb a good night's sleep. The filters, however, are designed so that sound is not...

Storey Publishing.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Storey Publishing released the book "At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much," by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, a self-described knitting overachiever. According to a survey from the Craft Yarn Council of America, 1-in-3 women know how...

Creative Sales Co.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Creative Sales Co. introduced the Big Bobber floating cooler, made of impact-resistant plastic and insulated to ensure coldness. The cooler, which can hold a dozen 12-ounce cans or bottles, features a built-in handle for easy carrying, as well...

Newell Rubbermaid.(appointment)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Newell Rubbermaid named former Pepsi Bottling Group executive Shaun Holliday to the new role of president of new business and innovation. Holliday reports to chief executive officer Joe Galli and is responsible for global business development,...

Chains can cater to pet consumers via a family-oriented destination.(General Merchandise)
May 2, 2005... Despite a compressed footprint, retailers can increase the likelihood that customers will buy pet products in drug by positioning the category as a destination and designing sets around meeting consumers' needs versus generating the greatest...

Diet books' cyclical nature.(WHAT'S HOT)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... Diet book authors of the 1980s and '90s are resurfacing, seizing the opportunity to extol updated versions of whatever brand of information originally made them popular. The recent resurfacing no doubt is an effort to capture a portion of the...