Drug Store News articles from November 2004

Drug Store News archives from November 2004

Mo. joins I-SaveRx import program.(News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... CHICAGO -- Missouri Gov. Bob Holden late last month authorized his state's participation in the new I-SaveRx prescription drug importation program--a program put together by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich that enables citizens to purchase...

Wal-Mart launches 'easy' Rx payments.(News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores' pharmacy division unveiled a new, no-hassle payment system Oct. 26 that allows customers to simply pick up their prescriptions and leave the pharmacy. To use the new program, called Easy Pay, customers...

REX Awards cap 20th anniversary with appearances by Walgreen, Ryan.(News)
November 8, 2004... CHICAGO -- Retired Walgreen Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Charles R. Walgreen III and CVS airman, President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Ryan headed the list of chain drug store executives honored for their leadership at the 20th...

Wal-Mart wraps '04 store-opening push.(News)
November 8, 2004... BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- In its last salvo of new-store openings for the current fiscal year ending Jan. 31, Wal-Mart last month opened almost 60 units. That push represents the final portion of 50 million square feet it had planned to drive the...

Canadian groups seek Rx import ban.(News)
November 8, 2004... TORONTO -- A broad-based coalition of Canadian health care, pharmacy and seniors' groups has Launched a high-profile campaign to shut down cross-border Internet pharmacies and to stop the exportation of drugs to the United States and is calling...

Eckerd integration speeds up, says Coutu.(News)
November 8, 2004... LONGUEUIL, Quebec -- The Eckerd integration plan at Brooks Pharmacy is right on track. That was the key message Brooks executives stressed last month during its first quarter conference call and annual investor meeting. "We have started...

Age, need are cornerstone of latest reimportation debate.(News)
November 8, 2004... BALTIMORE -- Minus the judge and jury, a Maryland courtroom, days before the presidential election, was packed with brilliant minds advocating their support of and opposition to Canadian drug importation. On Oct. 27, the University of...

Q&A: Dawn Lepore, drugstore.com.(News)(Interview)
November 8, 2004... On Oct. 11, Dawn Lepore joined Mary Sammons of Rite Aid as the second female executive to lead a retail pharmacy company, taking the helm at drugstore.com. But of appreciably greater magnitude, together with Sammons she also became the second...

FDA to boost supplement regulation.(News)(Food and Drug Administration)
November 8, 2004... LANSDOWNE, Va. -- The Food and Drug Administration soon will be moving to step up its oversight of the dietary supplement industry. That was the message acting FDA Commissioner Lester Crawford had for attendees of the Council for...

Price gouging adds to flu shot 'madness'.(News)
November 8, 2004... NEW YORK -- Even though the Chiron manufacturing debacle cut the available supply of flu vaccines in half this year, actual demand for the vaccination has been dwarfed by the perception that the flu shot is a must-have. That being the...

Cold/flu OTCs reduce health care costs.(News)(Over The Counter)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... CHICAGO -- A study conducted by Northwestern University released last month found that over-the-counter remedies treating colds and the flu represent a substantial savings to overall health care costs associated with common upper respiratory...

Kroger, union ratify new labor contract.(Supermarket Aisle)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... CINCINNATI -- Members of the union representing about 8,500 Kroger associates at about 70 stores in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana last month ratified a new three- year labor contract--albeit, reluctantly. Kroger should not kid itself about the...

Penn Traffic not an acquisition target.(Supermarket Aisle)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A published report that claimed bankrupt Penn Traffic Co. could be the target of an acquisition by two large supermarket chains was incorrect, and the result of the reporter misreading a company statement on a proposed...

Safeway continues strike recovery.(Supermarket Aisle)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway announced late last month a dip in third quarter profits as the 20-week grocery strike in Southern California continues to take its toll on the grocer. Net income for the quarter ended Sept. 11 totaled $159.2...

Winn-Dixie posts 1Q loss, sheds 10 units.(Supermarket Aisle)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie, which is in the midst of a turnaround, posted a loss for the first quarter, due in part to hefty restructuring charges. Net loss from continuing operations totaled $123.6 million, or 88 cents per share,...

A&P sees slip in 2Q U.S. comp sales.(Supermarket Aisle)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., which operates 630 stores in the United States and Canada, stated last month that a difficult retail environment and unfavorable weather conditions were the main reasons for a 1 percent...

Albertsons merges Calif. divisions, names Van Helden to lead post.(News)
November 8, 2004... BOISE, Idaho -- Albertsons has merged its two California divisions into the newly formed California Food Division and has named Jewel-Osco veteran Pete Van Helden to head the group. The merger will consolidate the two divisions into a...

Pathmark may sell--but who's buying?(News)
November 8, 2004... CARTERET, N.J. -- Pathmark looks to be up for sale. The question is, who would buy it? Pathmark Stores announced Oct. 25 that it had revised down its guidance for fiscal 2004, primarily due to lower-than-expected sales in the quarter...

Retail Systems Alert Group.(People In The News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... NEWTON, Ma. -- Former senior vice president and chief information officer of Longs Drug Stores Brian Kilcourse has joined Retail Systems Alert Group as chief strategy officer. In his new role, Kilcourse will assist the global research and...

Marc USA.(People In The News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... PITTSBURGH -- Former Rite Aid executive Tony Montini has been appointed senior vice president and director of retail marketing for the marketing agency Marc USA. Montini will be based in Pittsburgh, but will work with all Marc USA offices...

The Jean Coutu Group.(People In The News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... LONGUEIL, Quebec -- The Jean Coutu Group has appointed Michael Murray as director of investor relations. Murray, a chartered accountant who has extensive experience in strategic planning, investor relations and financial communications,...

Winn-Dixie.(People In The News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Supermarket chain Winn-Dixie has elected H. Jay Skelton to serve on its board of directors. As previously announced, Dano Davis has retired from the board after more than 35 years of service. Skelton currently serves...

Kroger.(People In The News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... CINCINNATI -- Kroger announced late last month that it has promoted Jay Cummins to president of Food 4 Less, which operates 137 price-impact, warehouse-format supermarkets under the banners Food 4 Less in Southern California, Nevada, Illinois...

Safeway.(People In The News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway has appointed Melissa Plaisance senior vice president of finance and investor relations. She will have overall responsibility for the company's treasury and investor relations functions. Plaisance returns to...

Whole Foods Market.(People In The News)(Natural and organics foods)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... AUSTIN, Texas -- Natural and organics foods supermarket retailer Whole Foods Market has named Ken Meyer president of the Mid-Atlantic region. Meyer most recently served as president of the South region.

Store no. 75 is reason to smile for Happy Harry's.(News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... MIDDLETOWN, Del. -- What began 42 years ago as a single Discount Center store on Marsh Road, in Wilmington, Del., has grown into the largest retail drug store chain in that state, with the opening of Happy Harry's store No. 75 here last month...

Bartell Website gets cyber-makeover.(News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... SEATTLE -- Regional drug chain Bartell Drugs is not only looking to give its stores a facelift with a new standard prototype that could be unveiled in 2006, but it also has revamped its Web site. The updated site, bartelldrugs.com, makes it...

Medicine Shoppe undergoes executive-level shift.(News)
November 8, 2004... ST. LOUIS -- Medicine Shoppe International President Bob Storch resigned unexpectedly last month after nearly two years as head of the industry's largest pharmacy franchise operation. No replacement has yet been named, according to Medicine...

SureScripts, Rx Linc ink deal.(Pharmacy Watch)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Broadening its potential reach among smaller-scale pharmacies and physicians, SureScripts has signed an agreement with Rx Linc, a national network connecting pharmacies with insurers in 45 states. The pact will connect Rx...

S&P lowers Cardinal Health ratings.(Pharmacy Watch)(Standard & Poor's Corp.)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... NEW YORK -- Citing a cloudy business outlook, Standard & Poor's lowered its long-term corporate credit, bank loan and senior unsecured debt ratings on Cardinal Health to 'BBB' from 'A-.' The shift reflects ongoing concerns about a delay in...

FlavoRx expands into Canada market.(Pharmacy Watch)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... BETHESDA, Md. -- FlavoRx, maker of a medicine-flavoring system that has gained ground rapidly in U.S. pharmacies, has staged its first move into Canada with a new supply agreement with the Jean Coutu Group, Canada's second-largest drug chain....

NCPA moves to new headquarters.(Pharmacy Watch)(National Community Pharmacists Association)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A growing need for space prompted the National Community Pharmacists Association to move to new, larger offices. After a 20-year stay at 205 Daingerfield Road here, NCPA moved Oct. 25 to 100 Daingerfield Road. E-mail...

ECRM sets January pharmacy event.(Pharmacy Watch)(Enterprise Customer Relationship Management )(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... CLEVELAND -- ECRM is predicting a turnout of more than 70 retailers and 90 manufacturers for its upcoming Pharmacy Efficient Program Planning Session Jan. 9 to 13 in San Antonio. The focus of the event will be on branded and generic...

Indies, town-hall style, take on PBMs.(Pharmacy News)(pharmacy benefit management)
November 8, 2004... BOSTON -- Independent pharmacists and a representative of the pharmacy benefit management industry traded accusations and point-blank assertions of wrongdoing during a face-to-face showdown at the National Community Pharmacists Association's...

RFID shows promise for Rx supply chain.(Pharmacy News)(radio frequency identification)
November 8, 2004... NEW YORK -- Chain drug stores, pharmaceutical makers and drug wholesalers are finding that radio frequency identification works in the retail pharmacy setting. A study found that RFID in the pharmaceutical, supply chain, increases product...

Drug Store News REX Awards cocktail party.(Making the Scene)
November 8, 2004... At the cocktail party for Drug Store News' 20th annual Retail Excellence Awards are Walgreens' Charles Walgreen (center) with Gladson Interactive's Paul Waldron and Ted Gladson. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Drug Store News' John Kenlon,...

AHBAI Mid-Year Conference.(Making the Scene)(American Health and Beauty Aids Institute)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Walgreens' Linda Conway (center) accepts the Retailer of the Year-Drug Store award from the American Health and Beauty Aids Institute's Geri Duncan Jones and Clyde Hammond at the AHBAI Mid-Year Conference. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Drug...

Skin Sense Awards.(Making the Scene)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... At the Skin Cancer Foundation's 2004 Skin Sense Awards are Philip Shearer of the Estee Lauder Cos., Lisa Ling, host of the documentary series "Explorer," and Joseph Balzer of Dermik Labs. Shearer received the foundation's Skin Sense Award in...

Toy Wishes' Hot Dozen.(Making the Scene)(Cranium Balloon Lagoon )(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Richard Tait shows off the new game Cranium Balloon Lagoon at the Toy Industry Association and Toy Wishes magazine unveiling of the Hot Dozen toys for the 2004 holiday season. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Grocers' credit woes spell industry at crossroads.(Opinion)
November 8, 2004... Over the past two weeks, Standard and Poor's has lowered its ratings on three supermarket chains--A&P, Pathmark and Winn-Dixie--based on "weaker-than-expected profitability and cash flow." Also, in a separate report issued last month, S&P...

What's good for America is good for pharmacy, too.(Opinion)
November 8, 2004... Here it is, the weekend before the big election. There is little doubt among anyone who has been awake through this whole thing that by the time you read this issue, America will have witnessed another nail-biter of a photo finish. Many...

NCPA chief Roberts girds for 'franchise fight'.(Chain Pharmacy)(National Community Pharmacists Association)
November 8, 2004... BOSTON -- Drug store operators are locked in a "franchise fight" with a group of large-scale prescription benefit managers "intent on disenfranchising retail pharmacy," according to the head of the National Community Pharmacists Association....

Slim Fast.(Retailer News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Retailer News--Slim Fast plans to distribute 500,000 samples of and brochures about its new Optima Meal Bars in 500 women only" health clubs nationwide in an effort to reach women pursuing weight-management regimens. The promotion was supported...

PediFix.(Supplier News)(Funga Soap )(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Supplier News--PediFix recently launched a pair of products into its lineup of foot care devices. Funga Soap is an all-natural wash containing tea tree oil that's indicated for the soothing of athlete's foot-type conditions. And Pedi-Quick...

Procter & Gamble.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Procter & Gamble last month promised to get a handle on its Prilosec OTC production problem. Consumer demand grossly exceeded the company's supply of the OTC proton-pump inhibitor. P&G expects the shortage to last through year's end, even...

Alva-Amco Pharmacal.(Supplier News)(KneeRelief)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Alva-Amco Pharmacal recently launched a new internal analgesic targeting consumers with knee problems, though the product is indicated for the relief of any minor joint pain. The product, KneeRelief, contains acetaminophen, caffeine and...

Window Rock Health Labs.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Window Rock Health Labs, which recently launched its as-seen-on-TV diet aid success CortiSlim to the mass market, ran afoul of the Federal Trade Commission last month. The FTC charged both Window Rock and Infinity Advertising with making false...

Surgeon general calcium report could rejuvenate supplement sales.(OTC/Natural Health)
November 8, 2004... With the dissemination of the first-ever report on the nation's bone health from the office of the surgeon general last month, sales of calcium supplements--a category that had been slipping by 7.2 percent in drug store sales for the 52 weeks...

Helping the medicine go down.(What's Hot)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Taste has always been a factor in the sale of cough and cold liquids and analgesic suspensions, but in easy-to-swallow caplets and tablets? In a possible effort to reach a younger demographic, McNeil Consumer is steadily branding its line...

Walgreens.(Retailer News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Retailer News--Cover Girl and Walgreens have partnered with Hispanic-dominant high schools in Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami to roll out the My Colors of Success stay-in-school initiative, which is designed to inspire Latinas to finish high...

L'Oreal has signed "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" grooming, guru Kyan Douglas as its new spokesman.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Supplier News--L'Oreal has signed "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" grooming, guru Kyan Douglas as its new spokesman. Under the multiyear deal, Douglas will be L'Oreal's first spokesman for all categories: cosmetics, skin care and hair products...

Revlon.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... In January, Revlon will introduce a new anti-age makeup collection, dubbed Age Defying with Botafirm, an exclusive formula that, according to Revlon, in clinical tests has been shown to reduce lines and wrinkles up to 50 percent in two weeks....

Procter & Gamble.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Procter & Gamble has inked a multiyear licensing agreement with Impala, manufacturer of Iman and I-Iman Cosmetics, in an effort to meet the beauty needs of women of color. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. P&G will partner with Impala in...

Helen of Troy.(Executive News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Executive News--Helen of Troy has appointed David Ruben vice president of sales for its retail personal care division, where he will oversee the wellness, pet, hotel, Invacare and ladies' shaver product lines. Ruben previously was president and...

Suppliers look to pump up flat sales with new volumizing hair products.(Beauty Care)
November 8, 2004... Retro Hollywood glamour is taking on a chic new look as polished curls and sophisticated waves edge out the straight-ironed look this season. The voluminous look is good news for hairstyling product manufacturers, who could see voluminous...

False lashes make a comeback.(What's Hot)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Inspired by the retro fashions on the runways, faux lashes are no longer a fashion faux pas. Women, looking to add instant glare and recreate the doe-eyed look of the '60s, are snap, ping false lashes off retail shelves. What once may have...

Dr Pepper.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Supplier News--Dr Pepper launched new Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper and Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr Pepper to select U.S. markets, with a national rollout planned for January. The flavors are the first in the company's new Fountain Classics line. Initial...

Anheuser-Busch.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Anheuser-Busch introduced B-to-the-E to its Budweiser line of beers. The latest brew is infused with caffeine, guarana and ginseng, with aromas of blackberry, raspberry and cherry. The beverage has a lightly sweet and tart taste. "With...

Nestle USA.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Nestle USA introduced five new and three rejuvenated spa-inspired frozen meals with fewer than 300 calories and 3 grams to 5 grams of whole grains. New and revamped Spa Cuisine meals from Stouffer's Lean Cuisine include lean protein choices,...

Kraft Foods.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Kraft Foods has met with investment banks to gauge market interest in assets pertaining to its Oscar Mayer and Post Cereal lines, according to published reports. Oscar Mayer, which includes Louis Richbrand bacon, hot dogs and lunch meat, could...

Hershey Foods Corp.(Executive News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Executive News--Hershey Foods Corp. announced that Frank Cerminara, senior vice president and chief financial officer, would retire effective Dec. 31, 2005. Succeeding Cerminara will be David West, current senior vice president and chief...

Coca-Cola Co.(Executive News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Coca-Cola Co.'s board of directors elected Irial Finan executive vice president, effective immediately. In June, Finan, who joined Coca-Cola in 1981, was named president of bottling investments, a new position responsible for managing the...

Exotic flavor fuels frozen food sale, but diets take toll on packaged meals.(Consumables)
November 8, 2004... Quick, easy, but flavorful is what consumers are looking for today in the frozen food case. Influenced by foodservice and specialty grocery operations, they are looking for something better and, sometimes, better for them. According to...

Energy drinks diversify.(What's Hot)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Dozens of energy drinks are entering the market, but few are carving a lasting presence. The weak are dying, while cornerstones like PepsiCo's Gatorade, with a $304.3 million gain in 2003 versus 2001, are diversifying to fortify market share....

Duane Reade.(Retailer News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Retailer News--Duane Reade has partnered with vending machine provider MoviebankUSA to introduce automated movie vending. The retailer initially will roll out the concept to 30 stores in the New York metropolitan area and will expand the...

Hallmark Cards.(Supplier News; suit against Dollar General)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Supplier News--Hallmark Cards has filed suit against Dollar General, alleging copyright infringement of Hallmark's Peek-A-Boo line of gift bags. Hallmark last month asked a U.S. District Court in Kansas City, Mo., for an injunction preventing...

Mega Bloks has entered a licensing deal with Marvel Enterprises to create a line of toys featuring Marvel's Super Hero franchises.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Mega Bloks has entered a licensing deal with Marvel Enterprises to create a line of toys featuring Marvel's Super Hero franchises. Mega Bloks will develop an assortment of play sets, vehicles and other building-themed products featuring Marvel...

Cadaco.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Cadaco has licensed the content in Buzztime trivia to launch its first retail video game product, the Buzztime Home Trivia System. The system features a plug-and-play game console that connects directly to the TV and uses battery-operated...

Turbo Tek International.(Supplier News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Turbo Tek International updated its TurboWash car-washing tool with improved features to handle more outdoor cleaning jobs. The unit connects to any garden hose to soap and rinse items like patio furniture, garbage cans and driveways and also...

Personal experience not price, drives, greeting card purchases.(General Merchandise)
November 8, 2004... Consumers who visit the greeting card aisle may have an entirely different experience than those who shop other parts of the store. More than any other category, the shopping becomes personal. Today, 90 percent of U.S. households buy greeting...

Betting the house on poker.(What's Hot)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... Retailers are gambling on poker-inspired products to be the 'it' gift this holiday season. Next month, Walgreens is launching a full endcap of World Poker Tour-licensed products. Other retailers are running clip-strip promotions in snack and...

One month of Eckerd sales doubles Coutu 1Q take.(News)(Jean Coutu Group Inc.)(Eckerd Drug Co.)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... The Jean Coutu Group reported late last month that first quarter revenues nearly doubled, totaling $1.34 billion. The results include the operations of Eckerd drug stores for just one month. The Canadian retailer originally was scheduled to...

Illinois to import flu vaccine.(News)(Brief Article)
November 8, 2004... CHICAGO -- Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich again has made headlines after announcing that American Airlines will provide free shipping for about 300,000 doses of flu vaccine secured from overseas. Last month, Blagojevich reported that his...

FDA advisor frowns on cox-2 inhibitors.(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The Food and Drug Administration triggered another round of criticism that the agency panders to pharmaceutical interests earlier this month when a federal drug safety advisor reportedly was asked not to participate in a...

Katz appoints real estate EVP.(News)(executive vice president)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... EDMONTON, Canada -- Earlier this month, Katz Group Canada announced a number of promotions, in addition to the appointment of Alan Cole to executive vice president of real estate services. Cole hails from Wal-Mart Canada, where he was...

Pharmacy focus fuels Rite Aid prototype.(New Store)
November 22, 2004... AKRON, Ohio -- Rite Aid cracked the hood to its new-store prototype at Waterloo Avenue and Glenmont Road here earlier this month, showcasing the chain's shiny new sales engine that's expected to help both drive front-end turns and facilitate...

REX honors industry's top cats.(drug retailing awards)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... CHICAGO -- What began two decades ago as a nice way to salute a handful of special people and products that make the drug store business tick, has since become the signature awards event of the industry--the Academy Awards of chain drug...

Post election, health issues loom large.
November 22, 2004... WASHINGTON -- The voters have spoken, and they've handed the Bush administration another four years to deal with terrorism, the war in Iraq, the economy and jobs. But they've also handed the White House a clear message: Do something to bring...

New, warm ShopKo format aims to reinforce upscale image.(News)
November 22, 2004... APPLETON, Wis. -- ShopKo Stores completed the planned remodeling of seven locations earlier this month as the retailer seeks to reinforce an upscale image, create a cozier shopping environment, expand and realign select departments and...

Eckerd ahead of plan--so is CVS' 3Q.(News)
November 22, 2004... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS has begun to feel the impact of the Eckerd deal. The good news, CVS Chief Financial Officer David Rickard told analysts during a Nov. 4 conference call, is that the integration of the former Eckerd stores is going...

Kocot takes on CMS senior advisor post.(News)(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... WASHINGTON -- Larry Kocot, former National Association of Chain Drug Stores senior vice president and general counsel, joined the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services last month as a senior policy advisor to the Medicare Plan Policy...

Industry leaders mull big changes for Medicare Part B payments.(news)
November 22, 2004... BALTIMORE -- With the Medicare Modernization Act now law, big changes are in the works for the Medicare Part B program. To help unravel the shifting rules governing reimbursements, more than 100 pharmacy leaders, wholesalers and manufacturers...

Delhaize divisions expand.(supermarket aisle)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion, a division of Brussels-based Delhaize Group that operates more than 1,200 stores, has acquired 10 Winn-Dixie units in North Carolina and Virginia. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Food Lion stated that...

Cub Pharmacy ranked No. 1.(Supermarket Aisle)(Brief Article)
November 22, 2004... MINNEAPOLIS -- Cub Foods' pharmacy department, known as Cub Pharmacy, was named the Twin Cities' top pharmacy by the 2004 WilsonRx Pharmacy Survey, which Wilson Health Information conducts annually. Cub Pharmacy, which operates 49...