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September 21, 2010
Report: San Francisco supervisors OK tobacco sales ban at pharmacies

San Francisco’s board of supervisors voted for an expansion of the city’s anti-tobacco law, according...

September 13, 2010
Report: San Francisco's tobacco sales ban to expand to in-store pharmacies

A ban on tobacco sales in San Francisco drug stores soon will grow to include...

September 13, 2010
Safeway offering Fluzone High-Dose to seniors

Safeway on Tuesday announced that all Safeway pharmacies in the United States now have a...

PLEASANTON, Calif. Safeway on Tuesday announced that all Safeway pharmacies in the United States now have a new high-dose flu vaccine called Fluzone High-Dose, which has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in people 65 years of age and older.

 

September 9, 2010
Jewel-Osco celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with 'Sabor de la Herencia Hispana'

A Midwest food and drug retailer is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with its third annual...

September 7, 2010
Albertsons promotes children's health in pharmacies

Albertsons pharmacies in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, New Mexico and Texas are launching a new...

September 6, 2010
Kroger eyes more stand-alone Rx kiosks

Within the parking lots of some of its existing stores, Kroger is expanding in a...

August 25, 2010
MemorialCare Health System opens new clinics at Albertsons/Sav-On Pharmacy stores

MemorialCare Health System has announced the opening of three new retail health clinics at Albertsons/Sav-On...

August 22, 2010
CVS clusters consumables in new urban store concept

CVS/pharmacy has always prided itself on convenience, but the retailer clearly is raising the bar...

August 19, 2010
New supermarket concept targets Chicago’s African-American community

The owner of a chain of fast-casual restaurants in Chicago has created a new supermarket...

August 11, 2010
Safeway supports schools with annual savings program

Safeway has kicked off its sixth annual 10% Goes Back to Schools program, which supports...

August 2, 2010
Mayes promoted to SVP government relations at Safeway

Safeway on Tuesday announced that it has appointed 16-year veteran Jonathan Mayes to SVP government...

July 21, 2010
Safeway's Q2 'in line with expectations'

Safeway chairman, president and CEO Steve Burd spent the better part of 40 minutes Thursday...

July 12, 2010
MediPendant to be sold at Albertsons

Medical Alarm Concepts has gained distribution of its MediPendant through Albertsons, the company announced Tuesday....

July 6, 2010
Report: Jewel-Osco SKU rationalization taken to new heights

Even as Walmart has been course-correcting its merchandising and marketing strategies with the de-emphasis of...

June 17, 2010
Walgreens, CVS Caremark announce new PBM network agreement

The nation's top drug store chains have reached a new agreement in which one will...

June 16, 2010
Local Albertsons/Sav-On stores getting in-store clinics

MemorialCare Health System has announced that it will open three new retail-based health clinics here...

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. MemorialCare Health System has announced that it will open three new retail-based health clinics here at Albertsons/Sav-On stores in July.

The clinics, called MemorialCare HealthExpress, will be located in Huntington Beach, Irvine and Mission Viejo. They will be staffed by nurse practitioners and will be led by MemorialCare-affiliated physicians. The clinics will provide care for basic medical conditions, common illnesses and routine vaccinations.

June 1, 2010
Supervalu names EVP market, real estate development

Supervalu on Tuesday promoted J. Andrew Herring as the company’s EVP market and real estate...

May 23, 2010
Safeway promotes Texas division president

California-based retailer Safeway announced the promotion of its Texas division president to its corporate merchandising...

May 16, 2010
Safeway raises $10.7 million for programs that support people with disabilities

A food and drug retailer and its philanthropic arm raised more than $10 million to...

May 3, 2010
Reed's enters 'sweet' distribution agreement

Soda maker Reed's has reached a distribution agreement with a direct store distributor in the...

March 24, 2010
Former United Supermarkets CEO joins Acme Markets

Two weeks after Acme Markets president Judith Spires announced her resignation, the Supervalu-owned chain has...

March 21, 2010
Safeway launches Safeway Health

Safeway is looking to expand its health plan initiative with the introduction of additional incentive-based...

March 15, 2010
Save-A-Lot opens stores in Georgia, Florida

A discount grocery chain owned by Supervalu has opened two new stores....

March 10, 2010
Kroger goes to court over fuel program patent

Kroger has filed a federal suit against Excentus Corp., which has demanded the grocer obtain...

March 8, 2010
Acme president announces her resignation

Acme Markets announced that its president, Judith Spires, is resigning and will leave her post...