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September 20, 2010
More retailers announce flu prevention programs

Both Wegmans and Supervalu recently announced the availability of flu shots at their respective pharmacies....

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 9, 2010
Rite Aid builds on co-branding success with Save-A-Lot deal

There have been a spate of announcements in the past month around the growing prominence...

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT There have been a spate of announcements in the past month around the growing prominence of fresh-food offerings in nontraditional retail settings (aka the corner drug store) that capitalize on the convenience opportunity a typical pharmacy footprint represents. Walgreens announced a move to bring healthier food choices to more inner-city residents, and CVS/pharmacy recently expanded its Urban Cluster store concept featuring a more prominent consumables department. But Rite Aid’s story is not a me-too story.

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 17, 2010
NBTY recalls private-label immune system supplements

NBTY on Tuesday announced the recall of its Air Shield, Air Protector, Immune System Support...

RONKONKOMA, N.Y. NBTY on Tuesday announced the recall of its Air Shield, Air Protector, Immune System Support and AirHealth Effervescent 10-tablet containers, and its Stick Packs 8-stick containers -- all private-label versions of Airborne -- because they may contain undeclared soy, according to a posting of the release on the Food and Drug Administration website.

The recall impacts a host of pharmacy retailers, including CVS, Safeway, Supervalu, Target, Walgreens and Walmart. The products all fall under NBTY’s Leiner Health Solutions umbrella.

August 17, 2010
Shoppers Food & Pharmacy moves HQ

Shoppers Food & Pharmacy, a Supervalu company, is moving its headquarters....

August 12, 2010
Supervalu declares quarterly dividend

Supervalu's board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of about nine cents per share....

August 10, 2010
Supervalu launches shingle vaccine initiative

Supervalu is offering shingles vaccinations at more than 800 of its in-store pharmacies within the...

August 10, 2010
Wahlstrom returns to lead Shaw's

The former president of Supervalu-owned supermarket Shaw's once again will lead the chain....

July 19, 2010
Pharmaca names new VP merchandising

Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy on Monday named David Janowicz as the company’s VP merchandising....

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 8, 2010
Brand loyalty has heavy hand in SKU rationalization game

The whole discussion around SKU rationalization -- or SKU optimization, depending upon your spin --...

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The whole discussion around SKU rationalization -- or SKU optimization, depending upon your spin -- boils down to just one question: Just exactly how brand loyal is today’s shopper?

(THE NEWS: Report: Jewel-Osco SKU rationalization taken to new heights. For the full story, click here)

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 16, 2010
Former Supervalu, Target executive dies at 56

Esteemed retail executive Paul Singer -- whose career included serving as SVP and chief information...

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 12, 2010
ROI marks three-year anniversary

A software-as-a-service provider specializing in retail space and assortment optimization marked its three-year anniversary....

March 29, 2010
Supervalu sues Hershey, Mars, Nestle

A grocery chain has filed an antitrust lawsuit against three confectioners and their affiliates, accusing...

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

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

March 14, 2010
Kroger applies nutrition-ranking system to food

With supermarkets increasingly aiming for customers conscious about their health, some have adopted ways to...

March 8, 2010
Acme president announces her resignation

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