Retail News Breaks Archives

Week of Mon, Oct 19th, 2009

Kmart rewards consumers for transferring prescriptions

Discount store chain Kmart is incentivizing consumers to transfer their current prescriptions to its pharmacies.

CVS.com adds interactive tools, mobile service

CVS Caremark Corp. has rolled out interactive prescription, health information and savings tools on its CVS/pharmacy web site and launched a microsite for mobile devices.

Laura Bush to speak at NACDS Foundation dinner

Former First Lady Laura Bush is slated to be the keynote speaker at the 11th Annual National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation Dinner.

Hours extended in many Duane Reade stores

Duane Reade Inc. has extended operating hours in 55 of its 256 drug stores in the metropolitan New York area.

Rite Aid to offer $270 million in notes to refinance debt

In a move to refinance debt coming due next year, Rite Aid Corp. plans to offer $270 million of senior secured notes due in 2019.