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Survey: Drug stores part of Halloween shopping mix

Survey: Drug stores part of Halloween shopping mix

Drug stores will again be a staple destination for Halloween shoppers this fall. The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) said Thursday that chain drug stores are among the most popular retail outlets for Halloween shoppers.

Dr. Fresh reintroduces Mr. Reach

Dr. Fresh reintroduces Mr. Reach

Dr. Fresh LLC’s Reach oral care brand is bringing back an old friend to help promote its expanded Complete Care product lineup. The company said Thursday that Mr.

Nestlé serves up latest treats for Halloween

Nestlé serves up latest treats for Halloween

Nestlé has added to its lineup of treats this fall with the new Nestlé Crunch Peanuts character bars for Halloween and skull-and bone-shaped SweeTarts for Día de los Muertos. The chocolate maker said Wednesday that the Nestlé Crunch Peanuts Molded Fun Size Bars (suggested retail price of $3.

September same-store sales rise at Rite Aid

September same-store sales rise at Rite Aid

Same-store sales at Rite Aid Corp. edged up in September despite flat results in the front end. Rite Aid said Thursday that for the four weeks ended Sept. 26, comparable-store sales rose 1.5% year over year, about the same as the 1.6% comp-store gain in August. Front-end same-store sales dipped 0.1%

Chip card transition progresses slowly

Chip card transition progresses slowly

The switch to chip-enabled payment cards is moving forward, but there’s still a ways to go, even as the deadline looms. The inter-industry Payments Security Task Force (PST) said Wednesday that its eight financial institutions reported that 30% of their U.S.

Western Union bill pay launched at Walgreens

Western Union bill pay launched at Walgreens

Walgreens has rolled out Western Union Bill Payment services via digital self-service kiosks chainwide. Western Union Co. said Wednesday that the service will enable the drug chain’s customers to make payments to 15,000 billers in and outside the United States.

CVS ups the ante in connected health

CVS ups the ante in connected health

CVS Health is partnering with startup accelerator MassChallenge and digital health venture fund Rock Health to drive innovation in connected health solutions and and expand areas of focus.

NACDS hails CMS effort to drive MTM

NACDS hails CMS effort to drive MTM

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores is applauding a move by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to boost Medicare Part D patients’ participation in medication therapy management (MTM) programs.

Meijer president Symancyk joins sports/outdoors chain

Meijer president Symancyk joins sports/outdoors chain

Meijer Inc. president J.K. Symancyk is leaving the company to join Academy Sports + Outdoors, a sports, outdoor and lifestyle retailer, as president and chief executive officer. Academy Ltd. said Symancyk is slated to join the company on Nov. 2.

Role of Rx in Canada’s health care system

Role of Rx in Canada’s health care system

Every year, Canadians, who have access to one of the most advanced health care systems in the world, spend more than $200 billion on health care, $34 billion of which is on ­pharmaceuticals.

Kimberly-Clark rolls out Poise Impressa Bladder Supports

Kimberly-Clark rolls out Poise Impressa Bladder Supports

This month, Kimberly-Clark Corp. has begun making its new Poise Impressa Bladder Supports widely available in retail stores. The new product, available online since February, is designed to help women with stress urinary incontinence stop leaks before they occur.

Benzer Pharmacy steadily grows base of stores

Benzer Pharmacy steadily grows base of stores

Pushing ahead with its expansion, Benzer Pharmacy has opened a pair of new locations and earned recognition in its home state for rapid growth. The Tampa-based retail pharmacy chain last week opened stores in Brandon and Jacksonville, Fla.

Scherr, Giacomin to lead HDMA board

Scherr, Giacomin to lead HDMA board

Ted Scherr, president and chief executive officer of Dakota Drug Inc., has been re-elected as chairman of the Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA). HDMA said Tuesday that Jon Giacomin, CEO of the pharmaceutical segment at Cardinal Health Inc.