Kellogg introduces Special K Nourish
Kellogg Co.’s Special K has rolled out a new line of breakfast items and snack bars called Special K Nourish, which mark the brand’s first-ever products with quinoa.
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CVS plans back-to-school gift card promo
CVS/pharmacy is launching a Classroom Gift Card promotion that will enable customers to earn gift cards when shopping for back-to-school essentials. The drug chain said Wednesday that from Aug.
ScriptPro prints QR codes on Rx labels
ScriptPro automation products now have the ability to print QR bar codes on a pharmacy’s prescription label. Sample of a prescription label with a QR code (bottom right) printed from a ScriptPro pharmacy system.
Shareholders OK American Greetings buyout
American Greetings Corp. shareholders have approved a deal for the company’s founders, the Weiss family, to take the greeting card giant private.
Ritzman in talks with Mast Pharmacy
Ritzman Pharmacies Inc. and Mast Pharmacy of Ohio have signed a letter of intent to explore a business partnership in which Ritzman would own and operate all Mast Pharmacies. Mast Pharmacy has five locations in northeastern Ohio.
Pharmacy loyalty cards become more prevalent
The proportion of pharmacy customers who say they have a loyalty or discount card or have been offered one has surged, according to the 2013 edition of Boehringer Ingelheim’s Pharmacy Satisfaction Pulse survey.
Target to buy skin care retailer DermStore.com
Target Corp. plans to to acquire the DermStore Beauty Group, which operates the skin care e-commerce site DermStore.com. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to be completed in 60 days, weren’t disclosed.
Cardinal Health kicks off Retail Business Conference
Thousands of community pharmacists are converging in Seattle this week for Cardinal Health Inc.’s annual Retail Business Conference (RBC). The pharmaceutical wholesaler said Wednesday that its 23rd RBC, which runs Aug.
Mscripts adds Web Pharmacy solution
Mscripts has launched mscripts Web Pharmacy, an online pharmacy solution that extends and unifies the mobile experience to the Internet.
Campbell names U.S. retail president, chief customer officer
Campbell Soup Co. has appointed Ed Carolan as president of U.S. Retail and Tim Hassett as senior vice president and general manager, Away from Home, and as chief customer officer of Campbell North America.
Walgreens survey gets bead on back-to-school shoppers
A new poll by Walgreen Co. sheds light on what parents will be looking for — and looking to avoid — this back-to-school shopping season. Walgreens said Tuesday that of 1,000 U.S.
Special Report: The Top 10 Pharmacy Retailers
Little has changed in the makeup of the top pharmacy retailers over the past year, but competition is sure to keep intensifying amid the changes being brought by health care reform.
Costco pharmacies expect lift from ACA
The Affordable Care Act will strengthen Costco Wholesale Corp. pharmacies’ already significant cash business, according to senior vice president of pharmacy Vic Curtis.
Ocean Blue omega-3 supplements make OTC debut at CVS
Sancilio & Company Inc.’s Ocean Blue Omega-3 and Omega-3 + Vitamin D3 MiniCaps have hit shelves at CVS/pharmacy stores nationwide. The company said Tuesday that consumers can now get pharmaceutical-grade omega-3 in one small, easy-to-swallow softgel.
GSK cleared to ship four-strain flu vaccine
GlaxoSmithKline has received Food and Drug Administration approval to start shipping 2013-14 Fluarix Quadrivalent influenza virus vaccine to U.S. health care providers and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) distribution centers.
OutcomesMTM rolls out Connect Platform
Medication therapy management service provider OutcomesMTM has launched its Connect Platform, a web-based system that will serve as the hub for all documentation, billing, reporting and administrative functions for its MTM programs.