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Walmart.com to offer H&BAs

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has begun selling a wide assortment of H&BAs and personal care products online. Thousands of top-selling nationally branded items have been added to Walmart.com’s selection. The shipping fee is 97 cents per item.

Riedl to leave Walgreens

Riedl to leave Walgreens

George Riedl, senior vice president of pharmacy innovation and purchasing at Walgreen Co., plans to leave the company at the end of the year.

Front-end rebound, strong Rx boost Walgreens’ monthly sales

A rebound in front-end business and strong pharmacy sales fueled a solid same-store sales gain at Walgreen Co. in September. The drug store chain said Friday that sales in comparable stores rose 5.3% for the month, more than doubling the 1.9% uptick in August and the 2% increase in July.

Rite Aid sees dip in September same-store sales

Same-store sales tailed off in September at Rite Aid Corp. but improved compared with the previous month’s results. For the four weeks ended September 26, Rite Aid’s same-store sales fell 0.3%, marking the drug store chain’s fourth consecutive month of same-store declines.