Epsilon Walgreens loyalty data
Alliance Data’s Epsilon business announced today that it is providing loyalty marketing services to Walgreens, the nation’s largest drugstore
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Pine Brothers serves up free drops to opera singers
Throat drop maker Pine Brothers is offering its products free to America’s professional opera singers Pine Brothers announced the free throat drops promotion in front of the Metropolitan Opera House in Manhattan.
Medline earns kudos for BioMask
Medline Industries Inc.’s BioMask medical face mask has won the 2012 Chicago Innovation Award.
Twisted Sista hair care line rolls out to CVS
Twisted Sista’s salon-inspired hair care and hair styling products are now available at select CVS/pharmacy stores across the country. The Twisted Sista line includes items designed to cleanse, condition, create and finish hair.
No7 marks milestone with new skin care offerings
The Boots No7 brand is celebrating its 77th anniversary with a pair of new skin care product and a brand redesign for the U.S. market. Boots North America said Tuesday that it’s introducing No7 Beautiful Skin, a two-step skin care range called that eliminates the need for a toner, and No7 Lift
SnapBox turns digital photos into art for pickup at drug store
Jondo-USA has launched its SnapBox framed prints and its EZWay software platform, which enable consumers to create and order high-quality framed prints from their smartphone and digital photos and pick them up at chain drug stores.
Pfizer to acquire NextWave Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer Inc. plans to buy NextWave Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops medications for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and related central nervous system disorders.
Pharmavite debuts Voots, its first brand for kids
Pharmavite has launched Voots Veggie-Fruit Tarts, a fruit- and vegetable-based dietary supplement for children.
Some Banana Boat spray products recalled due to burn risk
Energizer Holdings Inc. is voluntarily pulling some continuous-spray Banana Boat sun care products from the market due to a risk of the products igniting on the skin if contact is made with a source of ignition before the product is completely dry.
Progene grows distribution with addition of Rite Aid
The Progene all-natural testosterone supplement is being rolled out to Rite Aid’s more than 4,600 drug stores.
SoloHealth readies digital ad platform for retail pharmacies
SoloHealth said it’s developing the nation’s largest digital advertising platform for retail pharmacy with the rollout of its SoloHealth Station health and wellness kiosks.
PharmaSmart joins Million Hearts effort
PharmaSmart International Inc. is participating in "Team Up, Pressure Down," a new pharmacy-focused program that’s part of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Million Hearts initiative.
Honibe honey sweetner, lozenges picked up by London Drugs
Island Abbey Foods Ltd. has entered collaboration deal in which its Honibe Honey Drop and the Honibe Honey Lozenges will be carried in all London Drugs stores and featured in samplings at some of the chain’s locations.
NFL star Jones-Drew to endorse TheraPearl
TheraPearl has inked an endorsement deal with National Football League running back Maurice Jones-Drew of the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Limited-edition KAH Tequila to hit Walgreens N.M. stores
Drinks Americas Holdings Ltd. plans to release Los Ultimos Dias, a limited-edition bottle of its KAH Tequila, in Walgreens drug stores in New Mexico.
Perrigo plans to launch store-brand Zegerid OTC
Perrigo Co. has received tentative approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) to market over-the-counter omeprazole and sodium bicarbonate capsules (20mg/1100mg).