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07/16/2012 - 12:39pm
CareOne partners with Walgreens on delivering day-of-discharge medicines

CareOne, a senior care company, last week announced that it has teamed with Walgreens to introduce a program that will provide day-of-discharge medications to patients before they leave CareOne centers.

07/16/2012 - 10:55am
RediClinic offers $10 discount on school physicals via Facebook promotion

Retail-based clinic operator RediClinic is gearing up for the back-to-school season by offering $10 off a school physical for those who “like” RediClinic on Facebook.

07/16/2012 - 10:43am
CVS Caremark research finds link between medication adherence, employee productivity

Employees with such chronic diseases as asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure spend fewer days out of the office when they are adherent to their medications, according to new research conducted by CVS Caremark and Truven Health Analytics (previously the healthcare business of Thomson Reuters).

07/16/2012 - 9:57am
Consumers restrict discretionary spending in June

U.S. retail sales decline during the month of June, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday.

07/13/2012 - 12:11pm
Giant-Carlisle completes acquisition of Genuardi's stores in Philadelphia

A division of Ahold USA has completed its acquisition of stores in the greater Philadelphia area.

07/13/2012 - 12:05pm
Study finds traditional grocery stores, food brands may fall out of favor

It seems that traditional grocery stores and established food brands may lose their position in the market due to a confluence of changing demographics, economic factors and customer preferences, according to new research from global investment bank Jefferies and global business advisory firm AlixPartners.

07/13/2012 - 10:54am
Reports: ShopRite to open second ShopRite-branded gas station

Grocery chain ShopRite is opening a ShopRite-branded gas station/convenience store in Albany, N.Y., in September, according to published reports.

07/13/2012 - 10:27am
IPC announces scholarship winners

Eight pharmacy students have won scholarships worth $12,000, according to a group that calls itself the country's largest group purchasing organization for independent pharmacies.

07/12/2012 - 1:10pm
Take Care Health Systems, University of Notre Dame open on-campus wellness center

Take Care Health Systems, which is a division of Walgreens, and the University of Notre Dame announced on Thursday the opening of an on-site wellness center on the Notre Dame campus.

07/12/2012 - 9:59am
Supervalu announces number of stabilization measures with first-quarter earnings

Supervalu on Thursday announced a number of dramatic measures to stabilize its business — reduction in capital spending, suspension of the company's dividend, even the exploration of possible strategic alternatives — in conjunction with its declining first-quarter earnings results.

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