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December 15, 2012
DSN.TV takes exclusive video store tour of Rite Aid's new-look Wellness store

In an exclusive video store tour, Rite Aid COO Ken Martindale walks Drug Store News editor Rob Eder and the DSN.TV cameras through its newest Wellness store, which features several important new elements and a vastly updated look throughout the store.

July 27, 2012
Rite Aid Annual Report 2012

Everybody loves a comeback story, and it looks as though the retail pharmacy industry has one of its own in the making as Rite Aid’s latest earnings report showed another strong quarter for the Camp Hill, Pa.-based chain, which has been steadily growing its sales and narrowing its losses for several quarters already.

May 17, 2013
Arctic Ease innovates the cold pack section with new reusable compression pack

Arctic Ease recently rolled out a new compression wrap that cools skin to an optimal healing temperature of just above 59 degrees without ice or refrigeration.

May 17, 2013
Pennsylvania supermarket operator to open fourth full-service restaurant

Wegmans in June will open The Pub at Wegmans, a full service restaurant and bar at their Allentown, Pa., location, the company announced.

May 16, 2013
AmerisourceBergen elects UGI chairman to wholesaler's board of directors

AmerisourceBergen elected Lon Greenberg, 62, to its board of directors, effective immediately.

May 16, 2013
Doctors support Pa. bill to expand pharmacist-administered vaccinations

"Numerous" physicians in Pennsylvania are supporting a bill that would expand the range of immunizations that pharmacists can provide, a state pharmacy group said Thursday.

May 16, 2013
Revamped Food Lion stores to include cheaper private labels, fresher produce

Food Lion has revamped 178 of its stores and hired 800 new employees, the Delhaize Group-owned supermarket chain said.

May 15, 2013
Giant-Carlisle donates $3 million to schools

A division of Ahold USA is donating millions of dollars to local schools.

May 14, 2013
Nutrisystem names seasoned PR exec to head communications

Nutrisystem announced the appointment of Robin Shallow as VP public relations and corporate communications.

May 14, 2013
Rite Aid launches Nail Extravaganza contest

Rite Aid is sponsoring its second annual nail-art contest, the retail pharmacy chain said.

May 14, 2013
Teva launches topotecan injection

Teva Health Systems has launched a generic injectable drug for small-cell lung cancer, the company said.

May 13, 2013
AmerisourceBergen closes divestiture of contract packaging business AndersonBrecon

AmerisourceBergen announced that it has completed the previously announced divestiture of its contract packaging business, AndersonBrecon, to an entity formed by affiliates of an investor group led by Frazier Healthcare VI.

May 9, 2013
FidoPharm launches VetTrust line of pet supplements

FidoPharm announced the launch of a complete line of pet supplements under the VetTrust brand.

May 6, 2013
Grocer Weis Markets posts first-quarter sales increase of 3.2%

Weis Markets on Monday posted first-quarter sales of $682.7 million, representing an increase of 3.2%. Same-store sales were up 0.8%.

May 6, 2013
Rite Aid to launch sixth annual Healthy Skin Tour

Rite Aid is sending out a customized 38-ft. van to 50 stores around the country as part of a campaign to promote skin care.

May 2, 2013
Harris Teeter to open art-deco style supermarket in Charlotte by end of May

Harris Teeter on Wednesday announced its opening of a new store in Charlotte, N.C., with a grand opening celebration to be held May 29.

May 2, 2013
Nutrisystem adjusts retail offering with weight-loss kit exclusive at Walmart

Nutrisystem executives told analysts they were bullish around expanding their weight-loss meal delivery service into mass retail through its partnership with Walmart.

May 2, 2013
Rite Aid comps decrease amid earlier Easter, new generics

Rite Aid's same-store sales decreased 4% in April compared with April 2012 due to an earlier Easter and introductions of new generic drugs, the retail pharmacy chain said.

May 1, 2013
Rite Aid signs on as platinum sponsor of EIF Revlon Run/Walk for Women

Rite Aid has signed on as a platinum sponsor of the Entertainment Industry Foundation Revlon Run/Walk for Women, the retail pharmacy chain said Wednesday.

May 1, 2013
Teva introduces generic bronchospasm drug

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has launched a generic inhaler used to treat bronchospasm, the company said.

April 29, 2013
Study: The message matters in successful smoking cessation ads

Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania last week reported that an area of the brain that initiates behavioral changes had greater activation in smokers who watched anti-smoking ads with strong arguments versus those with weaker ones, and irrespective of such flashy elements as bright and rapidly changing scenes, loud sounds and unexpected scenario twists.

April 26, 2013
GNC expands Member Price Program nationwide

GNC expanded nationwide its new Member Price Program, which will incorporate GNC’s current loyalty program boasting close to 7 million active members.

April 26, 2013
Walgreens, Alliance Boots, AmerisourceBergen deal to benefit Good Neighbor Pharmacy

AmerisourceBergen's base of 3,452 independently owned Good Neighbor Pharmacies will be another benefactor out of the wholesaler's blockbuster agreement with Walgreens and Alliance Boots, AmerisourceBergen CEO, president, director and chairman Steven Collis told analysts during a conference call Thursday.

April 25, 2013
Strengthening of drug supply chain's effects on independent pharmacies raises concerns

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health heard testimony on Thursday morning from representatives of the Food and Drug Administration and several industry trade groups following the introduction of draft legislation that sponsors said would strengthen the country's pharmaceutical supply chain.

April 25, 2013
Weis Markets increases 2013 capital commitment by 8%

Weis Markets on Thursday announced it would invest $135 million in its 2013 capital expenditure program, an 8% increase compared to the year prior.

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