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July 20, 2010

Duane Reade opens Union Square flagship store

Duane Reade has announced the opening of its new flagship store located at the southern...

July 12, 2010

'Simple' foods gain momentum, Innova Market Insights finds

Post-recession consumers are seeking simple foods with natural ingredients, according to new data by Innova...

July 11, 2010

A 'Passage to Thailand' without leaving home

A line of simmer sauces designed to spice up a meal has made its market...

July 5, 2010

Children exposed to more junk-food ads than in prior years, study finds

While children’s exposure to food ads on television decreased between 2003 and 2007, exposure to...

July 5, 2010

Walgreens toys with fresh food idea

Walgreens is looking to make a bigger play in the fresh food market by testing...

June 24, 2010

CDC finds 9-out-of-10 U.S. adults consume too much sodium

Americans' sodium intake is at a record high, with less than 10% of adults making...

June 24, 2010

Dietary supplement industry gets its due with GMP requirements

The dietary supplement industry is free at last from any major news organization making any...

June 23, 2010

Thrifty spending will continue for consumers, NPD says

Consumers are not confident the economy will turn around any time soon and will continue...

June 20, 2010

Study: Cartoon characters may (negatively) influence children's snacking decisions

A new study published in the latest edition of Pediatrics found that children are enticed...

June 20, 2010

Whole Foods: 'Organic' cosmetics, personal care items must have official seal by 2011

Whole Foods Market has announced that it is requiring all personal care products and cosmetics...

June 15, 2010

Conair, Kao Brands to launch John Frieda styling tools

Conair has teamed up with Kao Brands to create a line of hair tools and...

June 9, 2010

P&G recalls lots of Iams cat food

Procter & Gamble voluntarily recalled specific lots of its Iams canned cat food in North...

June 8, 2010

Report: Ukrop enters prepared foods, baked goods biz

The Ukrop family may have exited the supermarket business with the sale of the Ukrop’s...

June 7, 2010

Kashi, Burt's Bees team up for Day of Change tour

Kashi on Tuesday announced the launch of its fifth annual Day of Change tour; but...

June 7, 2010

NACDS exhibitors donate products to San Diego Food Bank

Following the completion of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores' 2010 Marketplace Conference, exhibitors...

June 6, 2010

Restaurants serve up home cooking for consumers

Restaurant-branded products are popular with consumers as people opt to prepare more meals at home....

May 20, 2010

Diabetes epidemic may get squashed by supermarket-pharmacy offerings

More and more, the local food-drug supermarket-pharmacy combo is on the front line of the...

May 16, 2010

Kleen it, dry it, ditch it

Kimberly Clark is betting hygiene-conscious consumers are ready for single-use bathroom hand towels. The company...

May 13, 2010

Lancaster General Health opens retail health clinics

Lancaster General Health, a regional healthcare system, recently opened two retail clinics at Walmart supercenters...

May 10, 2010

Shoppers hunt for food deals online, Deloitte survey finds

Shoppers with an appetite for deals on food purchases are turning to online tools for...

April 29, 2010

Head lice meets its match in LiceGuard's Robi Comb

LiceGuard has developed an innovative, nontoxic method to detect and destroy lice....

April 29, 2010

NACDS Annual underscores value of pharmacy

The idyllic Palm Beach setting is splendid. The weather usually is sunny and sublime. And...

April 18, 2010

Retail Pharmacy Annual Report 2010

Drug Store News realized a long time ago that the retail pharmacy business is a whole lot bigger than just the pure-play drug channel. It’s food, drug, mass and independents, public companies and private companies alike. It’s anywhere in America there is a pharmacy counter operating in a retail environment. That is the way that DSN defines retail pharmacy in 2010. In the pages that follow, DSN’s editors profile the Top 50 pharmacy retailers in America, measuring all of these very different companies by the one metric that matters — pharmacy sales — and the relative commitment of senior management to pharmacy, health and wellness. DSN is the only publication that measures the industry this way.

March 24, 2010

Meijer kicks off fifth 'Simply Give' campaign

For the fifth time in less than 18 months, Meijer is teaming up with its...

March 23, 2010

Winn-Dixie completes roll out of Food Recovery Program

Winn-Dixie has completed its rollout of a program that provides perishable items to local Feeding...