Stories Collection

- Supers Shift Units To Combo Format
RP Roundup--As more and more supermarkets ma...
- Mergers To Profit Retailers
NEW YORK--The pharmaceutical industry's recent merg...
- Medicine Shoppe posts 23% advance in income
ST. LOUIS--Although revenue growth ...
- Chain sales climb for July
CDR Roundup--Sales warmed up slightly for the nation...
- Computer applications varied
CDR Special Report--Computer systems and related t...
- Fuglestad institutes corporate directives
CDR Special Report--As a regional vic...
- Eight more charged in SEC probe
WASHINGTON--Eight more people have been charged...
- Investigation of Grass takes new twists
CLEVELAND--The continuing investigation...
- FDA request should boost solutions sales
ROCKVILLE, Md.--The decision by the Fo...
- Exceptions Are Noteworthy
Few Discounters Committed to Rx
RP Roundup--The p...
- The industry is behind Fantle's reorganization 100%
No chain drug industry figu...
- Thrifty net slumps 8% in 2nd qtr.
LOS ANGELES--Blaming price competition, Thrif...
- Revco may transcend Chapter 11
TWINSBURG, Ohio--While many pieces of the puzzle...
- Shrinkage is target of program
CDR Special Report--One of the projects that vic...
- Store operations are traditional
CDR Special Report--American Drug Stores is th...
- Mfrs. introduce products to combat AIDS epidemic
WASHINGTON--Reacting to the da...
- Market expands by 8% in year
The market is being spurred by soft lens soluti...
- Computerization Sweeping Chains
RP Roundup--Automation at the pharmacy counter ...
- Old Guard Changes
The upcoming (August 27 to August 30) National Association of...
- Hannaford net up 51%
Wellby makes solid sales gain
SCARBOROUGH, Me.--Wellby...
- Rite Aid's indictment evokes key questions
CLEVELAND--Although Rite Aid and pre...
- Human resources focuses on labor crunch
CDR Special Report--While much of Ameri...
- Aim is to intertwine units, communities
CDR Special Report--In order to relate ...
- Merger to form powerhouse
NDC agrees to purchase Condor
ATLANTA--National D...
- NARD Appoints Nusgart Director of Health Care
WASHINGTON--Marcia Nusgart, forme...
- Teach Starts to Integrate Two Key Divisions
ALEXANDRIA, Va.--The integration of...
- HCFA Hears the Preproposal Plan
WASHINGTON--If all goes as scheduled, the Healt...
- Upbeat performance recorded by Peoples in the second period
ALEXANDRIA, Va.--As...
- Urquhart is at the helm of Wellby
SCARBOROUGH, Me.--When Margaret Urquhart talk...
- Warehouses support outlets
CDR Special Report--The main purpose of having a war...
- Chain ties centralized, decentralized management
CDR Special Report--The boldes...
- Smith's unveils maiden financial report
SALT LAKE CITY--Smith's Food & Drug...
- Study Maps Pharmacist Shortfall
There's currently a problem on both the supp...
- More Drug Chains Join the Fray
Mail Order Becomes Crucial Rx Component
ARLI...
- Rubs are a growing analgesics segment
CDR Roundup--Crossover in the external an...
- Phar-Mor is entering Missouri
ST. LOUIS--Phar-Mor is poised to enter Missouri, ...
- F&M charts aggressive course
WARREN, Mich.--Armed with some $90 million wor...
- Role of Rx is discussed by Hoscheit
CDR Special Report--With prescriptions acco...
- AADS best represents small and midsize chains
The most important meeting in the...
- Wal-Mart slates '90 for California entry
BENTONVILLE, Ark.--Wal-Mart will be ma...
- Fate of Catastrophic Benefit Uncertain
When Congress returns to Capitol Hill in...
- Generics Firms Fear Effects of Scandals
NEW YORK--The FDA bribery scandal has g...
- Enrollment up in fewer HMOs
The number of organizations that are in operatio...
- Imasco awaits outcome
Bid for B.A.T is facing obstacles
LONDON--Sir James G...
- Dart seeks protection under Chapter 11
LANDOVER, Md.--In what the chain views a...
- Boyd oversees Rx operations
CDR Special Report--American Drug Stores pharmacies...
- RCOA sales rise 2.5% during fiscal year
MILWAUKEE--Beset by a number of nonrecu...
- Chains test Rxs by fax in D.C. area
WASHINGTON--Telephone facsimile transmissio...
- New Legislation Targeting Shoplifters
In the remaining days of summer and then ...
- ANDA Changes Seem Imminent
NEW YORK--Generic drug companies may find it more di...
- Drug unit's results solid
McKesson reports flat earnings
SAN FRANCISCO--McK...
- N.Y.C. area hosts first Drug Emporium unit
UNION CITY, N.J.--The ethnic mix tha...
- New York area sees outburst of pharmacy activity
ELMONT, N.Y.--The scheduled re...
- Technology altering photography arena
CDR Special Report--Technological advance...
- Net income inches up for Bindley
INDIANAPOLIS--Net income for Bindley Western I...
- Pamida is strengthening its pharmacy operations
OMAHA--At a time when most disc...
- Rx Stock Rate Up For July
NEW YORK--The pharmaceutical industry has been rushin...
- Pharmacists Are Key To Reorganization
TWINSBURG, Ohio--The keys for the refocus...
- Wall Street rally pushes chain drug stocks forward
NEW YORK--Chain drug stocks,...
- Analysts differ over McKesson intentions for PCS
SAN FRANCISCO--Recent rumbling...
- Revlon and MEM introducing brands
Teen fragrance market braces for round of activ...
- Drug chains are leading key arenas
CDR Special Report--Reflecting its stature a...
- AADS to schedule 1990 spring show for Chicago
NEW YORK--Affiliated/Associated D...
- Bic executives make refinements to new perfume line
MILFORD, Conn.--Although sa...
- Drug Emporium selection broad
WORTHINGTON, Ohio--Ask Drug Emporium vice preside...
- Vita-Stat Monitor Usage Increases
TROY, Mich.--Many of K mart Corp.'s stores ar...
- Skin care lines pique the interest of chain drug outlets
CDR Roundup--Skin care...
- Vendor gains healthy in first fiscal quarter
CDR Roundup--Major drug store vend...
- Rite Aid is seeking new prosecutor
CLEVELAND--Rite Aid has filed a motion to re...
- Pending FDA rereview
Ayerst delays Phenergan intros
PHILADELPHIA--Wyeth-Aye...
- June sales climb 10.9%
CDR Roundup--With sluggish movement pervading most depar...
- GynoPharma intros oral contraceptive
NEW YORK--GynoPharma Inc., a pharmaceutica...
- Dart reduces losses during third quarter
LANDOVER, Md.--Though a changeover to ...
- Neutrogena is debuting a cleanser
LOS ANGELES--Neutrogena is rolling out a new ...
- Genovese holds first health and beauty fair
UNIONDALE, N.Y.--The orderly New Yo...
- FOCUS: NACDS Chains Must Be Prepared To Change
American's health care system wi...
- Organizers represent thriving new category
CDR Roundup--The market for cosmetic...
- Some problems resolved, others arise as 1990 nears
Nineteen eighty-nine is half...
- Bellini leaves Revco for Erol's
TWINSBURG, Ohio--Revco D.S. executive vice pres...
- Two powerful trends bolster sales growth
CDR Roundup--A number of trends contin...
- Walgreens is buying three Perry stores in Wisconsin
DEERFIELD, Ill.--Walgreen C...
- New image of condoms hikes sales
CDR Roundup--Increased sales performance is pr...
- Drug, health care sales catapult Bergen earnings
ORANGE, Calif.--Buoyed by anot...
- Express and Rx Place Woolworth to expand formats
NEW YORK--Reflecting its stron...
- Clairol computer attracts users
NEW YORK--Clairol is preparing a massive rollou...
- SupeRx adapts merchandisers
CINCINNATI--SupeRx Drugs has launched a cosmetics m...
- Medical And Drug Stocks Up
NEW YORK--Drug and medical supply stocks haven't dis...
- A.C. Nielsen index tracks color items
CHICAGO--After registering a string of d...
- American Drug operating profits hampered
IRVINE, Calif.--Hampered by expenses t...
- Grass nears completion of Haag buy-out
INDIANAPOLIS--Former Rite Aid executive ...
- American Drug Stores brings excitement to chains
If chain drug retailing is in ...
- American Drug Stores is on schedule with scanning
OAK BROOK, Ill.--American Dru...
- AIDS fear propels prophylactics to top of the category
CDR Roundup--With the th...
- Lexis tests a landmark commercial
SAN ANTONIO--After a breakthrough screening o...
- Acadia lifts its standing in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--With its recently sign...
- Del recommits to Rejuvia line
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. -- Del Laboratories, seeking to...
- Hook attributes gain to a training program
INDIANAPOLIS--Cosmetics sales at 32 ...
- Pharmacy Department Is Cornerstone of Arbor Business
TROY, Mich.--Eugene Appleb...
- Intros flood skin care market
The Chesebrough-Pond's division of Lever Bros. is...
- Arbor Drugs boosts net 50% in qtr.
TROY, Mich.--Arbor Drugs parlayed double-dig...
- Launches heating up shampoo, conditioner arena
After only one major launch in 1...
- Drug Emp. bottom line jumps 33%
COLUMBUS, Ohio--Drug Emporium registered a 33.3...
- Thayer has debuted 1st Boston unit
BOSTON--Rainy weather and light traffic on t...
- Hair spritzes gain momentum
CDR Roundup--Manufacturers continue to repackage tr...
- Stock offer successful at Smith's
NEW YORK--Wall Street views the initial offer...
- Chains sell men's lines by Shulton
CLIFTON, N.J.--Chain drug outlets are instru...
- Medic urges employees to participate
CLEVELAND--Encouraging employee participat...
- Pharmacy Equals Change
CAMDEN, Me.--In the changing nature of pharmacy, the sma...
- A few successful launches illuminate marketplace
It has been a slow start to th...
- Perry bucks flat volume trend with soaring income
PONTIAC, Mich.--Bucking flat ...
- Drug chains use snacks, food to increase traffic and volume
CDR Roundup--For th...
- Earnings rise 3.4% on 11.3% sales gain at Rite Aid in period
SHIREMANSTOWN, Pa....
- Pay Less taps Schiff, McAlear
WILSONVILLE, Ore.--The changing of the upper guar...
- Drug chains leading in processing arena
CDR Roundup--Photofinishing is alive an...
- San Francisco eyed by Drug Emporium
WORTHINGTON, Ohio--Continuing its path of r...
- Stress line boosts sales at Almay
NEW YORK--Because of a number of recent skin ...
- Pharmaprix upgrades offerings
MONTREAL--Recognizing the heavy demand for cosmet...
- Rx Board Practices Draw Fire
CLEVELAND--As the chain drug industry continues to...
- Suppliers find new ways of generating excitement
CDR Roundup--Much of the excit...
- NACDS appoints DeMino its professional affairs VP
ALEXANDRIA, Va.--The National...
- Chains dominate category sales
Fiber products boost share in laxatives
CDR ...
- After powerful comeback
Chain stocks maintain stature
NEW YORK--Holders of ...
- Imasco future hinges on outcome of bid for B.A.T
MONTREAL--A takeover bid for a...
- PL results are mixed in H&BAs
CHICAGO--Private label and generic health and...
- Thrift Drug's Bell is dead at 60
PITTSBURGH--Don Bell, the recently retired Thr...
- Grass outlines new strategies for Haag operations
INDIANAPOLIS--While awaiting ...
- Self-service format propels fragrances
NEW YORK--Chain drug fragrance sales and...
- H&C links sections with demographics in all of its markets
NEWPORT BEACH, C...
- Rx Repayment Unjust
Early last April, the Federal Trade Commission charged eigh...
- Skin category poised for major expansion
CDR Roundup--Here comes skin care.
...
- McKesson, Wal-Mart sign pact
SAN FRANCISCO--The nation's leading drug wholesale...
- Antacid dollar volume rises 9%
CDR Roundup--The highly competitive antacids cat...
- Chains cautious, patient regarding PAC proposal
WASHINGTON--One chain drug indu...
- Targets service, morale Medic thrives in tough market
CLEVELAND--Squeezed in by...
- H&BAs remain key battlefield
CHICAGO--The health and beauty aids aisles con...
- CVS names new agency to make ads
WOONSOCKET, R.I.--CVS has selected the former,...
- Goody offers chains space management
KEARNY, N.J.--Goody Products Inc., mass ma...
- Cosmair focuses on hair division
NEW YORK--Cosmair is poised to take some signi...
- An aging populace bodes well for skin treatment lines
It is a confusing time fo...
- Upjohn steps up its advertising campaign for Rogaine
KALAMAZOO, Mich.--Upjohn C...
- Study debunks 3rd-party myth
SHIREMANSTOWN, Pa.--A new study commissioned by Ri...
- Genovese plans to debut three units in N.Y. area
MELVILLE, N.Y.--Genovese Drug ...
- Chains boost sales with promotion, PL
CDR Roundup--Chain drug vitamin and food ...
- May sales increase 10.7%
CDR Roundup--Sales at the nation's drug chains improve...
- Cross-selling opportunities rife
CDR Roundup--Retailers and manufacturers agree...
- Fay's name change indicates new directions
SYRACUSE, N.Y.--Reflecting the new d...
- Dunaway sale marks end of era
MARIETTA, Ga.--Bill Dunaway says he wouldn't know...
- Smith's to enter public ranks
NEW YORK--Smith's Food & Drug Centers, in an ...
- Moderate expansion is expected for vitamins, food supplements
CDR Roundup--Mode...
- Revco gets extension for its filing
TWINSBURG, Ohio--Continuing with its effort...
- Jaclyn Smith touts line Max Factor launches California
LOS ANGELES--Max Factor ...
- Imasco focuses on maximizing same-store results
MONTREAL--Imasco will concentra...
- NACDS Annual Meeting is considered a success
PALM DESERT, Calif.--The recent An...
- Rite Aid countersuit aimed at Wilczynski
CLEVELAND--In the wake of Rite Aid Cor...
- Mahler exerted a profound influence on industry
The May 1 issue of Drug Store N...
- MWC inks pact on Northwestern
FOLSOM, Calif.--Showing signs of continued succes...
- Chain buyers detail videotape strategy
CDR Roundup--Benefiting from ever-improv...
- Medicine Shoppe is posting solid sales
ST. LOUIS--Pharmacy franchisor Medicine...
- Purchases are the key for Thrifty
LOS ANGELES--Looking to beat the clock on pro...
- Smoking cessation breakthroughs are proliferating
NEW YORK--As Americans become...
- Chain drug stocks rise by 6.8% during May
NEW YORK--Investors in chain drug sto...
- Fantle is arranging sale/leaseback deal
LANDOVER, Md.--In an effort to obtain a...
- Tape firms anticipating growth
Despite a slowdown in VCRs, vendors look for ...
- Drug Emporium net climbs 76% for year
WORTHINGTON, Ohio--Net income soared near...
- Chain drug sales volume advances 10.3% in April
CDR Roundup--The chain drug ind...
- Home pregnancy kits advance
CDR Roundup--Fulfilling their early promise, techno...
- Pay 'n Save boosts revenues at Thrifty
LOS ANGELES--Showing the effects of its ...
- Ohio inspector general investigates Rite Aid claim
COLUMBUS, Ohio--Ohio Inspect...
- Ohio Rx board's behavior questionable
Fully five weeks have passed since Martin...
- Investors look for hedge Chain drug issues outpace Dow
NEW YORK--Chain drug sto...
- Home AIDS test in the offing
CDR Roundup--In 18 months the first AIDS home diag...
- NACDS names Heller to chair
PALM SPRINGS, Calif.--Gerald Heller, president and ...
- Rite Aid and board: A history of friction
SHIREMANSTOWN, Pa.--The relationship ...
- Benefit from Ford unit sale Cardinal income skyrocketing
DUBLIN, Ohio--Cardinal...
- May's opens a downsized unit in Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. -- The success May's Drug St...
- Summer to spur diet aid sales
CDR Roundup--Drug store sales of diet aids fell s...
- Genovese celebrates its 65th anniversary
UNIONDALE, N.Y.--Spirits were high at ...
- Fresh concepts spur new hair care intros
CDR Roundup--A few new black hair care...
- Safeway results continue to improve
OAKLAND, Calif.--Safeway Stores, continuing...
- Eight people receive fines for inside trades on Revco
WASHINGTON--The man who w...
- Elastic wraps turn fast in drug chains
CDR Roundup--Every spring the fitness cr...
- Walgreens targets N.Y. for expansion
YONKERS, N.Y.--After an 11-year hiatus, Wa...
- Industry experts see market volume near to $500 million mark
CDR Roundup--The e...
- BW income falls 24.5% for quarter
INDIANAPOLIS--Higher interest expenses tied t...
- Wellby is poised for expansion
PORTLAND, Me.--Sales are up, and expansion is ri...
- Chains step up activity for incontinence products
CDR Roundup--Drug stores cont...
- Medicare-Glaser features new home-delivery service
ST. LOUIS--Medicare-Glaser ...
- Chief players designing new hair coloring products
Noxell Corp. is preparing an...
- Drug distribution business drives McKesson's results
SAN FRANCISCO--Double-digi...
- Herman is selling off its Archer Kent units
AVON, Mass.--Herman Inc., in a move...
- Incontinence items still growing
CDR Roundup--Incontinence products continue to...
- Medi-Save holds steady as a spin-off approaches
BATON ROUGE, La.--Medi-Save Pha...
- Eveready's Lithium + battery breakthrough
ST. LOUIS--Eveready expects to alter...
- CVS is planning to pick advertising agency soon
WOONSOCKET, R.I.--CVS is expect...
- Cleveland hails Revco health expo with enthusiasm
CLEVELAND--Senior citizens li...
- One of the main reasons for the popularity of direct broadcast satellite (DBS) servic...
- Today, cable system operators have to deal with bidirectional traffic from sources su...
- The tremendous growth in the consumer market for wireless communications products, su...
- As more data communications products, such as printers and laptop PCs, are released w...