WASHINGTON -- Most shoppers think their diets should be healthier and are making supermarket purchases accordingly, a new survey by the Food Marketing Institute here and Prevention Magazine reports. As a result...
Retailers are wondering whether the national cereal brand price wars will make their private-label sales soggy.Most polled by SN agreed the reductions are bound to affect the cereal category, though there were mixed...
CHICAGO -- Some of the nation's largest drug manufacturers will stop two-tiered pricing practices if a tentative settlement is approved. Federal Court Judge Charles Korcoras gave the proposal preliminary approval on...
SAN ANTONIO -- After a successful one-year pilot involving a select group of hospital patients, H.E. Butt Grocery here is expanding a diabetes case management program to its employees and the general public. "There's...
CHICAGO -- Christian book stores no longer are the only place to find inspirational, religious, family-oriented and self-help books. Today, supermarkets are enhancing their book and magazine departments with outposts...
NEW YORK -- Buehler Foods and Edward's Super Foods are using a service that gets their third-party prescription account receivables paid overnight."It gives chains, especially the smaller ones, a fighting chance,"...
CHICAGO -- IGA here is offering private-label phone cards to all of its 2,500 U.S. stores.The program, which debuted this month, is a joint effort between MCI, Washington, and TeleCard, Leawood, Kan. TeleCard, a...
CLEVELAND -- Free candy and floral discounts were among the Mother's Day programs American Greetings here ran to boost department traffic in supermarkets."We're encouraging customers to buy Mother's Day cards, with...
Pharmacy has been weathering a tough storm over the past few years. Though scripts are up, gross profits are being squeezed due to the growing third-party payment system.There's no question that managed care will be a...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Rite Aid's decision to drop plans to acquire Revco D.S. came as a surprise to many in the supermarket industry. Several pharmacy executives interviewed thought the merger eventually would be...