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  • Safeway, Kroger to Tuck OTC PSE Products into 'Secure Locations'

    PLEASANTON, Calif. and CINCINNATI Ohio -- In a nod to the seriousness of the spread of the illegal drug methamphetamine, Safeway Inc. and the Kroger Co. said yesterday they will begin moving certain over-the-counter pseudoephedrine (PSE) medications to what they called secure locations in the store, such as behind in-store pharmacy counters.

  • Thriftway Grocers Get Hungry for Healthy Living

    SEATTLE -- The Washington Thriftway group and Food Emporium this month launched a Healthy Living program in all of their grocery stores, a promotion developed to make it easy for shoppers to find products for specific health needs.

  • HEB Recalls Vitamins With Iron

    SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- H.E. Butt Grocery Co. here is asking consumers to return HEB Super B-Complex vitamins with iron and 300 milligrams of vitamin C that were purchased at its stores from December 2003 through April 2005, because they don't have child-resistant packaging as required by federal law.

  • Cal. Tree Fruit Launches '90-Day Challenge' In-Store Promo

    REEDLEY, Calif. -- Retailers across the country in June will help their customers beautify themselves from the inside out, with the aid of fresh California peaches, plums and nectarines.

  • New Tooth Whitener Could Help Heal Teeth: ADA Conference

    NEW YORK -- Tooth whiteners that could enhance teeth's natural healing ability may soon be available in over-the-counter gels and strips, according to a dental researcher who shared his team's latest findings at the American Dental Association's national media conference yesterday.

  • Hy-Vee Changes Drug Town Banner to Own Brand

    WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Over the course of the next few months, Hy-Vee, Inc. will change the name of its 26-store Drug Town subsidiary to Hy-Vee Drugstores, a move that company officials say will better reflects the relationship between the retailer's two formats.

  • For Many Oakland Shoppers, Food Is Just What The Doctor Ordered

    OAKLAND, Calif. -- One Oakland grocery shopper has lost four dress sizes, simply by incorporating trips to a new store here, Food Farm'acy, into her weekly routine. Others consumers have lowered their blood pressure, boosted their energy, strengthened their immune systems, and boosted their energy.

  • ShopRite's Larry Inserra Dies

    MAHWAH, N.J. -- Larry R. Inserra, owner and chairman of ShopRite co-op member Inserra Supermarket Corp. here, died Saturday at the age of 76, according to published reports.
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