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KANSAS CITY -- The $4 generic drug movement picked up more steam this week when Price Chopper, this market's most pervasive grocery banner, declared it would offer more than 300 generic prescriptions at $4 each at 29 store pharmacies in the Kansas City area, plus two in Topeka and two in St. Joseph.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday its October same-store sales rose a modest 0.5 percent in the U.S., which was below its already lowered expectations, and represented the smallest gain in more than two years.

Consumers and grocers are finally realizing that "you get what you pay for" goes for store brands, too.

Consumers and grocers are finally realizing that "you get what you pay for" goes for store brands, too.

How three smart operators navigate a "sea of sameness."

How three smart operators navigate a "sea of sameness."

Consumers and grocers are finally realizing that "you get what you pay for" goes for store brands, too.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has given over its advertising and media account to Interpublic Group's DraftFCBand and Aegis Group's Carat USA, respectively, the retailer said yesterday. The agencies will be charged with reestablishing Wal-Mart's primacy as a price leader, and at the same time broadening its appeal.