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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Meijer is kicking off the fall campaign of its signature hunger relief program, Simply Give, across its six-state footprint in an effort to help local food pantry partners restock their shelves.

"Meijer is committed to helping end the problem of food insecurity in the Midwest," Co-Chairman Doug Meijer said. "With the ongoing generous support of our customers, we can continue to stock the shelves of local food pantries and aid families in our own communities."

DEERFIELD, Ill. - Walgreens and Unilever are again joining forces with social enterprise ME to WE to empower Walgreens customers to help make a difference. Customers can help provide developing communities in Africa with access to clean water through a store purchase and the program Give H2OPE to Others (#GiveH2OPE).

The window of opportunity to influence an OTC product purchase today is shrinking fast as more shoppers turn to the Internet on their desktops or smartphones to research their health conditions, WebMD’s Jennifer Willey, VP consumer strategy and partnerships, shared with Drug Store News.

GSK Consumer Healthcare’s Flonase allergy remedy was the single greatest generator of incremental dollars for the 52 weeks ended May 15 across total U.S. multi-outlets, according to IRI data, with $345.2 million in sales on 209.9% growth. The question headed into its second year on OTC shelves is can it maintain its momentum now that private-label competition for Flonase has reached store shelves.

CHICAGO -- Following a strong launch at the beginning of the year, MillerCoors is expanding its Henry's Hard Soda offerings to include Henry's Hard Cherry Cola.

At top from left: Alex Tomas, DSN; John Burton, president of Session Savers; Jessica Stanton, ECRM account manager for HBC; and Lisa Carrillo, ECRM SVP of Beauty Care.

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Session Savers Sunscreen, a San Diego-based supplier of on-the-go sun care products, has been named the winner of the 2016 ECRM/Drug Store News Buyers Choice Award for its eponymous line of sunscreen products.

NEW YORK -- Kenneth Cole is launching the next evolution of the brand's iconic, signature fragrance, Kenneth Cole Black.