Loyalty Marketing

Amazon’s private-label strategy and the decision last year to launch an exclusive line of over-the-counter health products threaten to cannibalize sales from drug and pharmacy retailers both online and in store.

For the 15th year running, H-E-B’s Helping Heroes initiative celebrated first responders on Sept. 11 in the retailer’s home state of Texas.

Publix announced that it has raised more $1 million in donations in the first five days of its checkout donation program.

Target Circle, which will launch on Oct. 6, does not have a membership fee, and looks to provide shoppers with personalized deals.

Overall greeting card performance in recent years has been relatively flat, with annual sales around $6 billion, various greeting card executives have estimated.

Dollar General announced that its Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $2.8 million in youth literacy grants to help students and educators.

Publix is activating its register campaign and donating $250,000 to the American Red Cross and United Way through its Super Markets Charities.

Shoppers can visit any one of Southeastern Grocers’ banners to make a donation, which will go directly to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief program.