In-Store Media

In any grocery store, consumers are met with an abundance of produce to meet each and every one of their needs. Fresh produce that either falls into the organic category or has a farmer's market feel to it has become the main priority for consumers.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS Health is moving into year four of its fundraising campaign to raise money for Stand Up To Cancer. The company on Monday announced the latest effort, taking place Oct. 29 through Nov. 19  at CVS Pharmacy location nationwide, allowing customers to donate $1, $3 or more at checkout or online.

CINCINNATI — After a limited launch at select retailers, Procter & Gamble is launching Febreze ONE in additional retail stores nationwide. To celebrate the launch, the company will be debuting a nationally televised commercial titled “Run,” which takes aim at the lengths to which consumers go to avoid overwhelming scents and sprays in a humorous light.

PLANO, Texas — As Walmart looks to centralize its merchandising activity planning process and establish standard operating procedures for in-store service providers, it has named sales and marketing company Crossmark as one of its preferred service providers. With the selection, Crossmark is one of five companies that can execute merchandising activity on behalf of suppliers in nearly 5,000 U.S. Walmart locations.

PLEASANTON, Calif. — The Albertsons Companies Foundation announced Wednesday an in-store fundraiser to help people and communities affected by the California wildfires. Safeway, Vons, Pavilions and Albertsons stores in California and Northern Nevada are raising money to help disaster relief organizations including the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from these fires.

The Albertsons Companies Foundation will match customer donations up to $500,000.  

KEASBEY, N.J. — ShopRite on Tuesday partnered with Pantene for its Care Beyond Hair Tour, exclusively at ShopRite, to donate hair and raise funds for Pantene Beautiful Lengths Fund, a program created in partnership with the American Cancer Society to provide free, real-hair wigs to women who have lost their hair due to cancer treatment.

OSLO, Norway — Thinfilm Electronics on Tuesday announced GSK Consumer Healthcare has commercially deployed Thinfilm’s SpeedTap tags to create interactive ‘smart’ shelves for enhanced communication with consumers at time of purchase decision-making in Canada.

With news that Ansell's condoms unit would soon be sold to CITIC Capital and Humanwell, Drug Store News spoke with Jeyan Heper, new LifeStyles CEO, and Carol Carrozza, VP markting sexual wellness, at the recent National Association Chain Drug Stores Total Store Expo to get a sense of what retailers and the industry can expect from Ansell in the coming year.

Here's what they had to say.