In-Store Media

WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Hamacher Resource Group has announced that Dave Wendland, VP and member of the owners group at Hamacher Resource Group, will be speaking to members of the American Society for Automation in Pharmacy June 27 at their 2014 Midyear conference in Palm Beach, Fla., and on July 21, will speak to independent pharmacists attending McKesson’s IdeaShare conference in Orlando, Fla.

LOS ANGELES — China Glaze has teamed up with studio powerhouse the Weinstein Co. for a limited-edition collection of nail polish to debut in conjunction with the Aug. 15 release of “The Giver.”

NEW YORK — Beauty company L'Oréal Paris has applied image recognition technology to target product ads based on the hair color identified in photos of faces for its Ombré campaign, which is now live on GumGum's in-image advertising platform.

NEW YORK — SoftSheen-Carson's ethnic hair care brand Dark and Lovely has won a 2014 North American Effie Award for its Au Naturale "Curl Power" national marketing campaign.

DARIEN, Conn. — Health Media Network and the American College of Cardiology on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership that will significantly increase the size of HMN's Cardiology Network while broadening the distribution of ACC's CardioSmart Initiative. CardioSmart provides tools and resources to heart health providers and the populations they serve to enhance the dialogue between all the members of the care team and improve health outcomes. 

WOONSOCKET, R.I. — CVS/pharmacy has announced an in-store fundraising campaign to help fight the No. 1 cancer killer of women: lung cancer.

CINCINNATI — Kroger on Tuesday invited customers to be inspired by the tastes and flavors of Mexico during a first-of-its-kind epicurean event in local stores called Savor World Flavor:Taste of Mexico.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fred's Super Dollar on Thursday reported total sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2014 were $498.3 million, a 0.6% decline. Comparable store sales for the quarter dropped 1.9% versus a decrease of 1.3% for the first quarter last year.