Winter Holidays

CAMP HILL, Pa. — As Puerto Rico continues to recover from the impact of Hurricane Maria, retailers are continuing to step in with resources to help the island get back on its feet — with all three of the biggest retail pharmacy chains stepping in. 

The Rite Aid Foundation announced Tuesday a $150,000 donation to the American Red Cross to help the victims, families and communities in Puerto Rico affected by Hurricane Maria.   

STAMFORD, Conn. — To mark the coming release of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Philips Norelco is bringing three new shavers to market, all of which are inspired by the film series, for a limited time. The four shavers bring together the company’s technology with new design features that are meant to emulate different “Star Wars” characters.

KEY WEST, Fla. — Florida Governor Rick Scott and several state agency heads met Friday with local officials in the Florida Keys to discuss recovery efforts after Hurricane Irma as Florida continues to contend with flooding and power outages.

Flood warnings remain in effect across the state and the current power outage as of noon Friday was at more than 1.6 million accounts, down from a peak of 6.7 million outages reported on Monday.

NEW YORK — Baileys is getting into the coming season with the revival of its pumpkin spice-flavored Irish cream. Initially introduced last year, the company sold out of its stock of Baileys Pumpkin Spice in three months and brought it back this autumn as a limited-edition flavor.

CHICAGO — IRI earlier this week launched IRI Illness Tracking, a new solution that pinpoints consumers who suffer from cough, cold, influenza and allergy symptoms throughout the year, so that over-the-counter product marketers and retailers can grow sales during the flu season through better planning and activation programs.

MINNEAPOLIS — rThe price wars among the nation's leading retailers has taken a new turn just ahead of the critical holiday selling season.

On Friday, Target revealed in a blog post on its website that it had lowered prices on "thousands" of items, from cereal and paper towels to baby formula, razors, bath tissue and more. The discounter said the move would help end shoppers' uncertainty over the timing of discounts on certain products, and make for "more consistent savings."

CINCINNATI — Kroger on Thursday announced its second annual health and wellness campaign, One Shot, One Meal, in partnership with The Little Clinic and Feeding America. From Aug. 17 through April 1, 2018, Kroger will donate one meal through the Feeding America network of food banks for every flu shot administered at all Kroger family of pharmacies and The Little Clinic locations.