RETAIL NEWS

NEW YORK A murky and long-unresolved dispute over the prices pharmaceutical wholesalers pay for the drugs they distribute has finally been laid to rest, at least as far as the parties involved in the class-action lawsuit and the First Circuit Court of Appeals are concerned. But the settlement has scrambled the carefully calculated sales and profit outlook for thousands of retail pharmacies.

NEW YORK The push of private label at retail is evident at a CVS/pharmacy in Manhattan.

This end cap featuring several CVS private label personal care products is what shoppers see as soon as they enter the store. The display on the middle shelf reads: "Compares to Aveeno National Brand Products."