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  • House votes to delay overtime pay rule

    The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would delay by six months the effective start date of the Department of Labor's (DOL's) new overtime regulations.
     
    The new rule will require employers to pay overtime to salaried workers earning less than $47,500 a year, double the current threshold of $23,660. 

  • Ready-to-drink Dunkin' Donuts coffee coming to store shelves

    CANTON, Mass. -- Dunkin' Donuts is looking to increase its brand relevance with existing and new consumers by introducing its first line of Dunkin' Donuts branded ready-to-drink coffee beverages in the United States in early 2017.

    The company has entered into an agreement with the Coca-Cola Company, which will manufacture, distribute and sell the product.

  • Rite Aid, Kinney Drugs funding tech project at Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

    Rite Aid and Kinney Drugs are helping to fund a project at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences that will transform unoccupied space into high-tech, “active learning” classrooms.

    According to WAMC Public Radio, the $1.65 million project will take nearly 6,000 square feet that has been dormant for more than a decade and turn it into classrooms for 70 students each.

  • .shopping domain is open for business

    There is a new identity option for retailers eager to stand out in a competitive digital landscape.
     

  • GMDC's well-attended 'Demo Day' facilitates health innovation at retail

    SAN ANTONIO  – The Global Market Development Center is infusing both innovation and intelligence into the marketplace to help facilitate the retail self-care opportunity at the 2016 Health Beauty Wellness (HBW16) Marketing Conference, which hosted almost 700 participants, held here.

  • CVS Health expands access to non-prescription naloxone to five additional states

    WOONSOCKET, R.I. - CVS Health on Thursday announced it has expanded access to the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone in Alabama, Alaska, Illinois, Missouri and West Virginia, allowing CVS Pharmacy patients to access the medication without an individual prescription.  

    In total, CVS Pharmacy patients in 36 states now have increased access to the opioid overdose-reversal drug.  

  • Bartell Drugs, Oberto team to help kids and Seattle Children’s Hospital

    SEATTLE -- Bartell Drugs and Oberto Beef Jerky are joining forces to raise money for Seattle Children's in support of its mission to prevent, treat and eliminate pediatric diseases.

    This is the second year the locally-based, family-owned companies have joined forces to raise money for the nationally acclaimed hospital. Last year, $24,500 was collected from the chain’s 64 Puget Sound locations.

  • New concierge bot lets beauty fans shop with friends

    WATERLOO, Ontario -- The maker of chat platform Kik is launching a beauty category for its bot shop, which makes shopping more social on Kik.

    The beauty category joins existing categories such as Fashion, Entertainment, New and Noteworthy, Lifestyle, and Games. The new category includes a mix of branded and brand-agnostic "concierge" bots, and users can now include multiple bots in chats with friends for a better overall shopping experience. 

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