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Fledgling firms flourish among transition
There are ample opportunities for up-and-coming cosmetics lines to squeeze onto mass walls as the industry awaits the transition of several lines from Procter & Gamble to Coty, along with the final verdict on whether or not Revlon is on the block.
Chemical-free products beat anti-aging
A slowdown in the once revved-up anti-aging segment in the skin care category has brands and retailers looking for more fertile options.

CVS Health underwrites professional development curriculum for diverse suppliers

BRISTOL, R.I. - With courses scheduled for July and October, the Professional Education Center at the Roger Williams University School of Continuing Studies recently announced a curriculum in conjunction with CVS Health. The CVS Health Executive Learning Series for Diverse Suppliers is a new, customized professional development program designed to help diverse suppliers gain critical management skills.
The post-multichannel world of retail

When I started covering this business about 20 years ago, there was a lot of attention around channel blurring. With supermarkets and mass merchants adding pharmacy counters and expanding health and beauty, while drug stores added more food, the neat lines that the trade had once used to distinguish one retail channel from another were becoming harder to delineate.
Walgreens provides MMR vaccinations across 4 states based on health official recommendations

DEERFIELD, Ill. - Walgreens is offering vaccinations that provide protection against measles, mumps and rubella at all of its pharmacies throughout Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky and Mississippi as health officials in Tennessee recommend vaccination due to a number of reported measles cases. Vaccinations are available daily at Walgreens pharmacies and Healthcare Clinics with no appointment necessary and may be covered by insurance.
Kantar Retail Drug Channel Workshop charts present, future of retail health and wellness

The drug channel is undergoing massive transformation as a new age of healthcare consumerism is driving a new retail-ization of healthcare. "The old paradigm of a patient is now a consumer looking for information," said Kantar Retail director Brian Owens, setting the table for two days of intense discussion and in-depth presentations at the group's annual Drug Channel Workshop last week.
Dollar General invests in Southeast growth with new Georgia DC to open in 2017

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. - Dollar General on Monday announced it purchased land in Jackson, Ga., which sits in both Butts and Spalding counties, to serve as the location for the new distribution center the company plans to construct in the central part of the state. It will be the 15th facility in the retailer’s growing distribution network.
KKR to sell 15 million shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance

DEERFIELD, Ill. - Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday announced that affiliates of KKR intend to offer for sale in an underwritten secondary offering 15 million shares of the company’s common stock pursuant to the shelf registration statement filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 17, 2016.

The selling stockholders also intend to grant the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1.5 million shares of the company's common stock.
Canadian retailers respond to Fort McMurray wildfires with donations

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario - Both Walmart Canada and Loblaw companies sent financial aid to support the relief efforts in the Fort McMurray community. According to reports published Friday morning, fires in the province of Alberta have to date forced the evacution of 88,000 residents and destroyed more than 1,600 structures.
Costco sales up 3% to $9 billion for April

ISSAQUAH, Wash. - Costco on Wednesday reported net sales of $9 billion for the month of April, the four weeks ended May 1, 2016, an increase of 3% as compared to the similar period last year.