Top Retailers

NEW YORK CVS Caremark's opening of its 7,000th store is important as it is yet another indication of the retailer's strong management, efficient execution and its ability to understand and meet the needs of its shoppers.

Serving more than 4 million customers per day, the $87 billion powerhouse has proven over the years that it is a well-oiled machine. Today, it is aggressively taking an active role on the front lines of healthcare by leveraging its PBM business and MinuteClinics.

NEW YORK Burt's Bees is looking to help consumers battle blemishes – naturally!

The manufacturer has introduced a four-step product regimen that it is promoting as "the first and only truly natural acne solution" and it was spotted on shelf at a CVS store in Manhattan.

The regimen includes a Purifying Gel Cleanser, Pore Refining Scrub, Daily Moisturizing Lotion and Targeted Spot Treatment.

NEW YORK This story was picked up yesterday by our Drug Store News team for the Weekly Drug Fix as a prime example of the convenience that an established drug store footprint, combined with a burgeoning retail-based convenient clinic care model, can deliver to the American public.

NEW YORK Vogue International has been making waves in the hair care segment with its Organix hair care brand, which launched in 2007.

The brand, spotted on shelf at a CVS store in Manhattan, will have an even bigger year in 2010 as it will be partnering with Walt Disney to promote Tim Burton?s new “Alice in Wonderland” film, featuring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter.

NEW YORK Here’s the latest in meal replacement bars — a bar that not only replaces a meal, but makes you less hungry for the next one.

The product, developed by a bariatric surgeon, first made its road show last year with ECRM and is featured here on a Walgreens endcap just opposite pharmacy.

NEW YORK A cool new shower sponge for guys -- aptly dubbed the "Axe Detailer Shower Tool" -- by Unilever's Axe brand was not only spotted on shelf at CVS/pharmacy but was also tagged as a "Hot New Item!"

This two-sided tool is designed to be used with Axe Shower Gel. The scrub side helps to smooth rough spots like elbows and heels. The soft mesh side will build a gentle lather to clean the entire body.

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."

The news that Walgreens has reached an agreement with Caterpillar to help the company curb healthcare costs for its 70,000 employees, retirees and eligible dependents is one more indicator that the private sector cannot wait for healthcare reform and that pharmacy retailers are taking a greater role on the front lines of health care.

As explained in the article, Walgreens, through its Pharmacy Management Excellence program, will make transparent the prescription drug-pricing model, in turn, eliminating unnecessary and hidden costs for Caterpillar.