Dollar General opens 20,000th store
Drug Store News
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
Dollar General celebrated the grand opening of its 20,000th store at its DG Market location in Alice, Texas.
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How did store brands fare in 2023?
Drug Store News
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Sales of store brands increased $10.1 billion to a record $236.3 billion last year compared to 2022, per PLMA's new report.
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Walmart plans on adding more than 150 larger format stores
Drug Store News
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Walmart plans to build or convert more than 150 larger-format stores during the next five years while also continuing its program to remodel existing locations.
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Canviiy achieves 6K store milestone following Walgreens expansion
Drug Store News
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
Canviiy is now available at more than 6,000 retail stores following its recent Walgreens rollout.
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ShopRite shuttering 5 stores in New York
Drug Store News
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Wakefern Food’s ShopRite banner has revealed that it will close five stores and gas stations in the metropolitan area surrounding Albany, N.Y., commonly referred to as the Capital Region.
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Dollar General surpasses milestone of 5,000 stores nationwide offering fresh produce
Drug Store News
JANUARY 25, 2024
Dollar General stores that carry produce provide consumers with tomatoes, onions, apples, strawberries, potatoes, sweet potatoes, lemons, limes, salad mixes and more.
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Publix Super Markets opens its first Kentucky store
Drug Store News
JANUARY 11, 2024
Following Terra Crossing, the next five Kentucky stores are expected to open in Louisville, Lexington and Walton.
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Grocery TV expands to 4,000 stores
Drug Store News
OCTOBER 13, 2023
The in-store digital advertising network has experienced 26% growth in the last year, reaching 47 million unique shoppers in all 50 states.
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Sam’s Club elevates in-store shopping experience for customers, associates
Drug Store News
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Sam’s Club is deploying a variety of solutions to improve the store experience for shoppers and associates.
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Ulta Beauty, SOS join forces on in-store sampling program
Drug Store News
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Through a pilot program, the vending machines located at the retailer will feature an in-store sampling program and digital in-store advertising.
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Dollar General opens first Montana store
Drug Store News
OCTOBER 2, 2023
With the addition of the Columbia Falls store in Montana, Dollar General now serves all 48 continental U.S.
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Target closing 9 stores across 4 states
Drug Store News
SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
Due to an increase in theft and organized retail crime, Target announced a decision to close 9 of its stores across four states, effective Oct.
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Walmart raising pay for store managers, revamps bonus program
Drug Store News
JANUARY 23, 2024
The store managers' average salary will go from $117,000 to $128,000 a year.
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Conference Preview: NACDS Total Store Expo
Drug Topics
AUGUST 9, 2023
The NACDS Total Store Expo takes place August 12 through 14, 2023 in San Diego, California.
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Wakefern expands engagement with Simbe to more ShopRite stores
Drug Store News
AUGUST 18, 2023
Following a pilot in 20 stores, Wakfern is expanding its use of Simbe's business intelligence solution to additional ShopRite stores.
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Kroger converts Tennessee store to self-checkout
Drug Store News
JULY 31, 2023
Kroger has removed its traditional checkout lanes in favor of self-checkouts at one of its stores in the greater Nashville area, with another set to follow suit.
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Walgreens plans strategic review of business, including the role of its retail stores, healthcare assets, CEO says
Fierce Healthcare
MARCH 5, 2024
Walgreens is gearing up for a strategic review of its business, including the role of its retail pharmacy stores and its healthcare assets, as company leadership and the board plot the future direc | The drugstore retail giant making moves to improve its financial performance after a massive growth spurt in which it expanded its healthcare business (..)
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First over-the-counter birth control pill in U.S. begins shipping to stores
STAT
MARCH 4, 2024
stores later this month, allowing American women and teens to purchase contraceptive medication as easily as they buy aspirin. WASHINGTON — The first over-the-counter birth control pill will be available in U.S. Manufacturer Perrigo said Monday it has begun shipping the medication, Opill , to major retailers and pharmacies.
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Target stores get a makeover
Drug Store News
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Target's new store layout, built and tested using virtual reality, is bigger than its previous stores.
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Conference Recap, Part 1: NACDS Total Store Expo
Drug Topics
AUGUST 15, 2023
Did you miss this year’s NACDS Total Store Expo? Check out the first part of our Conference Recap.
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Dollar General sees same store sales dip in Q2
Drug Store News
AUGUST 31, 2023
Dollar General’s same-store sales decreased.1% 1% in the second quarter, with declines in the home, seasonal and apparel categories.
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Hy-Vee opens 3 new stores
Drug Store News
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
The Janesville store is a reimagined grocery store with a new layout and the Oregon location offers an enhanced dining experience.
Walmart to close 4 Chicago stores
Drug Store News
APRIL 12, 2023
The stores will close to the public on April 16, but the pharmacies at these locations will remain open to serve patients for up to 30 days.
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Hy-Vee opens largest store in Gretna, Nebraska
Drug Store News
JUNE 14, 2023
The Gretna Hy-Vee store features the retailer’s entirely reimagined grocery store concept.
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Study: Most retailers indicate that loss prevention is an important driver of store technology investment decisions
Drug Store News
JANUARY 10, 2024
Some 92% of retailers say improving loss prevention is an important driver of their store technology strategy, up from 52% just a year ago.
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Food Lion upgrades 47 stores across North Carolina
Drug Store News
JULY 31, 2023
Food Lion has enhanced the customer shopping experience with remodeled stores in Greenville, Jacksonville and New Bern, N.C.
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Schnucks brings Instacart’s Caper Carts to select stores
Drug Store News
JULY 19, 2023
Louis stores this fall, with a broader rollout following the initial deployments. Caper Carts will first roll out at select St.
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Study: Consumers shop drug stores for grocery, household items as much as pharmacy
Drug Store News
APRIL 27, 2023
Drug stores are favored over grocery stores, mass retailers and online for pharmacy and medical needs (64%), per Acosta Group's Drug Store Channel Shopper Insights study.
Instacart rolls out Connected Stores technology
Drug Store News
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Instacart's Connected Stores consists of six new Instacart Platform offerings: Caper Cart, Scan & Pay, Lists, Carrot Tags, FoodStorm Department Orders and Out of Stock Insights.
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C&S, SoftBank reportedly close to deal to purchase stores from Kroger, Albertsons
Drug Store News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
C&S could announce the deal to acquire most or all of the stores that Albertsons and Kroger are divesting for antitrust reasons as soon as this week, per a Bloomberg report.
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Study: Consumers shop drug stores for grocery, household items as much as pharmacy
Drug Store News
APRIL 27, 2023
Drug stores are favored over grocery stores, mass retailers and online for pharmacy and medical needs, per Acosta Group's Drug Store Channel Shopper Insights study.
Southeastern Grocers opens Winn-Dixie store in Jacksonville, Fla.
Drug Store News
DECEMBER 15, 2022
The new store, located in a suburb of its hometown of Jacksonville, is the first of three new Winn-Dixie stores the grocer is opening to support economic growth in its communities.
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Wegmans enhances in-store capabilities for shoppers with sensory disabilities
Drug Store News
MARCH 9, 2023
The retailer introduced enhanced in-store pharmacy auxiliary aids and accessibility options for customers with sensory disabilities.
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Giant Food taking precautions to stop theft in stores
Drug Store News
MAY 31, 2023
Giant Food plans to limit the number of entrances to stores to create more obstacles for shoplifters and also hire security guards.
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Schnucks’ Cahokia, Ill. store gets an upgrade
Drug Store News
JUNE 21, 2023
Updates throughout the store will include new décor, flooring, shelving and more.
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Meijer Grocery store concept makes its debut
Drug Store News
JANUARY 30, 2023
​​​​​​​Customers in Lake Orion and Macomb Township are the first to shop the new Meijer Grocery store concept.
BJ’s Wholesale Club to open 1st Indiana store
Drug Store News
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
the store will open on Sept. Located in Noblesville, Ind., 30, bringing its total number of locations in the United States to 231, the warehouse club chain said.
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Dime makes in-store debut at Ulta Beauty
Drug Store News
JANUARY 26, 2024
Dime will debut on Ulta Beauty shelves as part of the Sparked initiative, which highlights the latest emerging brands to enter its stores.
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Rising prices push consumers to purchase store-brand products
Drug Store News
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
According to a survey by Reach 3 Insights, 80% of Americans say that rising prices have driven them to purchase more store-brand products.
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Giant Eagle to modernize in-store product management across 5 states
Drug Store News
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Giant Eagle aims to use strategic category management technology to improve the customer experience at 216 supermarkets and 274 GetGo convenience stores throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana.
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Giant Eagle to modernize in-store product management across 5 states
Drug Store News
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Giant Eagle aims to use strategic category management technology to improve the customer experience at 216 supermarkets and 274 GetGo convenience stores throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana.
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5 Key Sessions, Interviews at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Total Store Expo
Pharmacy Times
AUGUST 23, 2022
Pharmacy Times will be covering the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Total Store Expo, taking place in Boston from August 27 to 29, 2022.
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Kroger, Albertsons reportedly moving forward on plans to divest stores
Drug Store News
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
The stores that Kroger and Albertsons reportedly may sell are estimated to be worth more than $1 billion, according to a Reuters report.
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Walmart reopens redesigned Chesapeake, Va., store after fatal mass shooting
Drug Store News
APRIL 4, 2023
​​​​​​​The redesigned store includes a memorial space to remember and honor the victims of the November 2022 tragedy.
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