Chain Drug Review back issues from April 1993:
Seigel promises steady course at Thrifty. (Thrifty Corp. Chief Executive Officer Dan Seigel) (Special Double Issue)
Apr 26, 1993 ... LOS ANGELES -- Promising to forge ahead with the most comprehensive promotional program ever launched by Thrifty Drug Stores, Dan Seigel has succeeded William Yingling as chief executive officer of parent Thrifty Corp.The 50-year-old Seigel, who headed the drug chain for a year at ...
NACDS, NARD see greater role for Rx. (National Association of Chain Drug Stores) (Special Double Issue)
Apr 26, 1993 ... WASHINGTON--The Community Retail Pharmacy Health Care Reform Coalition has adopted 10 new principles on an expanded role for pharmacists. Nevertheless, leaders of the group--a joint effort of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores and NARD--continue to focus most on one of their ...
PayLess readies new prototype. (Payless Drug Stores; outlet store) (Special Double Issue)
Apr 26, 1993 ... WILSONVILLE, Ore. -- PayLess Drug Stores is preparing a new prototype outlet, one based in large part on president and chief executive officer Tim McAlear's idea of what a drug store must become if it is to compete effectively.The first of the new units is scheduled to open next ...
HSI consolidates its three divisions. (Hook-SupeRx Inc.) (Special Double Issue)
Apr 26, 1993 ... CINCINNATI -- Hook-SupeRx Inc. (HSI) has realigned its ma\nagement to unify the marketing and operations of its three divisions.HSI says that the consolidation of those aspects of its Hook, SupeRx and Brooks Drug units will make the company more efficient and allow it to take ...
Two chains stop selling tobacco from some units. (Payless Drug Stores; Downeast Pharmacy Inc.) (Special Double Issue)
Apr 26, 1993 ... NEW YORK -- Recent moves by PayLess Drug Stores, which operates some 558 outlets in the west, and Downeast Pharmacy Inc., which runs 10 stores in the east, may spell the beginning of big trouble for tobacco manufacturers.Late last month the 24 units PayLess operates in Utah were ...
Seigel is the right choice to lead Thrifty. (appointment of Dan Seigel as chief executive officer of Thrifty Corp.) (Special Double Issue)(My Turn) (Column)
Apr 26, 1993; ... The stunning news out of Los Angeles late last month that Bill Yingling was no longer chief executive officer at Thrifty Corp., was softened considerably for many by an accompanying announcement: Yingling was to be replaced by the man who had previously held the chief executive officer job: ...
Walgreens posts 9.2% bottom-line gain in 2nd quarter. (Walgreen Co.) (Special Double Issue)
Apr 26, 1993 ... DEERFIELD, Ill.--The early redemption of sinking fund debentures took a chunk out of Walgreen Co.'s bottom line, holding the nation's most successful drug chain to a high, single-digit advance during the second quarter of fiscal 1993.Walgreens posted a 9.2% increase in net income ...
Chain drug stocks rebound. (Special Double Issue) (Industry Overview)
Apr 26, 1993 ... NEW YORK--Chain drug stocks rebounded in March, ending a run of two straight monthly declines. However, that rally wasn't enough to prevent chain drug stocks from under-performing the market in the first quarter. In the three months ended March 31 chain drug stocks fell by 7.7%, in contrast ...
Rite Aid records 6.8% earnings gain for fiscal year. (Rite Aid Corp.) (Special Double Issue)
Apr 26, 1993 ... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Rite Aid Corp., with growth tapering off in in the final reporting period, registered a 6.8% increase in earnings during fiscal 1993.Net profits hit $132.4 million over the 52 weeks ended February 27, compared with $124 million in fiscal 1992. With full-year sales ...
Jewel/Osco unit moves to new site. (Special Double Issue)
Apr 26, 1993 ... ELGIN, Ill. -- American Stores Co.'s Jewel-Osco operation may have set an industry record for relocations last month, when it moved one of its food/drug combination stores to a new site here in just 17 days.The unit's Osco drug component, which is operated by American Drug Stores, ...
Industry experiences mixture of successes, setbacks in '92. (drugstores) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry) (Industry Overview)
Apr 26, 1993 ... CDR Special Report--Chain drug retailers worry. It's their nature. And while they usually have some valid reasons to worry--competition, overstoring, the economy--things generally have a way of working out for them. So it was in 1992.To paraphrase Dickens, 1992 was not the best of ...
Economic recovery remains on solid ground. (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... NEW YORK--The recovery is on solid ground for 1993 and 1994 despite President Clinton's call for "shared sacrifice." For now there is nothing in Clinton's plans that dramatically alters the outlook for the balance of the year. The economy is chugging, but not surging, ahead on its own and ...
Chain drug industry in period of transition. (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry) (Industry Overview)
Apr 26, 1993 ... NEW YORK--The chain drug industry is in a period of transition.On one hand, recession-resistant chains have been marching through the difficult economic times of the early 1990s and missing only a few beats. Sales continue to be buoyed by consumers' ongoing interest in health and ...
January: three groups vie for Revco; Payless forms two regional operations. (Revco D.S. Inc.; PayLess Drug Stores)
Apr 26, 1993 ... There is no clear-cut winner among the three groups vying to take over Revco D.S., which has been operating under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code since 1988. A vote by creditors on plans submitted by Jack Eckerd Corp., Rite Aid Corp. and a group of creditors supported by Revco ...
February: Revco's chances of independence increase; Eckerd streamlines operations. (Revco D.S. Inc.; Jack Eckerd Corp.)
Apr 26, 1993 ... Investment firm Zell/Chilmark Fund LP increases Revco's chances of remaining independent when it commits $250 million as a cash alternative to the common stock offered to creditors under the retailer's revised reorganization plan. The move positions Zell/Chilmark to become a major ...
March: court confirms Revco reorganization; Drug Emporium begins restructuring operations. (Revco D.S. Inc.)
Apr 26, 1993 ... Bankruptcy court in Akron, Ohio, confirms a reorganization plan for Revco D.S. after the proposal wins overwhelming support in an uncontested vote of creditors. The decision paves the way for the retailer to end its nearly four years in bankruptcy and assures its survival as an independent ...
April: Thrifty, Sav-on units hit hard by LA riots; Fay's former president Rose joins Freddy's. (Thrifty Corp.; Sav-On Drugs Inc.; Los Angeles, California; Fay's Drug Company Inc.)
Apr 26, 1993 ... Rioting rocks parts of Los Angeles following the April 29 acquittal of four white police officers involved in the beating of black motorist Rodney King. The rioting results in more than 50 deaths, over 2,000 injuries and an estimated $1 billion in damage--the vast majority of which is ...
May: Pacific Enterprises agrees to sell Thrifty to investor group. (Thrifty Drug Stores Inc.; Leonard Green and Partners)
Apr 26, 1993 ... Pacific Enterprises agrees to sell Thrifty Drug Stores, Bi-Mart, and three sporting goods retailers to investor groups led by Leonard Green & Partners. In a separate deal, it sells the final component of Thrifty Corp. (Pay 'n Save Corp.) to PayLess Drug Stores. Together the transactions are ...
June: Sells is dismissed as Revco chairman, CEO; HSI offers 7.9 million shares of stock on NYSE. (Revco D.S. Inc. Chief Executive Officer Boake Sells; Hook-SupeRx Inc.; New York Stock Exchange Inc.)
Apr 26, 1993 ... The new board of directors at Revco D.S. abruptly dismisses chairman and chief executive officer Boake Sells two days after the chain emerges from Chapter 11. Sources close to the company say that Sells' strong-willed management style did not sit well with the retailer's new shareholders, ...
July: family-owned Duane Reade is sold; F&M files with SEC for public offering. (Duane Reade Holding Co.; F and M Distributors Inc.)
Apr 26, 1993 ... Duane Reade, a family-owned, 37-store drug chain operating primarily in Manhattan, is sold to Boston-based investment group Bain Capital for a reported $230 million.Rite Aid Corp. asks the state of Maine to revise the prescription drug plan for its employees. The retailer says that ...
August: Phar-Mor uncovers fraud, embezzlement; Jack Eckerd unveils restructuring plan. (Phar-Mor Inc.; Jack Eckerd Corp.)
Apr 26, 1993 ... Phar-Mor Inc. uncovers a fraud and embezzlement scheme involving at least $350 million and files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The largest deep-discount drug chain fires cofounder and president Mickey Monus and chief financial officer Patrick Finn, whom it alleges were responsible. ...
September: Alvarez named president of Phar-Mor; Bellini returns to Revco. (Tony Alvarez; Phar-Mor Inc.; Carl Bellini; Revco D.S. Inc.)
Apr 26, 1993 ... Phar-Mor Inc. names noted corporate turnaround specialist Tony Alvarez president and chief operating officer. He immediately closes 36 unprofitable stores and says that an additional 27 may be shut as part of the deep discounter's reorganization. An attorney for Patrick Finn, former chief ...
October: Walgreens enters Indianapolis market; Jack Eckerd acquires 16 Page Drug outlets. (Walgreen Co.; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jack Eckerd Corp.)
Apr 26, 1993 ... Walgreen Co. enters the Indianapolis market with seven stores and immediately makes a major impact.Bruce Weitz is named chairman, president and chief executive officer of Duane Reade Holding Corp., an entity formed by Bain Capital when it acquired New York City-based Duane Reade in ...
November: NACDS urges chains to speak out on OBRA; Pathmark breaks new ground for chain drug industry. (National Association of Chain Drug Stores; Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990)
Apr 26, 1993 ... The National Association of Chain Drug Stores urges its members to make their voices heard on implementation of the pharmacy provisions of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990. NACDS says the regulations, which take effect January 1, 1993, could raise the cost of filling a Medicaid ...
December: Kriegel replaces Wilber at Drug Emporium; Reliable files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. (appointment of Dave Kriegel as chief executive officer of Drug Emporium Inc.; Gary Wilber; Reliable Drug Stores Inc.)
Apr 26, 1993 ... Drug Emporium replaces chief executive officer Gary Wilber with Dave Kriegel, former vice president of Cardinal Distribution Inc.'s health marketing group and a director of the deep-discount drug chain for nine years. Wilber, who becomes vice chairman, says that, although the move was not ...
Health care is defining issue for NACDS. (National Association of Chain Drug Stores) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va.--With health care reform shaping up as the defining issue for community pharmacy in the 1990s, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores is committed to ensuring that any resolution leaves retail pharmacy free to compete in an open market."The chain drug ...
Pharmaceutical industry profit growth moderates. (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry) (Industry Overview)
Apr 26, 1993 ... NEW YORK--What a difference a year makes. Only a year ago pharmaceutical industry stocks were the darlings of Wall Street. Drug firms were being hailed as one of the best examples of U.S. scientific prowess, and analysts believed that many of the firms could achieve 15% annual earnings ...
New challenges face small and large chains alike. (excerpt from National Association of Chain Drug Stores Chairman Harvey Rosenthal speech) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry) (Transcript)
Apr 26, 1993 ... The following article is excerpted from the speech delivered by Harvey Rosenthal, president and chief executive officer of CVS and chairman of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, at the NACDS Small Chain Conference in Orlando this past February.Though I'm the chief ...
Deep-discount retailing remains a viable concept. (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... NEW YORK--Many questions were raised in 1992 about the future of deep-discount drug stores.Dot Drug Stores, the former Wal-Mart Stores Inc. subsidiary taken private by a group of executives two years earlier, shut all 14 of its stores. Drug Emporium was battered by dismal operating ...
Combos continue to gain share. (combination stores) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry) (Industry Overview)
Apr 26, 1993 ... NEW YORK--The combination store format has given supermarket operators a powerful vehicle for the sale of prescription drugs and health and beauty aids.Supermarkets racked up $336.7 million in beauty aids sales in 1992, accounting for 35% of the $9.62 billion category. Supermarkets ...
Acquisitions change makeup of chain drug store industry. (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry) (Industry Overview)
Apr 26, 1993 ... NEW YORK--Acquisitions affecting stores from California to Canada occurred during the past 16 months, as the chain drug industry continued to consolidate.The most dramatic deals involved Pacific Enterprises' divestiture of all of its retailing operations, including 620-unit ...
Chains make inroads in retail technology. (drugstores) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry) (Industry Overview)
Apr 26, 1993 ... NEW YORK--The chain drug industry continued to make inroads in retail technology in 1992, but much remains to be done.While most drug chains have long since computerized their pharmacy departments, and most large chains have at least begun implementing point-of-sale (P-O-S) ...
Systems increasingly accessible. (availability of technology to drugstores) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... NEW YORK--Technology promises to play a growing role in the day-to-day operations of retailers, including drug chains. A number of factors are behind that trend.Point-of-sale (P-O-S) hardware, a key component in a comprehensive retail technology system, is constantly being made ...
Chains buck Wall Street doldrums by going public. (drugstores) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry) (Industry Overview)
Apr 26, 1993 ... NEW YORK--Hook-SupeRx Inc., (HSI) Revco D.S. and F&M Distributors Inc., three privately held drug chains that managed to buck the doldrums on Wall Street last year by going public, project healthy growth for 1993.HSI chairman and chief executive officer Phil Beekman says that the ...
Walgreens reaffirms goal of 3,000 stores by 2000. (Walgreen Co.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... DEERFIELD, Ill.--It may still be early in the decade, but Walgreen Co.'s goal of having 3,000 stores in 50 states by the year 2000 is starting to look as inevitable as the dawn of the new century.Emboldened by its entry into Indianapolis, continuing sales and earnings advances, and ...
American Drug Stores makes investment in its future. (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... OAK BROOK, Ill. -- American Drug Stores has spent the past year-and-a-half methodically laying the groundwork to ensure its continued success during the balance of the decade and beyond.Already the nation's second-largest drug store retailer (with $4 billion in sales during fiscal ...
Eckerd restructures operations to sharpen its competitive edge. (Jack Eckerd Corp.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... CLEARWATER, Fla.--As is usually the case for a company that is acknowledged as an industry leader, Jack Eckerd Corp. was in the news frequently throughout 1992.The year started with chairman, president and chief executive officer Stewart Turley being named Chain Drug Review's ...
Rite Aid enhances position as an industry leader. (Rite Aid Corp.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... CAMP HILL, Pa. -- Under the leadership of chairman and chief executive Alex Grass, Rite Aid Corp. further solidified its standing as one of the top players in the chain drug store industry last year.The retailer reported the strongest results in its 30-year history in fiscal 1993, ...
Peoples renovations highlight year at CVS. (Peoples Drug Stores Inc.; Melville Corp. CVS) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- Executives at CVS say the renovation of 122 Peoples Drug Stores outlets highlighted a year that saw the chain continue to gain market share in its operating area, which encompasses 15 eastern states and the District of Columbia.The assimilation of the Peoples ...
HSI stock offering facilitates growth. (Hook-SupeRx Inc.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... CINCINNATI -- As Hook-SupeRx Inc. chairman and chief executive officer Phil Beekman wrote in his annual letter to stockholders, fiscal 1992 was a year of distinction and achievement at HSI. The period ended August 31 represented a year in which the chain became a publicly traded firm on the ...
Longs overcomes weak economy. (Longs Drug Stores Corp.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- The past fiscal year posed a series of challenges for Longs Drug Stores: a depressed state economy, intense competition in an already crowded market, and high costs associated with such factors as the implementation of its point-of-sale system.Nevertheless, ...
Thrifty savors independence. (Thrifty Corp.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... LOS ANGELES--After struggling for six years under the ownership of utility company Pacific Enterprises, Thrifty Corp. regained its independence in 1992 and undertook the task of rebuilding its core Thrifty Drug Stores division, which was once the leader in the lucrative chain drug market ...
Phar-Mor rocked by scandal. (Phar-Mor Inc.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio--For 10 years Phar-Mor Inc. had grown rapidly by underselling all of its competitors. It had become not only the largest deep-discount drug retailer by far, but one of the largest drug chains overall. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 1992, it reported a 24% increase in ...
SDM exceeds $3 billion in sales. (Shoppers Drug Mart Ltd.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... WILLOWDALE, Ontario -- In spite of a difficult operating environment, Shoppers Drug Mart saw its sales exceed $3 billion (all figures are in Canadian dollars) for the first time during the fiscal year ended December 31."Nineteen ninety-two was a positive year in a very tough ...
PayLess performance robust. (Payless Drug Stores) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... WILSONVILLE, Ore.--With the acquisition of 124 Pay'n Save outlets from Thrifty Corp. last summer, PayLess Drug Stores (which has earned a reputation as one of the most innovative and well-run drug chains) served notice that it intends to become an even greater force in U.S. retailing. ...
Renewed Revco on growth track. (Revco D.S. Inc.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... TWINSBURG, Ohio -- Should Revco D.S. ever seek a new corporate symbol, it might consider the phoenix: the mythical bird that rose from the ashes.For the retailer, which once was the nation's largest drug chain in terms of store count with over 2,000 units, the ashes that inundated ...
Thrift explores new concepts. (J.C. Penney Company Inc. Thrift Drug Inc.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... PITTSBURGH -- The success of an experimental drug store was the highlight of the year for Thrift Drug, a subsidiary of J.C. Penney Co.At 17,600 square feet, the experimental unit here is much larger than typical chain drug outlets. "The purpose of this experiment is to challenge ...
Genovese posts record results. (Genovese Drug Stores Inc.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... MELVILLE, N.Y. -- Genovese Drug Stores has capped a concerted two-year effort to control costs and increase efficiency through greater use of retail technology by posting record sales and earnings for the fiscal year ended January 29."We're quite pleased with our results," says ...
Fay's performance robust in weak economy. (Fay's Inc.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... LIVERPOOL, N.Y.--Strong sales of basic chain drug merchandise allowed Fay's Inc. to overcome the adverse effects of a weak economy and register record results for the fiscal year ended January 30.Revenues for the 12 months rose by 8% over those of fiscal 1991 to $902.6 million, ...
Drug Emporium shaken by change. (Drug Emporium Inc.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... POWELL, Ohio--Nineteen-ninety-two was a watershed year for Drug Emporium, which since its founding in 1979 has popularized and refined the concept of deep-discount drug store retailing. It was in that year that competition from discounters and combination stores and the weak economy forced ...
F&M continues steady growth. (F and M Distributors Inc.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... WARREN, Mich.--In a year when the struggles of other deep discounters raised doubts about the viability of off-price drug store retailing, F&M Distributors Inc. turned in continued steady growth, going public in the process.During its first reporting period as a public company F&M ...
Medicine Shoppe still thriving. (Medicine Shoppe International Inc.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... ST. LOUIS--A tough comparison against a strong prior-year performance didn't stop Medicine Shoppe International from posting record results in 1992.The franchisor of apothecary-style drug stores rang up a 12.3% gain in net earnings to $11.9 million in fiscal 1992, ended September ...
Rebound continues as Perry rings up record sales. (Perry Drug Stores Inc.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... PONTIAC, Mich.--The renaissance continued at Perry Drug Stores last year as the retailer rang up record sales and the second highest annual profits in its history.The chain's aggressive marketing, cost containment and debt reduction efforts, along with innovative technology, ...
Good news continues at Arbor as it reaches 30-year anniversary. (Arbor Drugs Inc.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... TROY, Mich. -- Stockholders at Arbor Drugs have come to expect nothing but good news from the company, and that is just what they got in 1992. The chain reported a 17.5% increase in sales to $476.8 million for the fiscal year ended July 31, 1992, while net income was up 20.6% to $15.8 ...
Big B posts record-breaking sales, earnings. (Big B Inc.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... BESSEMER, Ala.--Following two years of little movement in store count, Big B Inc. started off its new fiscal year with a bang with the acquisition of 45 units in Georgia from Thrift Drug.That development came after the chain closed the books on a fiscal year which saw it ring up ...
Service distinguishes Harco. (Harco Drug Inc.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Coming off the best 12 months in its 51-year history, and with fiscal 1993 sales on the rise since the holiday selling season, Harco Drug plans to add five or six stores this year to its 121-unit total.Like other drug chains, Harco has felt the impact of a soft ...
K&B starts chainwide remodeling. (K and B Inc.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... NEW ORLEANS -- While posting its strongest results in years in 1992, K&B Inc. embarked on an ambitious remodeling program to position its stores to compete effectively for the remainder of the decade and into the next century."Projections for the year were right on track," says ...
Expansion marks Jean Coutu. (Jean Coutu Group Inc.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... LONGUEUIL, Quebec--Though many retailers in Canada continue to suffer from the lingering effects of the recession and the decision of many people to shop in the United States because of lower tax rates there, Jean Coutu Group posted advances in sales and profitability in 1992.For ...
Snyder's on expansion track. (Snyder's Drug Stores Inc.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... MINNETONKA, Minn. -- As one drug chain operating under the Snyder name grows, another is preparing to go out of existence.The completion of the acquisition of Snyder Bros. by Snyder's Drug Stores, which is expected by the end of summer, will culminate a "pretty exciting year" for ...
Reliable optimistic about future. (Reliable Drug Stores Inc.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... INDIANAPOLIS--Reliable Drug Stores is confident that, even though 1992 ended on a somber note with its filing for Chapter 11, it will experience a revival by the conclusion of this year.The 250-store chain filed for protection from its creditors last December after failing to ...
LBO puts new Duane Reade management to the test. (leveraged buyout; Duane Reade Holding Corp.) (Special Double Issue)(The State of the Industry)
Apr 26, 1993 ... NEW YORK--Duane Reade has long been an anomaly in the chain drug industry. While most drug chains find the costs and other challenges involved in doing business in urban markets too big a hurdle to overcome, Duane Reade has long thrived in the nation's ultimate urban market: New York City. ...
CDMA expo features photofinishing panel. (Chain Drug Marketing Association Spring Conference and Exposition) (Special Double Issue)
Apr 26, 1993 ... ATLANTA--Running a successful photofinishing department in a chain drug store requires a commitment to service, advertising and variety. That was the message of the photofinishing panel at the Chain Drug Marketing Association Spring Conference and Exposition, which was held earlier this ...
Competition tough in family planning. (drugstores' marketing of family planning products) (Special Double Issue) (Industry Overview)
Apr 26, 1993 ... NEW YORK--Chain drug stores, which face increasingly stiff competition in the family planning category from supermarkets and discount stores, are fighting back by merchandising their product offerings in separate departments."As people become comfortable buying these items, a ...
Home test kit market expands. (Special Double Issue) (Industry Overview)
Apr 26, 1993 ... NEW YORK--Sales of home test kits for pregnancy and ovulation are growing as the products become increasingly easy to use, and the drug chains stand to benefit from this trend.Drug chains are the dominant class of trade in the family planning category as a whole, and they play an ...
Sales of women's contraceptives remain steady. (Special Double Issue) (Industry Overview)
Apr 26, 1993 ... NEW YORK -- Suppliers and retailers of over-the-counter women's contraceptives see steady sales in a market ruled by consumer loyalty. "This category doesn't change like a lot of others," says a product manager at a pharmaceutical company. "Women don't make quick decisions to change ...