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Article: Product mix shifts as tastes change.(CONSUMABLES)(Statistical data)
- Article from:
- Chain Drug Review
- Article date:
- September 28, 2009
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NEW YORK -- As consumer appetites continue to shift and the consumables category gets redefined, chain drug retailers are reconfiguring their stores accordingly.
While drug stores have been carrying a wide array of such snacks and convenience food and beverages as potato chips, nuts and sodas, they have recently expanded their offerings to present a healthier nutritional profile.
Organic items and healthful snacks are now on prominent display.
On the health-conscious West Coast, Bartell Drug not only offers a wide selection of natural and organic items, but makes it a point to promote healthful products in its circulars on a regular and rotating ...