Pharmacy

With unique products and even more unique merchandising, Dave's Marketplace has retrieved its pet category sales in a competitive market.

AUSTIN, Tex. -- Whole Foods Market is gearing up for the grand opening of a new Austin "landmark store" and world headquarters on March 3. The new 80,000 sq. ft. store, will serve as a key anchor of Austin's downtown revitalization efforts. Its opening coincides with Whole Foods' 25th anniversary.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. ¿ Wal-Mart and Sam's Club pharmacies will offer complimentary cholesterol and blood pressure screenings as part of two Healthy Heart Community Events this month to raise awareness of the nation's No. 1 killer -- heart disease.

Carbonated soft drink supermarket growth is being fueled by diets and flavors.

HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. -- Retail sales within the consumer packaged goods health and wellness industry reached $68 billion in 2004, according to findings from the Natural Marketing Institute's annual research study of 2,000-plus U.S. consumer households.

HOWARD, Wisc. -- Discount store operator ShopKo Stores has officially entered the big-box drug business here with the grand opening of ShopKo Express Rx, a neighborhood drug store featuring pharmacy and typical front-end categories, as well as an expanded food assortment several non-traditional special services.

Their rep as superfoods more solid than ever, fresh berries are poised to surmount the barriers of price spikes and seasonality.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - A new conference focused on retailers¿ strategies and consumer behavior in the wellness market is being held next month by the MARS Wellness Group.