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Albertsons Drug Stores


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June 2002: "In 1984, Jewel Companies, Inc. was acquired by American Stores Company, adding Jewel Food Stores, Star Market, Buttrey Food and the Osco and Sav-on Drug Stores to the Company's family of retail operations. The Jewel/Osco combination store formats and the stand-alone drug stores of Osco and Sav-on fit well with the Company's other retail operations. Skaggs Drug Centers were converted to Osco Drug stores. In 1988, American Stores Company acquired Lucky Stores, Inc... During the 1990s American Drug Stores acquired CVS's California drugstores, the Clark's drugstore chain in Southern California, Reliable drugstores in the Midwest and Rx Plus stores in Arizona. In 1998, Albertson's and American Stores Company announced their plans to merge. This merger was finalized in June 1999."

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May 01, 2007 Wal-Mart's Union Stance Attacked: Retailer's Tactics Are Extreme, Human Rights Group Says

QUOTE: Human Rights Watch, an advocacy group based in New York, released a report yesterday detailing what it called excessively aggressive tactics by Wal-Mart Stores to stop union organization in its stores.

 Washington Post
Oct 11, 2006 Equity Deals Attract Eye of Justice

QUOTE: appear to be the beginning of a wide-ranging inquiry into private equity, an industry that has become an increasingly powerful force on Wall Street in recent years but remains relatively unregulated. Of particular concern has been the emergence of consortiums in many big buyouts. When firms get together to form consortiums, or clubs, as they are known in the industry, to bid on a specific company, that could have the effect of limiting competition and thus artificially depressing the price of takeover bids — and hurting corporate shareholders in the process.

 New York Times
Nov 23, 2005 Bankrate survey: Holiday gift card fees and rules

QUOTE: ...look closely at the strings attached to gift cards. The buyer can be hit with purchase fees, activation fees and shipping fees, while the user can be whacked again with inactivity fees or redemption fees. Be careful or your $50 dollar gift card may not be worth $50 for very long.

 Bankrate.com
Nov 06, 2003 Stores Follow Wal-Mart's Lead in Labor: Competitors Struggle to Match Savings From Non-Union Workforce

QUOTE: Wal-Mart, the world's biggest retailer and the nation's biggest private employer, has become so powerful that its practices reverberate throughout the U.S. economy.

 Washington Post
Jul 27, 2002 On Any Given Day in Albuquerque: 5 Supermarkets, 25 Items, and 6 Sets of Prices in 1 Day

QUOTE: We have shown that shopper cards have not fulfilled their promise of lower prices for consumers. I wonder whether they have fulfilled the promise of higher profits for the stores.

 Amador Publishers
Jun 11, 2002 Sincerely Annoying: Lawmakers, Patients Question Drug Letters

QUOTE: "Patient education" letters from pharmacies that advise consumers to refill a prescription or change to another medication are drawing attacks from drug industry critics who say the letters may undermine patient care, inflate the cost of treatment and violate privacy.

 Washington Post