GE Capital, Corporate Retail Finance is now the administrative agent and sole lender on a $65 million asset-based credit facility for Navarro Discount Pharmacy, the largest Hispanic-owned pharmacy chain in the U.S. and an MBF Healthcare portfolio company. The financing will be used to refinance debt and for general corporate purposes. Founded in 1960, Miami-based […]
Category: Shelby Originals
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Posted in, Albertsons, Shelby Originals, Southeast
Winn-Dixie Joins Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance
Florida-based Winn-Dixie is joining the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance (DPCA), an initiative aimed at tipping the scales against the epidemic of diabetes, prediabetes and obesity by expanding access to community-based programs that use evidence-based approaches to help prevent and control diabetes. Trained Winn-Dixie pharmacists in 29 select Winn-Dixie stores in Jacksonville, Orlando and Tampa […]
Posted in, Albertsons, Market Profile, Southwest
Texas Roundup: Retailers Expand, Bring New Formats to Meet Needs
[gn_note color=”#ff3333″] The 2011 Texas Roundup originally ran in the November 2011 edition of The Shelby Report of the Southwest. Due to reader requests we will be posting our Profiles from each edition of The Shelby Report. The profile will be published on theshelbyreport.com one month after it has run in print.[/gn_note] by Terrie Ellerbee/associate […]
Posted in, Feature, National
When Disaster Strikes, Social Media Connects With Your Customers
by Rick Rusch, Thought-TechSpecial to The Shelby Report Social media is an integral part of every day life for millions of people. For many, social media has become indispensable. Social media channels are no longer only sources of entertainment and interaction. Increasingly, social media has become a critical channel for communication. As a result, businesses […]
Posted in, National, Shelby Originals
Group Critical of Walgreens Plans to Abandon Express Scripts
In a letter to Walgreen’s CEO Gregory Wasson, the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference (NHCLC) made its stance known by joining a growing number of civil rights groups that have weighed in against Walgreens stated plan to discontinue its partnership with Express Scripts. “If your course is not reversed, if you do not choose to […]
Posted in, From My Point of View, National
New Year = OLD Year
As we prepare to write 2012 on our checks and letters, let’s not let the most exciting part of our year slip by without squeezing extra dollars out of every holiday hour. If we keep our people excited and upbeat about the potential extra dollars of profit, we will turn what might be a mediocre […]
Posted in, Feature, National, Nonfood Items
Technology Is the Key for the Future of General Merchandise
by Ashley Bates/staff writer Dave McConnell, president and CEO of the Global Market and Development Center (GMDC), says the future of general merchandise and health and beauty care centers on technology and focusing on sales throughout the food channel. In the recent study released by the organization, “Consumer Shopping Habits for Wellness and Environmentally Conscious […]
Posted in, National, The Independent Perspective
The $1.5 Trillion Question: What Happens Nov. 23?
Come Nov. 23, most grocers will have little on their minds besides serving holiday shoppers and maximizing the end-of-Thanksgiving sales. Meanwhile, in Washington, thoughts of drumsticks and stuffing will have to take a back seat as the primary focus will be on the 12-member deficit reduction commission which must produce at least $1.5 trillion in […]