ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 17, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- ChainDrugStore.net announced today that the first edition of a new e-newsletter designed for registered users of ChainDrugStore.net and other stakeholders of the retail chain drug store industry was released this week. The ChainDrugStore.net Messenger covers tips and tricks, member updates, company news, industry highlights and trends, and how best to use ChainDrugStore.net to manage the message. New issues of the Messenger will be e-mailed every other week. It also is available through the ChainDrugStore.net website at https://www.chaindrugstore.net/news.
ChainDrugStore.net is the new infomediary for the $400 billion retail chain drug store industry. More than 90 retailers representing $255 billion in annual sales in 22,500 stores have enrolled since December along with major suppliers including Bristol-Myers Squibb, GlaxoSmithKline, Procter & Gamble, Rexall Sundown, PureTek and TheraSense.
"The value and benefit of ChainDrugStore.net increases for each participant as more participants are added and use the network," stated President and CEO Brad Mitchell. "One of the goals of the Messenger is to help demonstrate how easy it is for suppliers to create and deliver messages ... and for retailers to use the category information tool to make more cost-effective and better merchandising decisions."
For more information, contact Vice President of Customer Development Doug Cross at (703) 837-8323 or Dcross@chaindrugstore.net, Vice President of Pharmacy Matthew Erick at (703) 837-8322 or Merick@chaindrugstore.net or Vice President for Consulting Services Lee Rudibaugh at (703) 837-8324 or Lrudibaugh@chaindrugstore.net.
About ChainDrugStore.net: ChainDrugStore.net, based in Alexandria, Va., is the infomediary for the $400 billion chain drug store industry. It is a web-based tool that reduces the cost of communicating between suppliers and retailers. ChainDrugStore.net is a wholly owned, subsidiary of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores.
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CONTACT: ChainDrugStore.net
Rae Nelson
(703) 837-8333
Rnelson@chaindrugstore.net