Longs buys 2 old Star Markets Nov 11, 2009
The Rhode Island-based company, which bought Longs Drug Stores in 2008, will open Longs stores in place of the old Star Markets, CVS said Tuesday in a news release. Both of the supermarkets recently closed. (Pacific Business News, HI)
Inventories being kept at minimum for holidays Nov 7, 2009
CVS, which recently acquired Longs Drug Stores Corp, saw its shares plunge 20 percent and took their biggest one-day loss in eight years. In total, the company lost about $2 billion in 2010 revenue in the last three months. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Jardine: It's semi-official -- J Street has its own mayor Nov 1, 2009
After working for years for Longs Drug Stores, he became an apprentice in a print shop. In 1962, Cooney opened Action Rubber Stamp Manufacturing at 1220 H St., and ran the business until he retired in 1989. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Star Market in Moiliili closing its doors Monday Oct 25, 2009
It is rumored that Times will sell the Moiliili and Ewa Beach stores to CVS Caremark Corp., which recently acquired Longs Drug Stores, Loo said ... It is rumored that Times will sell the Moiliili and Ewa Beach stores to CVS Caremark Corp., which recently acquired Longs Drug Stores, Loo said. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Star Markets store in Mo'ili'ili to close Oct 25, 2009
Times, which announced its purchase of Star in July, at that time said it planned to sell Star's Moiliili and Ewa Beach stores to CVS, the owner of Longs Drug Stores, and operate the remaining five Star stores under the Times name. Representatives of Times and CVS could not be reached for more information yesterday. (Honolulu Advertiser)
CVS hitches ride on Fleet Week Oct 11, 2009
The nation's largest drugstore chain is Fleet Week's official sponsor, one of its ways of saying, "Hi, neighbor." And there'll be plenty more marketing-style "howdys" in the next few weeks as CVS completes its remodeling of 148 Bay Area stores acquired from Walnut Creek's Longs Drug Stores last year. The $2. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Residents raise relief funds (262) Oct 5, 2009
Steinfort said in the Lihu e area, boxes are located at the Longs Drug Stores at Kukui Grove, the eyeglasses department at Costco and Big Save. Another option is to contact any of the Lions Clubs around the island. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Longs brings boost to CVS Aug 6, 2009
Top executives of CVS Caremark Corp. said yesterday the company's acquisition of Longs Drug Stores Corp. is exceeding expectations as efforts continue to integrate the two operations. CVS last October acquired 521 Longs stores in four western states, including 39 in Hawai'i. (Honolulu Advertiser)
CVS Caremark profit jumps in Q2 Aug 5, 2009
Longs Drug Stores has 39 locations in Hawaii, and CVS has said it plans to keep the Longs name in Hawaii. CVS opened its downtown Honolulu location at Restaurant Row in January and has been operating a small pharmacy in Kailua for nine years. (Pacific Business News, HI)
UH-Hilo's College of Pharmacy given $1M gift Aug 4, 2009
Joseph M. Long, co-founder of Longs Drug Stores, created his foundation in 1966. lect> Add your comment (max {maxchars} characters) You must be logged in to leave a comment. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Star Markets in Ewa Beach, Moiliili may be closed, sold Jul 26, 2009
Times on its Web site disclosed that it plans to sell Star's Mo'ili'ili and 'Ewa Beach stores to CVS, the owner of Longs Drug Stores, in a deal that is expected to cost a significant number of Star employees their jobs. Randy Slentz, Times director of marketing and merchandising, said Times has talked to CVS and a sale is possible but the two sides do not have an agreement. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Maui Realtor, brokerage face penalties Jul 3, 2009
The Board of Pharmacy approved a settlement agreement to resolve a pending matter against Longs Drug Stores California Inc.. The Board of Nursing ordered Tammy M. DeGroft to pay a $500 fine and comply with terms of Missouri State Board of Nursing Order. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hawaii set to tighten precautions on swine flu May 7, 2009
Hawai'i's Longs Drug stores are seeing "increased activity" of Tamiflu sales, said Mike DeAngelis, a spokesman for Longs' parent company, CVS Pharmacy. "The supply fluctuates day to day, store to store.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
THE TECH CHRONICLES A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's... Apr 7, 2009
Google Health just added CVS/Caremark Corp. to its network of pharmacy partners, meaning customers of CVS, benefit manager Caremark and Longs Drug Stores (which CVS recently acquired) can maintain their prescription history online in a Google Health account. With pharmacy giant CVS on board, about 100 million people can now access their prescription records online and securely download the information to Google Health. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Magazine delivery resumes for many Mar 29, 2009
Retailers now being supplied by Islander Group include Longs Drug Stores, Star Market Ltd., Safeway and many others, though arrangements are still being worked out with some, Swartz said. "Our phone has been ringing fast and furious," he said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Big crowds hit Target Mar 6, 2009
Kristal Ka'auwai, a 22-year-old Longs Drug Stores pharmacy employee, walked five minutes from her Aliamanu home to be first in line at the Salt Lake Target at 5:30 a.m.. She said she was just curious to see what Target is about, and to prove to her family that she doesn't always sleep in on her day off. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Magazine supplier halts Isle shipments Feb 12, 2009
Longs Drug Stores said it's working with other distributors to ensure magazine deliveries continue, but company spokes-man Michael DeAngelis said he was unsure how availability of titles will be affected by the supply cutoff from Anderson News. "We are working through that now," he said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Getting The Lead Out Feb 10, 2009
Even before the law took effect, two giant retail chains, Longs Drug Stores and Rite Aid, removed three styles of Valentine's Day mechanical singing-and-dancing plush animals from their shelves after receiving calls from Attorney General Jerry Brown's office. The red plastic guitars attached to "Wild Thing Gorilla," "Ain't Too Proud to Beg Dog" and "Sing Puppy," manufactured in China by Dan Dee International, contain levels of lead that may violate Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
