HRG’s Category Research & Analysis Team Looks Back at HBW New Item Category Trends
Waukesha, Wisconsin — August 2, 2023 — HRG recently looked back at the new health, beauty, and wellness (HBW) items they chose as part of their annual selection of the Future 50 products for Drug Store News to dig into category trends. After reviewing the HBW products they projected to succeed in the market from […]
Don’t forget the individual shopper behind the aggregated data
by Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as seen in Mass Market Retailers Sometimes it feels like our world revolves around data. Certainly, in retail, it can be easy to forget about the individual consumer behind the aggregated data attributes that have been collected about them. For instance, a few years ago when HRG was building […]
HRG to Present at ECRM Home Health Care Session
Waukesha, Wisconsin — April 20, 2023 — HRG’s Dave Wendland, vice president strategic relations, will host a panel discussion, “Focusing on Care Where Health Meets the Home,” on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. PT during the ECRM Home Health Care Session at Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa in Henderson, Nevada. The hour-long […]
HRG’s Lopez Earns GS1 Standards Advanced Certificate
Waukesha, Wisconsin — April 6, 2023 — Lisa Lopez, digital assets manager at HRG, has earned the GS1 Standards Advanced Certificate from GS1 US. Lopez completed the GS1 US University training covering the comprehensive concepts relating to the GS1 System of Standards and how to apply them. This includes how globally unique, unambiguous identification is […]
Bright spots can be found in performance of GM
By Colleen Volheim, category research & analysis manager, as seen in Chain Drug Review General merchandise is subject to the same challenges nearly all products are currently experiencing — supply chain issues and inflation. According to the NPD Group, April 2022 U.S. GM unit sales were 7% lower than a year ago, creating a 1% decline […]
Keeping tabs on trends in independent pharmacy
By Colleen Volheim, category research & analysis manager, as seen in Chain Drug Review Planning for new product launches, existing product growth, or expansion — of a product line or into a new channel, market, or region — is best guided by market research, consumer feedback, and performance data. Extensive market research isn’t always easy […]
Manage the product journey tightly to the very end
By Sean Grudzinski, product research & analysis manager, as seen in Chain Drug Review Controlling the product journey all the way from planogram to the shopping basket isn’t easy but, to deliver the shopping experience you want for your customers, you must find a way. With the right resources (internal or trusted partners) you can […]
Online brand integrity is paramount to e-commerce sales
By Julie Bonnell, vice president operations, as seen in Mass Market Retailers As the focus on e-commerce has been heightened the past few years, manufacturers and retailers have, in many cases, invested in their websites. In some cases, functionality needed streamlining, in others, content needed updating and/or improvement, and in others still, e-commerce had to […]
HRG Panel Discussion to Take Place during ECRM Health Care Program
Waukesha, Wisconsin — July 19, 2022 — HRG will host a panel of its retail experts to discuss “Consumer Healthcare Trends — The Shape of the Future,” on August 2, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. ET, during ECRM’s virtual Health Care program which is August 1-5, 2022. The panel is comprised of a core group of […]
Independent Pharmacy Research Study – Industry Support Infographic Features Seven New Charts
September 23, 2021 – HRG, who released the Independent Pharmacy Research Study report at the end of January, has published the last in a series of eight infographics using data from the study. The infographics feature new views of the data for a deeper understanding of the independent pharmacy channel. In the “Industry Support” infographic, […]