The Details Decide — Pricing Strategy part 1 video out now
April 16, 2026 – The next video in HRG’s video series, The Details Decide, focused on pricing strategy, is out now. It is the third video published and the first one explaining the detailed processes which support updates to product pricing within HRG’s Master Product Library. All videos can be found on HRG’s website and […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Vitamins & Dietary Supplements
by Kyle Lentz, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips From our annual review of new HBW items launched in 2025, gummies continue to be a popular form trend for the fifth year in a row. Gummy launches can be found across a variety of categories, however they are particularly popular in vitamins & dietary […]
HRG Image Capabilities
April 6, 2026 – HRG has created a simplified explanation of their image capabilities services, available on their website. The piece describes the product image choices a brand may desire or retailer may request, with deliverables and examples. They include: Use cases for the standard, enhanced, and out-of-package images include custom planograms, marketing and […]
HRG Announces the Release of New Video Series
Waukesha, Wisconsin — April 1, 2026 – HRG is announcing, “The Details Decide: a video series about product eligibility, classification, and pricing strategies,” highlighting services from HRG’s product research and analysis team which have significant impact on the shopping experience for consumers and retailers every day. The series, available on Hamacher.com, features Georgia Gums, product […]
BeautyStat aims to deliver results for consumers
by Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as appeared in Inside Beauty for Drug Store News While vitamin C has been a popular ingredient in skin care for several years, it becomes ineffective when it oxidizes. Ron Robinson, founder and CEO of BeautyStat, heard this frustration again and again from readers of his blog. A cosmetic chemist for 35 […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — First Aid
by Kelly Zygowski, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips The first aid category ranks 7th in the independent pharmacy class of trade. Use the tips below to spruce up your department and build traffic and sales! Our analysts created a list of 17 items that should be in all first aid kits. As […]
HRG Announces New Beauty Growth Specialist
Waukesha, Wisconsin — March 4, 2026 – HRG is announcing Jax Pugh is their new beauty growth specialist, reporting to director of business development, Angela Pinkstaff. Pugh will be responsible for connecting with cosmetics brands as well as retailers, associations, and other industry partners in the beauty segment to provide solutions that streamline and simplify […]
HRG Makes Significant Updates to Industry-standard Fine Line Classification System
Waukesha, Wisconsin — March 2, 2026 — HRG has completed its semiannual update of its Fine Line Classification System for health, beauty, and wellness (HBW), home health care (HHC), and general merchandise (GM) products with notable adjustments to reflect industry changes. The March 2026 updates include changes to address items which may support GLP-1 side […]
HRG Marks Two Milestones with IN.depth Independent Pharmacy Publication
Waukesha, Wisconsin — February 24, 2026 — HRG’s premiere publication for independent retail pharmacies, IN.depth, has reached two milestones: its fifteenth year of circulation and it is now available in digital format. Developed to provide health, beauty, and wellness manufacturers an opportunity to share messaging directly to pharmacy staff, as well as be a vehicle […]
Maesa encourages a more inclusive, diverse beauty industry with its Magic Incubator
by Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as appeared in Inside Beauty for Drug Store News The Maesa Magic Incubator was created in 2023 by Maesa CEO, Piyush Jain to harness the company’s entrepreneurial spirit and support emerging founders, and it is now in its third cohort. “The incubator was created in direct response to the access gap that exists […]