HRG Announces Maas Added to Owner Group
Waukesha, Wisconsin – March 19, 2024– HRG has announced that they have added Beth Maas, SPHR, director human resources for HRG, to the owner group, effective January 1, 2024. Maas has been with HRG since 2006. She joins Sean Grudzinski, product research and analysis manager, Steve Brester, director information technology, Julie Bonnell, vice president operations, […]
Ideas for Cross-selling Merchandise: First Aid
Part of the Ideas for Cross-selling Merchandise infographics series
Beauty benefits: Focus on ingredients
by Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as appeared in Inside Beauty for Drug Store News Every year, HRG conducts a review of the new health, beauty, and wellness products released to identify trends and shifts in the market. There were 632 beauty and 302 wellness items that were launched in 2023 and the first three months of […]
HRG Earns Great Place To Work Certification™ Second Year in a Row
Waukesha, Wisconsin – March 6, 2024– HRG is proud to be certified by Great Place To Work® for the second year in a row. The prestigious award is based entirely on current employee feedback about their experience working at HRG. This year, responses from HRG associates determined that 88% consider it a great place to […]
HRG Reviews 1,634 New HBW Items in 2023
Waukesha, Wisconsin – February 27, 2024– HRG’s new item review team, in its ongoing evaluation of products suitable for the independent pharmacy channel, examined 1,634 new health, beauty, and wellness (HBW) items in 2023. This is a decrease of 12.8% from the 1,875 products reviewed in 2022. Of the newly introduced items in 2023, 18, […]
Finding the bright side
by Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as appeared in Inside Beauty for Drug Store News Marlene Wallach didn’t set out to develop a skin care line, but that’s where her journey has led her. The founder and CEO of Gleem Beauty spent nearly two decades at the helm of Wilhelmina Creative Models. While there, she worked closely […]
HRG Presents Webinar for CHPA Academy March 6th
Waukesha, Wisconsin — February 7, 2024 — HRG’s digital assets manager, Lisa Lopez, and vice president of strategic relations, Dave Wendland, will be presenting a webinar, Let’s Get Digital, for the CHPA Academy on March 6th at 2pm EST. Webinar attendees will learn the importance of managing their data assets and the large influence it […]
HRG’s IN.store Category Management Tools Customer Portals Completed
Waukesha, Wisconsin — January 31, 2024 — HRG has completed the development of IN.store™ Category Management Tools customer portals. The robust, customizable portals host all of the materials that are a part of the IN.store program, as well as tools to help speed and streamline in-store implementation, including: Category Strategy Category Rankings Last Chance Hot […]
Three Improv Games To Get Your Team Out Of Their Comfort Zone
By Dave Wendland, for Forbes Agency Council, as appeared on Forbes.com I believe that overcoming limitations is a noble cause. It promotes self-development and growth. Eleanor Roosevelt is credited with saying, “Do one thing every day that scares you.” Going beyond your limitations can sometimes be scary, but the good news is that no one has to […]
HRG’s Wendland to Moderate Nonfoods Panel at FMI’s Midwinter Conference
Waukesha, Wisconsin — January 17, 2024 — HRG’s Dave Wendland, vice president, strategic relations, will be moderating the education breakout session, “Bringing Nonfood Destinations to Life,” Saturday, January 20, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. ET at the Food Marketing Institute’s (FMI) Midwinter Conference. The session will focus on how strategically positioning nonfood categories can add items […]