Love and makeup in kindness
by Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as appeared in Inside Beauty for Drug Store News LAMIK Beauty is on a mission to provide all women with clean beauty products. With products and tools for lips, brows, eyes, and face, Kim Roxie, founder of LAMIK, has expanded her product line from her initial offering, the Brow Kit, introduced […]
Betting on Beauty
By Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager I’ve been writing articles about the beauty industry once a month for the past year for Drug Store News’ Inside Beauty e-newsletter. HRG has been in the health, beauty, and wellness segment of the retail industry since its inception. In the 12 years I’ve worked for the company, our […]
Packaging innovations for sustainability
by Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as appeared in Inside Beauty for Drug Store News You don’t have to look far in the personal care space for innovative packaging. And the fact that many packaging innovations are designed to improve eco-friendliness is encouraging. Companies making the effort to produce more environmentally-responsible products and packaging are likely to […]
HRG Presents Webinar for Consumer Healthcare Products Association
Waukesha, Wisconsin — June 7, 2022 — HRG’s Dave Wendland, vice president strategic relations and member of the owner group at HRG, will be the presenter of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) upcoming webinar for the CHPA Academy, “Dissecting the Market Basket by Journey.” The webinar is on June 29 at 2:00 p.m. EST. […]
Hamacher Resource Group’s Pet Merchandising 101
by Colleen Volheim, category research & analysis manager, written for ECRM in support of their Pet Program We all love those big puppy dog or kitty eyes or the soothing aura of an aquarium full of colorful fish. As an estimated 95% of American pet owners consider their pets family members, opportunities abound for retailers […]
‘Unboxed retail’ explains the changing perception of stores
By Dave Wendland, vice president strategic relations, as seen in Chain Drug Review As customer expectations transform, supply chain issues remain, cost pressures rise and workforce challenges linger, retail drug stores must continue their rapid change and transformation. The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly accelerated this necessary evolution. During this time of reinvention […]
HRG’s Nicloy and Pinkstaff Named to Shop! Association Member Committees
Waukesha, Wisconsin — May 24, 2022 — HRG’s Angela Nicloy, director of marketing, and Angela Pinkstaff, director of business development, have each been chosen to hold positions for key member committees for the Shop! Association. Nicloy is the newly-named chairperson for the Business Support & Resources committee which has a goal to support growth advocacy. […]
Both art and science are necessary for perfect planograms
By Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as seen in Mass Market Retailers The importance of building an accurate planogram can be taken for granted. It seems simple enough — place the products on the shelves in an organized manner so they are easily shoppable and look attractive. There’s more to getting it to that “easily […]
Capitalizing on cosmetics in grocery
by Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as appeared in Inside Beauty for Drug Store News When you think of grocery stores, cosmetics might not be the first product type that comes to mind. However, according to two resources who provide services to streamline cosmetic department sets and resets, their grocery channel sales are growing. L&R Distributors is […]
HRG Wins Top Workplace Award Sixth Year in a Row
Waukesha, Wisconsin — May 11, 2022 — HRG has been named one of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s 2022 Top Workplaces, awarded to the best places to work in southeastern Wisconsin. This is the sixth year in a row that HRG has achieved the honor. Beth Maas, SPHR, HRG’s director of human resources said, “We are […]