Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Hair Care
by Cat Renwick, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Time to refresh your hair care department and utilize these merchandising tips to drive traffic and sales. There were two items that made it into HRG’s Future 50 of 2024 new products. In fact, it was the first time a hair care item made […]
HRG Reviews 2,384 New Items in 2025
Waukesha, Wisconsin – February 11, 2026 – HRG’s new item review team, in its ongoing evaluation of products suitable for the independent pharmacy channel, reviewed 2,384 new health, beauty, and wellness (HBW) items in 2025. This is an increase of 29.8% from the 1,837 products reviewed in 2024. This increase is noteworthy because 2025 is […]
HRG’s Future 50 of 2024: A look at the top 10 forecasted products and their categories
See the full Future 50 list here.
Pennies and Pricing: the penny is no longer being produced, now what?
By Sean Grudzinski, product research & analysis manager As I’m sure you’ve heard, the penny is no longer being produced. Unfortunately, production costs outweigh the coin’s value, and it has officially been decommissioned. However, according to the American Banking Association, there are an estimated 250 billion pennies in circulation. For the near future, pennies will […]
Ideas for Cross-selling Merchandise: Digestive Health
Part of the Ideas for Cross-selling Merchandise infographics series
Pacifica develops products to make you feel good inside and out
by Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as appeared in Inside Beauty for Drug Store News Pacifica has been creating products designed to be efficacious while protecting the planet from the beginning. Brook Harvey-Taylor, Pacifica founder with her husband Billy Taylor, says college is where her interest in plants, nature, and how scent can affect people started. “I was […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Sun Care
by Tara Kaifesh, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Sun care isn’t just for summer, it’s a necessity all year. Update your department with a focus on educating your customers of the importance of year-round sun protection. Want to encourage add-on sales in your sun care department and boost your profits? Check out […]
The beauty industry is growing — both in store and online
by Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as appeared in Inside Beauty for Drug Store News There is a positive outlook for the beauty industry and it’s being driven by online shoppers. While TikTok Shops have gained popularity, some surprising categories are having the greatest success. In a recent CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) webinar, “Global Trends Report, Part […]
Ocoa wants girls and women to embrace their curls
by Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as appeared in Inside Beauty for Drug Store News Ocoa co-founder, Nicol Varona Cancelmo grew up in the Dominican Republic where she says the culture there embedded that curly hair is bad hair. “’Pelo Malo’ is a very well-known term in Latin America, Caribbean especially. It’s not seen as beautiful and professional, […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Incontinence and Nicotine Replacement Therapy
by Noah Rosenthal, category analyst, and Holly Ockelmann, National Account Analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Read on for ideas to update and refresh these important departments which offer products that can positively impact your patients’ health. Medications, surgeries, and injections can help curb incontinence, however, they may be too costly for seniors, caregivers, […]