Data-empowered decision-making in the retail industry

by Dave Wendland, vice president strategic relations Over the past 15+ months, new applications of analytics across the retail supply chain have been broadly implemented. From merchandising planning to retail pricing elasticity, demand recommendations to shopper personalization, analytics has taken a higher priority within many organizations. The worldwide health crisis put more emphasis on the […]

HRG’s Refined Alignment Begins Roll Out

May 27, 2021 – As part of HRG’s 2021 brand refresh, they are introducing a streamlined approach to their lines of business, outlined below. The lines of business are: Data & Analysis – HRG’s data offers the intelligence brands, retailers, and distributors need to fuel data-driven decisions. The high-quality product assets can be used to […]

HRG Wins Top Workplace Award for Fifth Year in a Row

Waukesha, Wisconsin — May 19, 2021 — HRG has been named one of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s 2021 Top Workplaces, awarded to the best places to work in southeastern Wisconsin. This is the fifth year in a row that HRG has achieved the honor. 2020 was HRG’s 40th anniversary. While the company had to postpone […]

The Importance of Balancing Resilience in Uncertain Times

By Dave Wendland, for Forbes Agency Council, as appeared on Forbes.com March 21, 2021 Last year, companies found themselves faced with a daunting decision. Many struggled to implement tactics to build resilience into their organizations to survive short-term perils, while not losing sight of long-term strategies for an unknown future state. For some, this balance between short-term […]

HRG Named Health Mobius Content Partner

Waukesha, Wisconsin — April 20, 2021 — Health Mobius has named HRG its content partner to streamline, normalize, and increase consistency of data presented as part of Health Mobius’ eMarketplace solutions. Health Mobius offers a retail portal to connect retailers to distributors and manufacturers of home healthcare products, devices, and equipment, helping retailers expand their product […]

HRG Reviews Over 2,400 New Items in 2020

Waukesha, Wisconsin — March 18, 2021 — HRG’s New Item Review team, in its ongoing evaluation of products suitable for the independent pharmacy channel, evaluated 2,402 new health, beauty, and wellness (HBW) items in 2020. This is a decrease of roughly 21.1% from the 3,045 products reviewed in 2019. The decrease can be directly attributed to […]