Fixture fulfillment — Streamlining the pick and pack process

July 24, 2024By Behind the Shelf Blog, Focus on Fixtures, From the desk of

 From the desk of Holly Jablonowski, business administration manager. for the Focus on Fixtures blog series Among the many offerings included in our fixture coordination services, we have developed methods to streamline the pick, pack, and ship process. Not only does this facilitate easy in-store unpacking and installation, but it also allows for efficiencies within the warehouse as well. … Read More

Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Skin Care

July 12, 2024By Behind the Shelf Blog, Focus on the Pharmacy Front End Blog, Monthly Retailer Category Tips, Resources focused on Independent Pharmacy

by  Cat Renwick, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips While independent pharmacies tend to excel in therapeutic skin care items, don’t overlook the advantages to your business of serving consumers looking for skin care products offering beauty benefits. These product types become part of a consumer’s skin care routine/regimen, which means recurring, additional … Read More

Single Source of Truth: Utilizing AI for data capture efficiencies

July 1, 2024By Behind the Shelf Blog, Data Analysis and Management, Single Source of Truth for Product Content

This blog series about a single source of truth for product content is based on the webinar, Let’s Get Digital, presented for the CHPA Academy in March 2024. by Lisa Lopez, HRG data assets manager Data is captured many different ways and artificial intelligence (AI) is getting a lot of buzz. AI is an amazingly impressive … Read More

Expert Space Management

June 25, 2024By Behind the Shelf Blog, Focus on Fixtures, From the desk of

From the desk of Colleen Volheim, category research and analysis manager, for the Focus on Fixtures blog series In the retail industry, space management is a term often associated with optimizing the space within a store for sales. That means departments, displays, and products are merchandised in ideal areas so customers can easily find and … Read More

Single Source of Truth: Data governance

June 19, 2024By Behind the Shelf Blog, Data Analysis and Management, Single Source of Truth for Product Content

This blog series about a single source of truth for product content is based on the webinar, Let’s Get Digital, presented for the CHPA Academy in March 2024. by Lisa Lopez, HRG data assets manager How data is formatted, consumed, stored, and dispersed both internally and externally matters! Having a single source of truth includes the … Read More

User-friendly fixture planograms

June 14, 2024By Behind the Shelf Blog, Focus on Fixtures, From the desk of

From the desk of Kelly Zygowski, category analyst, for the Focus on Fixtures blog series When creating the vision for your in-store display at retailers, your focus is where products and graphics are placed to attract attention of customers and for ease of shopping. Once you’ve established placement and appearance, the next step is digging into the details … Read More

Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Feminine Care and Family Planning

June 12, 2024By Behind the Shelf Blog, Focus on the Pharmacy Front End Blog, Monthly Retailer Category Tips, Resources focused on Independent Pharmacy

by Tara Kaifesh, category analyst, and Kelly Zygowski, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Read on for tools and tips to reenergize your feminine care and family planning departments! In early 2024, Option 2, an emergency contraception product, was launched. In April 2024, Opill, a full prescription strength over-the-counter birth control pill, became … Read More

Single Source of Truth: Barcodes — not so simple and straightforward

June 5, 2024By Behind the Shelf Blog, Data Analysis and Management, Single Source of Truth for Product Content

This blog series about a single source of truth for product content is based on the webinar, Let’s Get Digital, presented for the CHPA Academy in March 2024. by Lisa Lopez, HRG data assets manager A single source of truth for product content is the optimal state — the most accurate, up-to-date, and approved descriptions … Read More

Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Oral Care

May 13, 2024By Behind the Shelf Blog, Focus on the Pharmacy Front End Blog, Monthly Retailer Category Tips, Resources focused on Independent Pharmacy

by Kyle Lentz, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Promote the array of items you carry to address customers’ oral care needs, from items that support oral health to those that are designed for aesthetic enhancements. The teeth whitening market is expected to continue to grow, according to a Skyquest research report. They cite … Read More