From the desk of Colleen Volheim, category and research analysis manager Heat mapping is a great tool to help build your case for deserving shelf space. Using sales data (in units or dollars), heat mapping highlights the top-selling products in a section or department. It’s a vibrant, visual way to depict the products that are … Read More
Waukesha, Wisconsin — August 20, 2020 — Hamacher Resource Group, Inc. (HRG) is lending their assortment planning and placement expertise to International Paper’s (IP) Retail division to enhance their existing Multi-Vendor Program (MVP) and offer retailers the Shopper Solution Center. These free-standing retail displays are available in a variety of sizes and feature a curated … Read More
It’s time to refresh your First Aid department by Tara Kaifesh, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips No matter the age, gender, or race, minor cuts, scrapes, or burns are inevitable, which is why the First Aid category has consistently ranked in the top 10 departments in independent pharmacies based on dollar sales.* The wound and … Read More
Waukesha, Wisconsin – March 10, 2020 – Hamacher Resource Group, Inc.’s (HRG’s) New Item Review team, in its ongoing evaluation of products suitable for the independent pharmacy channel, evaluated 3,045 new health, beauty, and wellness items in 2019. This number is an increase of roughly 17.7% from the 2,587 products reviewed in 2018. The number of items reviewed … Read More
Balance your beauty and therapeutic hair care offerings to maximize sales by Kyle Lentz, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips The beauty shampoos, conditioners & hair treatments subcategory is number one in Hair Care based on the sheer volume of items reporting sales, contributing over 36% of category sales.* The top-selling items within independent drug continue … Read More
Stock the eye & ear care products your customers demand by Kelly Zygowski, junior category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Eye & Ear Care is a top ten category in sales at independent pharmacies*. Be prepared to assist shoppers of this department by educating yourself about the various solutions and stocking the products your customers demand. … Read More
By Dave Wendland, vice president strategic relations, as seen in Drug Store News Before I started my series focused on curated solutions, I enrolled to become part of the Stitch Fix craze. For those unfamiliar with this Wall Street darling, Stitch Fix was inspired by the new vision of a client-first, client-centric way to approach retail. … Read More
From the desk of Julie Bonnell, vice president operations “We landed a huge opportunity” are the words every brand’s space management team is anticipating with both excitement and apprehension. The sales team has it in the bag, and now everyone is looking at you to make it happen. Whether changes to planograms, also known as … Read More
By Dave Wendland, vice president strategic relations, as seen in Drug Store News New parents face a number of experiences that they have not yet encountered. Among them is the challenge of making informed choices of what types of products they may need to not only care for their little one, but also prepare their home … Read More
Written by and published in Elements magazine, June 17, 2019 In 2018, Hamacher Resource Group (HRG) evaluated a whopping 2,587 new products to determine which were most suitable for independent pharmacies. The result of the company’s rigorous review process is a surefire list of top-performing products independent pharmacies can’t afford to miss out on. “These are items … Read More