HRG Image Capabilities
April 6, 2026 – HRG has created a simplified explanation of their image capabilities services, available on their website. The piece describes the product image choices a brand may desire or retailer may request, with deliverables and examples. They include: Use cases for the standard, enhanced, and out-of-package images include custom planograms, marketing and […]
HRG Announces the Release of New Video Series
Waukesha, Wisconsin — April 1, 2026 – HRG is announcing, “The Details Decide: a video series about product eligibility, classification, and pricing strategies,” highlighting services from HRG’s product research and analysis team which have significant impact on the shopping experience for consumers and retailers every day. The series, available on Hamacher.com, features Georgia Gums, product […]
HRG Announces New Beauty Growth Specialist
Waukesha, Wisconsin — March 4, 2026 – HRG is announcing Jax Pugh is their new beauty growth specialist, reporting to director of business development, Angela Pinkstaff. Pugh will be responsible for connecting with cosmetics brands as well as retailers, associations, and other industry partners in the beauty segment to provide solutions that streamline and simplify […]
HRG Makes Significant Updates to Industry-standard Fine Line Classification System
Waukesha, Wisconsin — March 2, 2026 — HRG has completed its semiannual update of its Fine Line Classification System for health, beauty, and wellness (HBW), home health care (HHC), and general merchandise (GM) products with notable adjustments to reflect industry changes. The March 2026 updates include changes to address items which may support GLP-1 side […]
HRG Marks Two Milestones with IN.depth Independent Pharmacy Publication
Waukesha, Wisconsin — February 24, 2026 — HRG’s premiere publication for independent retail pharmacies, IN.depth, has reached two milestones: its fifteenth year of circulation and it is now available in digital format. Developed to provide health, beauty, and wellness manufacturers an opportunity to share messaging directly to pharmacy staff, as well as be a vehicle […]
HRG Celebrates the Influence and Impact of Dave Wendland as he Announces Retirement
Waukesha, Wisconsin — November 4, 2025 – HRG is celebrating the influence and impact of Dave Wendland, vice president strategic relations and member of the owner group at HRG, as they reflect on his industry-wide contributions and announce his retirement. Wendland has been with HRG for 34 years, dating back to when the company was […]
Brick-and-mortar retailing is far from its death bed
by Dave Wendland, as seen in Chain Drug Review During the height of the pandemic, it was not uncommon to hear predictions that brick-and-mortar retail could only exist in the rear-view mirror. Storefronts were shuttered, e-commerce was booming, and convenience was winning out over experience. In fact, some naysayers were proclaiming the demise of physical […]
HRG Presents at Good Neighbor Pharmacy’s ThoughtSpot
Waukesha, Wisconsin — July 14, 2025 — HRG’s vice president of strategic relations, Dave Wendland, will be presenting a continuing education session at Good Neighbor Pharmacy’s ThoughtSpot. The session, “Gaining Shelf Control,” is Friday, July 18, 2025, 1-2 p.m., and will provide independent pharmacists practical strategies to optimize category arrangement, shelf inventory, stocking levels, and […]
HRG’s Nicloy Presents for the Second Year in a Row for the Women’s Business Development Center’s Top Shelf Retail Virtual Event
Waukesha, Wisconsin – June 9, 2025– HRG’s director of marketing, Angela Nicloy presented, “Shelf Awareness,” at the Women’s Business Development Center’s (WBDC) Top Shelf Retail virtual event for the second year in a row. The event is for diverse business owners, male and/or female, who are preparing to pitch their consumer product to large […]
HRG Announces Jablonowski Added to Owner Group
Waukesha, Wisconsin – June 2, 2025 – HRG has announced that they have added Holly Jablonowski, business administration manager for HRG, to the owner group. Jablonowski has been with HRG since 2016. She joins Beth Maas, SPHR, director human resources; Sean Grudzinski, product research and analysis manager; Julie Bonnell, vice president operations; Dave Wendland, […]