HRG Reviews 1,634 New HBW Items in 2023
Waukesha, Wisconsin – February 27, 2024– HRG’s new item review team, in its ongoing evaluation of products suitable for the independent pharmacy channel, examined 1,634 new health, beauty, and wellness (HBW) items in 2023. This is a decrease of 12.8% from the 1,875 products reviewed in 2022. Of the newly introduced items in 2023, 18, […]
HRG Presents Webinar for CHPA Academy March 6th
Waukesha, Wisconsin — February 7, 2024 — HRG’s digital assets manager, Lisa Lopez, and vice president of strategic relations, Dave Wendland, will be presenting a webinar, Let’s Get Digital, for the CHPA Academy on March 6th at 2pm EST. Webinar attendees will learn the importance of managing their data assets and the large influence it […]
HRG’s IN.store Category Management Tools Customer Portals Completed
Waukesha, Wisconsin — January 31, 2024 — HRG has completed the development of IN.store™ Category Management Tools customer portals. The robust, customizable portals host all of the materials that are a part of the IN.store program, as well as tools to help speed and streamline in-store implementation, including: Category Strategy Category Rankings Last Chance Hot […]
HRG’s Wendland to Moderate Nonfoods Panel at FMI’s Midwinter Conference
Waukesha, Wisconsin — January 17, 2024 — HRG’s Dave Wendland, vice president, strategic relations, will be moderating the education breakout session, “Bringing Nonfood Destinations to Life,” Saturday, January 20, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. ET at the Food Marketing Institute’s (FMI) Midwinter Conference. The session will focus on how strategically positioning nonfood categories can add items […]
HRG Updates and Rebrands its Benchmark Performance Analysis Service
Waukesha, Wisconsin — December 21, 2023 — HRG has updated and rebranded its Benchmark™ Performance Analysis program for independent pharmacies. After a thorough review that included gathering feedback from retailers and wholesalers, HRG defined enhancements to improve usability. Benchmark provides a store-specific assessment of which categories are performing well or under-achieving compared to national averages […]
HRG is a 2023 certified Great Place to Work!
November 2, 2023 – HRG earned a 2023 Great Place to Work certification! Based on criteria that quantifies and benchmarks employee experience, certification evaluates workplace culture from the employees’ perspective to gather a picture of the internal health of an organization. Ninety-eight percent of employees at HRG say it is a great place to work […]
HRG Updates and Rebrands its Merchandising and Pricing Program to IN.store Category Management Tools
Waukesha, Wisconsin — August 16, 2023 — HRG has updated and rebranded its merchandising and pricing program, from TEMPS™ Category Manager to IN.store™ Category Management Tools. After a thorough review that included gathering feedback from retailers, merchandisers, and wholesalers, HRG defined enhancements to improve usability and ultimately provide an exceptional shopping experience for consumers while maximizing […]
HRG’s Category Research & Analysis Team Looks Back at HBW New Item Category Trends
Waukesha, Wisconsin — August 2, 2023 — HRG recently looked back at the new health, beauty, and wellness (HBW) items they chose as part of their annual selection of the Future 50 products for Drug Store News to dig into category trends. After reviewing the HBW products they projected to succeed in the market from […]
HRG’s Vogelsang Presents at WBDC Top Shelf Retail Program
Waukesha, Wisconsin — June 28, 2023 — HRG’s president and majority owner, Dawn Vogelsang, presented a session at Women’s Business Development Center’s (WBDC) recent Top Shelf Retail Program, held virtually on June 8th. The program is for manufacturers wanting to expand into mass market retailers. Vogelsang’s presentation called “Shelf Awareness,” covered topics including pitch decks, […]
HRG Announces Promotions
Waukesha, Wisconsin — June 6, 2023 — HRG has acknowledged the accomplishments of three of their associates and promoted them. Steve Hill was elevated to PC development/technical analyst lead and Cat Renwick and Noah Rosenthal were both promoted to category analysts. Hill has been with HRG since 2019. In his new role, HRG’s developer team […]