By Dave Wendland, vice president strategic relations, as seen in Chain Drug Review At the same time mindsets have shifted toward taking care of one’s personal health and wellness, the natural space has expanded and a variety of purported “better for you” and “free from” products have emerged in food, health, beauty, wellness and other lifestyle categories. … Read More
By Jen Johnston, senior marketing services account manager, as seen in Chain Drug Review The use of technology to improve the shopping experience is on the rise, and the conversation about technology at retail must begin with mobile. Ten years ago, shoppers seeking product information and inspiration would search online from their desktop, browse a paper … Read More
By Julie Bonnell, vice president of operations This isn’t the first time I am restating the mantra of one of my under-grad professors — the package is the product. I was reminded in the past week this is true on so many levels. When my professor declared it, she had a slide of a beautiful … Read More
By Dave Wendland, CommunityVoice for Forbes Agency Council, as appeared on Forbes.com April 8, 2019 As a 30-plus-year veteran in the field of marketing and a forever student, it never ceases to amaze me how simple solutions are often right in front of our noses. Yogi Berra is credited with saying, “You can see a lot just by observing.” Observation … Read More
We recently completed our annual review of new items introduced in 2018 to choose the top 50 products with greatest potential for longevity for Drug Store News. In our April 2019 issue of ROI, we looked at a few of the top categories with products that featured honey released in 2017 and 2018. Seven products across multiple categories in the … Read More
April 29, 2019 – For the fourth year in a row, Drug Store News has published a special report, Future 50, powered by Hamacher Resource Group Inc.’s (HRG) images and data. HRG analysts reviewed over 2,587 new health, beauty, and wellness products in 2018. The Future 50 products were identified using their unbiased, weighted review … Read More
By Althea R., data assets specialist, for the Resolutions blog series Because of a foot surgery and very slow recovery afterwards, I was temporarily disabled for five months last year. During those months of recovery, I used crutches and a cane, scooted around on a knee scooter, and/or wore a big therapeutic boot. After two … Read More
March 6, 2019 – Hamacher Resource Group, Inc., (HRG), is attending Natural Products Expo West, March 5-9, in Anaheim, CA. Julie Bonnell, vice president operations, and Steve Choate, business development manager, will be walking the show to see the newest innovations in the natural space with an eye toward brands needing assistance with retail strategy … Read More
By Julie Bonnell, vice president operations One of my greatest passions (besides spending time with my generous husband and rambunctious cats) is understanding consumer engagement with products. When I was in college, one of my undergraduate professors would boldly proclaim during design critiques, “The package is the product.” I whole heartedly espouse this assertion. As … Read More
Waukesha, Wisconsin — February 26, 2019 — Hamacher Resource Group, Inc. and Linkage Research & Consulting, Inc. are releasing their first co-created research brief about the growing demand for natural skin care products. The new brief, “Demand for Natural Skin Care Products Poised for Growth,” looks at both consumer attitudes about natural skin care attributes … Read More