Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Pain Relief and Weight Management & Nutritional Foods
by Cat Renwick, category analyst, and Kyle Lentz, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Set aside time to update these two departments and incorporate cross-merchandising where space allows. Pain Relief is the number two category in community pharmacy based on unit sales and there are three new pain relief items you should […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Diabetes Management and Home Diagnostics & Patient Aids for Daily Living
by Cat Renwick, category analyst, and Noah Rosenthal, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Increase the market baskets of customers shopping these departments with the following easy-to-implement tips. We recently updated our infographic series, Ideas for Cross-selling Merchandise, and you can find ideas for companion items from other categories that you can add […]
Ideas for Cross-selling Merchandise: Home Diagnostics & Patient Aids for Daily Living
Part of the Ideas for Cross-selling Merchandise infographics series
Ideas for Cross-selling Merchandise: Diabetes Management
Part of the Ideas for Cross-selling Merchandise infographics series
HRG Supports Independent Pharmacies in a Variety of Ways at NCPA Annual Convention
Waukesha, Wisconsin – October 1, 2024 – HRG will be supporting independent pharmacies in multiple ways at the National Community Pharmacy Association’s (NCPA) Annual Conference in Columbus, OH, October 25-27. Additionally, HRG will be exhibiting at NCPA Annual, demonstrating their merchandising tools and branding services designed to aid the success of independent pharmacies, including […]
Provide a one-stop shop with disease-state and condition-specific endcaps
By Noah Rosenthal, category analyst Endcaps are prime selling real estate because they are in heavily trafficked areas, and, because it’s a compact area of products, are easy to shop. While they are often used for seasonal promotions, they are also perfect to assemble a varied assortment of health, beauty, and wellness (HBW) items that […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Cold & Allergy
by Kyle Lentz, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Cold and flu season is approaching. Here are some ideas of how to prepare to meet your customers’ needs. Five cold & allergy products that launched in 2023 made it onto Drug Store News’s Future 50 list, powered by HRG. UPC Product Manufacturer 03660283304 […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Skin Care
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 basket […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Oral Care
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 […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Vitamins & Dietary Supplements
by Kyle Lentz, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Try specific strategies to attract the different demographic groups shopping for vitamins & dietary supplements. According to L.E.K. Consulting, baby boomers are the most frequent users of vitamins & dietary supplements (VDS), with 50% indicating they take at least one supplement a day. L.E.K.’s report also […]