Merchandising requires thinking outside the box
by Dave Wendland, vice president strategic relations, as seen in Chain Drug Review It’s time for retailers — and their brand partners — to stop “trying harder” and start “trying differently.” Based on a report released by Coresight Research, “Retail Merchandising: Unveiling Hidden Gaps and Inefficiencies,” a lack of planogram compliance and ineffective localization continues […]
HRG’s Category Research & Analysis Team Successfully Selects HBW Products
Waukesha, Wisconsin — May 17, 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. After reviewing the HBW products they projected to succeed in the market from the five years spanning 2017-2022, […]
HRG Offers Operational Insights in New Webinar Series for National Grocers Association
Waukesha, Wisconsin — March 23, 2023 — Dave Wendland, vice president strategic relations and member of the owner’s group at HRG, will be presenting three webinars for the National Grocers Association (NGA) starting next month, entitled: Independent Grocery Strategy Series. The webinars will occur in April, May, and June. The first one, Back to the […]
HRG Reviews 1,875 New Items in 2022
Waukesha, Wisconsin — March 7, 2023 — HRG’s new item review team, in its ongoing evaluation of products suitable for the independent pharmacy channel, examined 1,875 new health, beauty, and wellness (HBW) items in 2022. This is a decrease of 15.8% from the 2,227 products reviewed in 2021, and it is the third consecutive year with […]
HRG Makes Significant Update to Industry-standard Fine Line Classification System
Waukesha, Wisconsin — March 2, 2023 — 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 2023 updates include modifications which support the Fine Lines mission of improving […]
How to get ahead in the hair care category
Understanding consumer needs, choosing the best go-to-market strategy and continuing to innovate is a strong path to success. by Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as appeared in Inside Beauty for Drug Store News For brands just starting out, the path into the shopping basket can take many routes. To get to market quickly, selling online can be […]
HRG Makes Significant Update to Industry-standard Fine Line Classification System
Waukesha, Wisconsin — September 1, 2022 — 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 September 2022 updates include extensive modifications which support the Fine Lines mission of […]
Both art and science are necessary for perfect planograms
By Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as seen in Mass Market Retailers The importance of building an accurate planogram can be taken for granted. It seems simple enough — place the products on the shelves in an organized manner so they are easily shoppable and look attractive. There’s more to getting it to that “easily […]
HRG reviews 2,227 new items in 2021
Waukesha, Wisconsin – February 3, 2022 – HRG’s new item review team, in its ongoing evaluation of products suitable for the independent pharmacy channel, examined 2,227 new health, beauty, and wellness items in 2021. This is a decrease of roughly 7.3% from the 2,402 products reviewed in 2020, and it’s the second consecutive year with […]
HRG Reviews Over 2,400 New Items in 2020
Waukesha, Wisconsin — March 18, 2021 — HRG’s New Item Review team, in its ongoing evaluation of products suitable for the independent pharmacy channel, evaluated 2,402 new health, beauty, and wellness (HBW) items in 2020. This is a decrease of roughly 21.1% from the 3,045 products reviewed in 2019. The decrease can be directly attributed to […]