OUR HISTORY
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Dave Hamacher, registered pharmacist, launched company in April 1980 after selling Stein Drugs to Walgreens
North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug became first wholesaler to offer Effective Space Utilization Program (ESUP)
Company moved from Dave Hamacher's home to first "official" office
Editorial content appears in various trade journals
IT Department created in 1986 (Dawn Vogelsang hired)
Retail zone pricing is introduced & the core service is renamed TEMPS®
The first point-of-sale database is delivered to a hardware/software vendor - Compute-Rx
Independent pharmacy subscriber milestones reached with TEMPS®
Fine Line categorization (taxonomy) created and shared with industry
Employee Training & Management Development programs created
First user meetings conducted in Milwaukee and attended by DPH&A clients
Cosmetic program introduced with planograms, adjacency mapping, and product guides
Profit-sharing program first introduced to all employees
Company transforms space management to an automated process
St. Gall's Meal Program expanded as compnay-wide commitment
TEMPS® updated to "Select" status; component customization and content driven by store profile
Comprehensive healthy and beauty care image library developed
Internal print shop outfitted to provide faster and more customized deliverables
Training Program completed for Miles Diagnostics -- plonograms, video training and on-site seminars
Eckerd Drug Stores expand use of Hamacher-customized Compare & Save signs across entire chain
Web content to support online activities delivered to Soma.com, PlanetRx and FamilyMeds
Developed Successful Apothecary Management Program (SAMS) to assist independent pharmacies with limited front-end space
TEMPS® reaches 7,000 independent
pharmacy subscriber milestone
Dawn Vogelsang led management team acquisition of the organization in 2001 following Dave Hamacher's retirement and short-lived sale to NONSTOP Solutions
Company renamed to Hamacher Resource Group
Internal print shop outfitted to provide faster and more customized deliverables
Training Program completed for Miles Diagnostics -- plonograms, video training and on-site seminars
Eckerd Drug Stores expand use of Hamacher-customized Compare & Save signs across entire chain
Web content to support online activities delivered to Soma.com, PlanetRx and FamilyMeds
Developed Successful Apothecary Management Program (SAMS) to assist independent pharmacies with limited front-end space
TEMPS® reaches 7,000 independent
pharmacy subscriber milestone