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Tag: Category Management

Data is new cornerstone of assortments, planograms

Colleen Volheim

by Colleen Volheim, category research & analysis manager, as seen in Chain Drug Review Assortment planning and the planogram development process have evolved, thanks to the availability of more robust data and feature-rich software platforms. At the same time, consumers’ heightened expectations of their shopping experience have shifted over the past five years, with more ways […]

Provide a one-stop shop with disease-state and condition-specific endcaps

Noah

  By Noah Rosenthal, category analyst for the “Profits in the front end” blog series    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 […]

Expert Space Management

space management example

From the desk of Colleen Volheim, category research and analysis manager, for the Focus on Fixtures blog series In the retail industry, space management is a term often associated with optimizing the space within a store for sales. That means departments, displays, and products are merchandised in ideal areas so customers can easily find and purchase what […]

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’s IN.store Category Management Tools Customer Portals Completed

HRG's IN.store logo

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 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 […]