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 Completes Market Analysis of Pre- and Post-op Surgery and Independent Pharmacy
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Waukesha, Wisconsin, February 28, 2023 — HRG completed market research and analysis in December 2022 assessing the needs of pre- and post-op patients for transitional care once these patients leave the hospital or ambulatory surgery center to complete rehabilitation at home with a focus on independent pharmacies as the go-to healthcare […]
Interesting trends in oral care
By Colleen Volheim, HRG category research and analysis manager, and Megan Moyer, HRG corporate marketing manager As noted in previous blog posts in this series, new items can draw interest based on new ingredients, scents or flavors, forms, or packaging. Oral Care product launches have been shifting toward multi-packs as new items enter the market; […]
Are You Catering to the Wellness Shopper?
By Dave Wendland, vice president, strategic relations, as seen on National Grocers Association website. What does wellness mean to you? I like this definition from the McKinley Health Center of the University of Illinois: “Wellness is a state of optimal well-being that is oriented toward maximizing an individual’s potential.” If we then consider the definition of […]
HRG’s Wendland to Moderate Panel at ECRM’s Diabetes Care Program
Waukesha, Wisconsin – March 24, 2022 – Dave Wendland, vice president strategic relations and member of the owner group at HRG, will be moderating a panel at the ECRM Diabetes Care Program, in Chicago, Illinois, on Wednesday, March 30, 8:20-9:20 am. The session, “Transforming Care: A World of Integrated, Frictionless Tools for People with Diabetes,” […]
Consumer feedback is driving innovation in skin care
Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as appeared in Inside Beauty for Drug Store News Skin care needs vary by climate, season, age, environment, and more. Keeping up with the different needs for different areas of the body is one challenge. Treating specific conditions or particular issues, or trying to prevent or maintain them, are another. For those […]
The burgeoning beauty supplement market
By Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as appeared in Inside Beauty for Drug Store News The beauty supplement market has grown by close to 12% from 2019 to 2020, according to Kline’s Beauty Nutrition: U.S. Market Brief report. Coherent Market Insights Pvt. Ltd. expects it to reach US $3,721.6 million by 2027 with 4.8% CAGR predicted between 2021 and 2027. According […]
Bonnell Named One of the Top Women in Health, Beauty, and Wellness
October 28, 2021 – HRG’s Julie Bonnell, vice president of operations, was named one of the Top Women in Health, Beauty, and Wellness by Drug Store News out of 120 applicants. Bonnell is recognized for Business Excellence. The publication selected women who work to make the industry better and more inclusive. Bonnell has been immersed […]
Eight solid stats that demonstrate the independent pharmacy channel is right for your brand
By Jen Johnston, CHHC, senior marketing services account manager As a sales and marketing leader looking into retail channels to support the growth of your OTC or personal care brand portfolio, you may hear two very differing opinions on the state of independent pharmacy. On the one hand, you may hear about dwindling store counts […]