HRG’s Future 50 of 2024: A look at the top 10 forecasted products and their categories

See the full Future 50 list here.
Pennies and Pricing: the penny is no longer being produced, now what?

By Sean Grudzinski, product research & analysis manager As I’m sure you’ve heard, the penny is no longer being produced. Unfortunately, production costs outweigh the coin’s value, and it has officially been decommissioned. However, according to the American Banking Association, there are an estimated 250 billion pennies in circulation. For the near future, pennies will […]
Ideas for Cross-selling Merchandise: Digestive Health
Part of the Ideas for Cross-selling Merchandise infographics series
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Sun Care

by Tara Kaifesh, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Sun care isn’t just for summer, it’s a necessity all year. Update your department with a focus on educating your customers of the importance of year-round sun protection. Want to encourage add-on sales in your sun care department and boost your profits? Check out […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Incontinence and Nicotine Replacement Therapy

by Noah Rosenthal, category analyst, and Holly Ockelmann, National Account Analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Read on for ideas to update and refresh these important departments which offer products that can positively impact your patients’ health. Medications, surgeries, and injections can help curb incontinence, however, they may be too costly for seniors, caregivers, […]
Ideas for Cross-selling Merchandise: Foot Care
Part of the Ideas for Cross-selling Merchandise infographics series
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Pain Relief and Weight Management & Nutritional Foods

Between new products to consider adding to your assortment, to keeping on top of trends affecting the pain relief and weight management & nutritional foods categories, there are ample opportunities to update these departments and offer your customers new options for relief. There are a number of products launching to support side effects of GLP-1 […]
Develop a marketing plan for your independent pharmacy

By Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager for the Profits in the Front End blog series A marketing plan is an important part of business planning. It maps out promotions, messaging, events, target market, and more. Dedicating the time to develop a plan is worthwhile because it provides direction for staff and guidance on where […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Diabetes Management and Home Diagnostics & Patient Aids for Daily Living
by Kyle Lentz, category analyst, and Cat Renwick, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Update your assortment with diabetes management and home diagnostics & patient aids for daily living items that are new to market or those that offer customers an affordable alternative. There were a handful of products from the diabetes management and home […]
Put smiles in the aisles

By Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, for the “Profits in the front end” blog series There are many practical things you can do to provide a pleasant shopping experience – right products at the right price in the right place – merchandising principles that we live and breathe. But the truth is, a shopping trip can […]