The Ever-Expanding Women’s Health Opportunity
Women need easier, more straightforward paths to enjoying the quality of life they deserve by Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as appeared in Chain Drug Review As fast as retail is evolving, so is the collective understanding of women’s health and its complexities. After decades of little information, misinformation, and a deep void of understanding […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Diabetes Management and Home Diagnostics & Patient Aids for Daily Living
by Kyle Lentz, category analyst and Holly Ockelmann, national accounts analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Refresh your diabetes management and home diagnostics & patient aids for daily living departments to prepare to make the most of National Diabetes and National Family Caregivers months in November. If you are an IN.store Category Management Tools […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Digestive Health
by Tara Kaifesh, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Review your digestive health department to make sure it’s easy to navigate and your assortment is meeting customer needs. According to Mordor Intelligence, “tablets and capsules made up 44.68% of the United States digestive health products market by form in 2025, making them the most […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Cold & Allergy
by Kyle Lentz, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Cold & allergy is consistently among the top-selling categories in independent pharmacies. Keeping the department well stocked and up to date ensures you’re ready when customers need relief — and helps maximize sales opportunities. It’s time to refresh your cold & allergy department, and your to-do […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Skin Care
by Cat Renwick, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Skin care is the number one beauty category in the independent pharmacy channel, so refreshing your department should generate sales and adding new skin care items will draw in new customers. Let your social followers know to come in and discover what you have […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Feminine Care and Family Planning
by Tara Kaifesh, category analyst, and Kelly Zygowski, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Women’s health is a hot topic in the industry and in general. Paying attention to the latest research, findings, and products available to meet the needs of your shoppers is important to building loyalty and offering support. In our […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Oral Care
by Kyle Lentz, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Build return trips to your oral care department with creative merchandising and promotion of regimen and occasion-specific products. Three oral care products were chosen for HRG’s Future 50 for Drug Store News, a list of new health, beauty, and wellness products released in 2025 that […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Vitamins & Dietary Supplements
by Kyle Lentz, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips From our annual review of new HBW items launched in 2025, gummies continue to be a popular form trend for the fifth year in a row. Gummy launches can be found across a variety of categories, however they are particularly popular in vitamins & dietary […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — First Aid
by Kelly Zygowski, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips The first aid category ranks 7th in the independent pharmacy class of trade. Use the tips below to spruce up your department and build traffic and sales! Our analysts created a list of 17 items that should be in all first aid kits. As […]
HRG Marks Two Milestones with IN.depth Independent Pharmacy Publication
Waukesha, Wisconsin — February 24, 2026 — HRG’s premiere publication for independent retail pharmacies, IN.depth, has reached two milestones: its fifteenth year of circulation and it is now available in digital format. Developed to provide health, beauty, and wellness manufacturers an opportunity to share messaging directly to pharmacy staff, as well as be a vehicle […]