HRG’s Nicloy Presents for WBDC Top Shelf Retail Event
Waukesha, Wisconsin – June 4, 2024 – HRG’s director of marketing, Angela Nicloy presented, “Shelf Awareness,” at the Women’s Business Development Center’s (WBDC) Top Shelf Retail virtual event. The event is for diverse business owners, male and/or female who are preparing to pitch their consumer product to large retailers. The eight-week online learning sessions occur […]
Ideas for Cross-selling Merchandise: Oral Care
Part of the Ideas for Cross-selling Merchandise infographics series
Ideas for Cross-selling Merchandise: First Aid
Part of the Ideas for Cross-selling Merchandise infographics series
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, […]
Retail transformation via breakthrough innovation
by Dave Wendland, vice president strategic relations, for Chain Drug Review There is an age-old adage that suggests that “he who hesitates is lost.” For as long as I can remember, this simply did not seem applicable to the retail industry. Sure, there were always a few who stuck their necks out with visions of […]
Analysis Angles
by Lisa Lopez, digital assets manager, for Chain Drug Review While businesses don’t often use the term “big data” anymore, the concept has not disappeared. The analysis of large amounts of data to mine a variety of insights and actions still provides the strongest guideposts when building a strategic direction. Many companies still struggle with […]
HRG’s Vogelsang Presents at WBDC Top Shelf Retail Program
Waukesha, Wisconsin — June 28, 2023 — HRG’s president and majority owner, Dawn Vogelsang, presented a session at Women’s Business Development Center’s (WBDC) recent Top Shelf Retail Program, held virtually on June 8th. The program is for manufacturers wanting to expand into mass market retailers. Vogelsang’s presentation called “Shelf Awareness,” covered topics including pitch decks, […]
HRG Presents Smart! Talk at Shop! MarketPlace
UPDATE — April 10, 2023 — The Smart! Talk presentation has been moved to 12:30 p.m. on April 26. Waukesha, Wisconsin — March 28, 2023 — Angela Pinkstaff, director of business development at HRG, will lead a Smart! Talk presentation, “Improve Your Environmental Impact with Sustainable Fixture Practices,” on the show floor at Shop! MarketPlace, […]
Consider innovative approaches to accelerating speed to basket
By Angela Nicloy, director of marketing, as seen in Mass Market Retailers Speed to shelf is vital at brick-and-mortar. As Amazon, other retail leaders such as Walmart and Target, and worldwide circumstances continue to disrupt established business models, and shopper behavior increasingly favors an omnichannel experience, the focus for all retail supply chain stakeholders has […]
Revolution Beauty creates aesthetically appealing shopping experiences
By Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, as appeared in Inside Beauty for Drug Store News Cosmetics and beauty departments can be some of the most visually vibrant and engaging areas of a store. Bright, colorful, stocked with sleek and unique packages — they contain a wealth of products that please the senses. There’s a lot of preparation […]