Develop a healthcare information center

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  by Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager, for the “Profits in the front end” blog series  If you’ve positioned your pharmacy as a wellness destination for your community, consider developing a healthcare information center. It will reinforce your position and brand, and strengthen customer relationships, including building loyalty with new and current customers. When you […]

High-quality product images build your brand integrity

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  From the desk of Lisa Lopez, digital assets manager, part of the Importance of Image Quality blog series What is a high-quality product image and why should you care? I encourage you to read our e-book, Be Sure Your Images Make an Impact, to get more detail, but I’ll sum it up here by […]

Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Skin Care

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Set aside time to update your skin care department to capitalize on trends that will help boost sales. Multitasking skin care products is a trend that plays into the minimalism movement and gives consumers more bang for their buck. One item that embodies that trend that made HRG’s Future 50 list for Drug Store News […]

HRG Presents at Good Neighbor Pharmacy’s ThoughtSpot

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Waukesha, Wisconsin — July 14, 2025 — HRG’s vice president of strategic relations, Dave Wendland, will be presenting a continuing education session at Good Neighbor Pharmacy’s ThoughtSpot. The session, “Gaining Shelf Control,” is Friday, July 18, 2025, 1-2 p.m., and will provide independent pharmacists practical strategies to optimize category arrangement, shelf inventory, stocking levels, and […]

Small Business Growing Pains

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  By Julie Bonnell, vice president operations, for the “Profits in the front end” blog series    Recently, I was talking with retail experts who work for companies which support independent pharmacies. The topic of discussion was unique tactics stores were using to drive business, and whether there was a way for HRG to support these […]

Creating logical category adjacencies will lead to increased sales

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  By Tara Kaifesh, category analyst, for the “Profits in the front end” blog series    Smart category adjacencies build baskets! With space at a premium, determining the correct adjacencies is important. Understanding who your customers are and how they shop are the first tasks that need to be accomplished. This will help you determine what categories […]

Monthly Retailer Category Tip — Family Planning and Feminine Care

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by Tara Kaifesh, category analyst, and Kelly Zygowski, category analyst, part of Monthly  Retailer Category Tips Take advantage of the swell of interest in women’s health as well as new product introductions of the past year to refresh your feminine care and family planning departments to boost sales. Women’s health has received more attention in recent […]

Partner with other local businesses

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by Megan Moyer, corporate marketing manager for the “Profits in the front end” blog series    Building relationships with other local businesses is mutually beneficial. Not only can you widen your reach with consumers who might not have otherwise patronized your store, you can always learn and benefit from fellow small business owners. First let’s focus on […]