HRG Attends BlueYonder ICON Conference
May 13, 2026 – Noah Rosenthal, category analyst at HRG, will be attending the BlueYonder ICON conference, May 17-20, in San Diego, CA. The BlueYonder website states that ICON brings together the industry’s best supply chain minds from retail, manufacturing, and logistics across four days. Rosenthal has been in the retail industry for 19 years, […]
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 […]
The Details Decide — Product Eligibility Part 1 Video Out Now
May 11, 2026 – The next video in HRG’s video series, The Details Decide, focused on product eligibility, is out now. It is the fourth video published and the first one explaining the key role HRG has in interpreting eligibility guidelines for fintech organizations and a standards organization to enable easier use of health plan […]
The Details Decide — Pricing Strategy part 1 video out now
April 16, 2026 – The next video in HRG’s video series, The Details Decide, focused on pricing strategy, is out now. It is the third video published and the first one explaining the detailed processes which support updates to product pricing within HRG’s Master Product Library. All videos can be found on HRG’s website and […]
HRG Announces the Release of New Video Series
Waukesha, Wisconsin — April 1, 2026 – HRG is announcing, “The Details Decide: a video series about product eligibility, classification, and pricing strategies,” highlighting services from HRG’s product research and analysis team which have significant impact on the shopping experience for consumers and retailers every day. The series, available on Hamacher.com, features Georgia Gums, product […]
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 Makes Significant Updates to Industry-standard Fine Line Classification System
Waukesha, Wisconsin — March 2, 2026 — HRG has completed its semiannual update of its Fine Line Classification System for health, beauty, and wellness (HBW), home health care (HHC), and general merchandise (GM) products with notable adjustments to reflect industry changes. The March 2026 updates include changes to address items which may support GLP-1 side […]
Monthly Retailer Category Tips — Hair Care
by Cat Renwick, category analyst, part of Monthly Retailer Category Tips Time to refresh your hair care department and utilize these merchandising tips to drive traffic and sales. There were two items that made it into HRG’s Future 50 of 2024 new products. In fact, it was the first time a hair care item made […]
HRG Reviews 2,384 New Items in 2025
Waukesha, Wisconsin – February 11, 2026 – HRG’s new item review team, in its ongoing evaluation of products suitable for the independent pharmacy channel, reviewed 2,384 new health, beauty, and wellness (HBW) items in 2025. This is an increase of 29.8% from the 1,837 products reviewed in 2024. This increase is noteworthy because 2025 is […]
HRG’s Future 50 of 2024: A look at the top 10 forecasted products and their categories
See the full Future 50 list here.