It just may be that the current economic slowdown could be providing a significant lift for purveyors of over-the-counter healthcare solutions. Because while your average Jane makes significant trade-offs here and there on the family’s entertainment budget — opting for a summer’s worth of Disney movies at the theater in place of a week’s actual visit to Disneyland — the one thing she’s not going to skimp on is her family’s well-being. So that means all tummy aches, sniffles and sneezes, scuffed...
It just may be that the current economic slowdown could be providing a significant lift for purveyors of over-the-counter healthcare solutions. Because while your average Jane makes significant trade-offs here and there on the family’s entertainment budget — opting for a summer’s worth of Disney movies at the theater in place of a week’s actual visit to Disneyland — the one thing she’s not going to skimp on is her family’s well-being.
In a time when giant drug store, supermarket and mass merchant chains with their own distribution centers shake the retail landscape, the drug wholesaling business is alive and well. For pharmacy retailers, particularly smaller-scale regional chains and independents without distribution centers, the drug wholesaling industry remains a critical back-end resource. Even big national chains still draw on the industry’s unmatched logistical, distribution and storage prowess to guarantee an...
In a time when giant drug store, supermarket and mass merchant chains with their own distribution centers shake the retail landscape, the drug wholesaling business is alive and well. For pharmacy retailers, particularly smaller-scale regional chains and independents without distribution centers, the drug wholesaling industry remains a critical back-end resource.
Drug Store News in May hosted the first installment of a new program it is calling its Pharmacy Development Series, which focused on the vitamin, mineral and dietary supplement category. Hosted in New York, the event brought key insights to retailers regarding the science that supports the business of dietary supplements — a category that has received mounting consumer interest from a number of fronts, including baby boomers looking to extend their lives through proper nutrition, as well as...
Drug Store News in May hosted the first installment of a new program it is calling its Pharmacy Development Series, which focused on the vitamin, mineral and dietary supplement category.
In today’s immediate-gratification market of retailing, niche brands aren’t given the opportunity of the slow build that they may have been afforded in decades past — creating an environment that demands concrete success in as little as six months, according to several sales and marketing consultants throughout the industry.
In today’s immediate-gratification market of retailing, niche brands aren’t given the opportunity of the slow build that they may have been afforded in decades past — creating an environment that demands concrete success in as little as six months, according to several sales and marketing consultants throughout the industry. Click below to download the PDF of the Annual Niche Brands Report.
The people shaping the industry and the Drug Store News power Rx 50, as well as how chains are expanding focus amid an uncertain economy, how mass retailers are pushing pharmacy by expanding programs, how regional players are strengthening their foothold by finding a niche and how supermarkets are emphasizing the health/nutrition connection.
The people shaping the industry and the Drug Store News power Rx 50, as well as how chains are expanding focus amid an uncertain economy, how mass retailers are pushing pharmacy by expanding programs, how regional players are strengthening their foothold by finding a niche and how supermarkets are emphasizing the health/nutrition connection. Click below to download the PDF of Annual Report 2008.
The home health care/durable medical equipment business is commanding a presence in drug stores. Retailers are becoming aware of the huge demand for these products as the population ages and needs both the equipment to support mobility and independence, and the ability to manage diseases at home.
The home health care/durable medical equipment business is commanding a presence in drug stores. Retailers are becoming aware of the huge demand for these products as the population ages and needs both the equipment to support mobility and independence, and the ability to manage diseases at home. Click below to download the PDF of ECRM Home Health Care 2008.
Even Walgreens, the crown jewel of chain drug store retailing, is struggling with a scary economic outlook, an anemic flu season, margin pressures in generic prescription drugs and high labor costs. Those forces have whipsawed pharmacy retailers in recent months, and Walgreens, it turns out, is no exception.
Even Walgreens, the crown jewel of chain drug store retailing, is struggling with a scary economic outlook, an anemic flu season, margin pressures in generic prescription drugs and high labor costs. Those forces have whipsawed pharmacy retailers in recent months, and Walgreens, it turns out, is no exception. Click below to download the PDF of Walgreens Full Throttle.
When retailers and suppliers gather at the Cough, Cold and Allergy Show on March 2 at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa in Destin, Fla., they will be discussing a variety of issues, including the impact of the FDA's recommendation against the use of cough-cold medicines for children under 2 years of age.
When retailers and suppliers gather at the Cough, Cold and Allergy Show on March 2 at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa in Destin, Fla., they will be discussing a variety of issues, including the impact of the FDA's recommendation against the use of cough-cold medicines for children under 2 years of age. Click below to download the PDF of ECRM Cough, Cold and Allergy 2008.
It’s apparent that the pharmaceutical landscape continues to be dominated by major brand-name drugs losing patent protection and a flurry of generic launches aimed at taking whatever share of the market they can. That’s good news and bad news for pharmacy retailers; good in that the generic introductions are expected to drive huge profit gains during their initial 180-day exclusivity period, bad in that prices tend to fall away quite dramatically in the period thereafter due to the increased...
It’s apparent that the pharmaceutical landscape continues to be dominated by major brand-name drugs losing patent protection and a flurry of generic launches aimed at taking whatever share of the market they can. That’s good news and bad news for pharmacy retailers; good in that the generic introductions are expected to drive huge profit gains during their initial 180-day exclusivity period, bad in that prices tend to fall away quite dramatically in the period thereafter due to the...
It’s the start of a new year, and retail buyers are eager to scout out the hot new products making their way to this year’s ECRM Cosmetics, Fragrance & Bath event to be held in Destin, Fla., in late January. When asked what they would be looking for at this year’s ECRM event, buyers said they want unique products that will set them apart from the competition. There’s no doubt that retailers want to be different, whether it be through exclusive offerings, clever promotions or savvy...
It’s the start of a new year, and retail buyers are eager to scout out the hot new products making their way to this year’s ECRM Cosmetics, Fragrance & Bath event to be held in Destin, Fla., in late January. When asked what they would be looking for at this year’s ECRM event, buyers said they want unique products that will set them apart from the competition. There’s no doubt that retailers want to be different, whether it be through exclusive offerings, clever...
