SAN ANTONIO — Attendees of the FMI/GMDC Health & Wellness @Retail 2013 event gathered on Friday night at the First-Time Attendee Orientation/Reception, the Showcase Review Reception and the Opening Evening Reception.

SAN ANTONIO — Attendees of the FMI/GMDC's Health & Wellness @Retail 2013 event mingled at FMI's Welcome Cocktail Reception on Wednesday.

AMSTERDAM — British retailer Marks & Spencer has unveiled its latest concept store, bringing its “clicks and bricks” strategy to the Dutch capital after a 10-year absence from the country. The 5,000-sq.-ft., women’s clothing-focused store includes features like a “virtual rail,” which it calls the first of its kind. The rail is a display that integrates physical rails of clothing samples with digital rails, consisting of three 46-in.

SAN FRANCISCO — Walgreens celebrated the official opening of its latest flagship store located at Powell and O’Farrell streets in the heart of San Francisco’s Union Square neighborhood. The store’s expanded features include a Look Boutique beauty department that features dozens of prestige and niche cosmetic, skin care and hair care brands, including Britain’s leading skin care and cosmetics brand, No7, created by Boots.

SEATTLE — Roughly 40 vendors mingled with key members of the Amazon health and beauty team at Seattle’s Utina Wardroom last month to celebrate the May 13 issue cover story, “Navigating Amazon.” In addition to providing a highly detailed, step-by-step roadmap for how vendors can do business with the world’s largest online retailer, the special report also provided key insight into Amazon’s growing health and beauty business and how it is aligned across the enterprise, as well as how Amazon measures success in those categories, what it expects from its vend

Boiron owner Michèle Boiron flew over from France in April to host a pair of lectures on the benefits of homeopathy. The brand is celebrating 30 years in the United States. In that time, Boiron has carved out a big niche with its Oscillococcinum flu treatment. DSN traveled to Philadelphia to meet with Boiron’s owner and discuss how homeopathy is faring in the United States.

BOSTON — Walgreens VP merchandising, store design and well experience Bryan Pugh walked DSN through the company’s newest flagship store, here, in downtown Boston, Tuesday, a day before the official ribbon cutting of the store.

BOSTON — Walgreens VP merchandising, store design and well experience Bryan Pugh walked DSN through the company’s newest flagship store, here, in downtown Boston, Tuesday, a day before the official ribbon cutting of the store.

Which websites, forums and blogs do women turn to when researching health issues online? How could a store better help them with information on women’s health? To get answers to these questions, as well as many others, DSNTV once again took to the streets of Manhattan to speak with women to get their perspectives. “Insights Into Women’s Health Part 2” is the second of a two-part series sponsored by Insight Pharmaceuticals, whose brands include e.p.t and Monistat.

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Enactus hosted an after-party Monday night at the NACDS Annual Meeting.

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Colgate-Palmolive and Time/Warner hosted a party Sunday night at which Train performed.

PALM BEACH, Fla. — NACDS hosted an opening celebration party on Saturday night for all Annual meeting attendees.