In this Issue

There’s a growing need for ready-to-drink alcoholic offerings that can appeal to the sensibilities of millennials and those in Gen Z coming into legal drinking age, and the ready-to-drink alcohol category is capitalizing on a growing trend — sparkling water.

Mass market retailers, seeking to stop the slow-but-steady gains made by specialty retailers and online competitors in the beauty business, are beginning to fight back.

This month, DSN recognizes the risk-takers who are disrupting the GM world.

DSN highlights Organic Valley, a cooperative of more than 2,000 small family farms scattered across the country, each striving to offer retailers and consumers a healthier, organic choice when seeking products across five different food segments.

From patient engagement to inventory management and will-call, opportunities abound for pharmacies to get a technological assist.

Piping Rock Health Products CEO Scott Rudolph talks to DSN about how he views the category, what retailers can do to succeed in the VMS space and how the Bohemia, N.Y.-based company is tackling pill fatigue with its new products.

With the number of patients with diabetes increasing, retailers are looking to connect with diabetic patients in an effort to improve care.

Dan Mack, discussing the recent Digital Disruption Innovation Summit, notes that speakers were quick to note that many larger brands have stalled growth, while smaller, niche, digitally native brands are on track to outperform in most industries — meaning established brands have to be ready to adapt.