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  • Editor's note: Catching the consumers’ eye

    Retail is not dead; boring retail is dead.
     
    That is what industry guru, Mack Elevation Forum founder and DSN partner Dan Mack told a packed house at the 19th annual Drug Store News Industry Issues Summit at New York City’s Plaza Hotel in late November. Moderating a panel of executives from such top retailers as CVS Pharmacy, Target, Walmart, Walgreens and Sam’s Club, Mack challenged them to explain to the audience what they were doing to remain relevant. 

  • Dog chews promoting clean teeth are on the rise

    Multipet’s Canine Clean line of dog chews are designed to assist with teething, help remove tartar and massage gums. The toys are infused with a choice of peppermint or spearmint, which helps freshen breath. Canine Clean products from the Moonachie, N.J.-based company also support many drug stores’ direction of promoting health and healthy choices for their customers.   

  • Dennis Wiesner’s ever-evolving industry career

    A lot has changed in the world of pharmacies over the last 50 years or so.
     
    Just ask Dennis Wiesner. 
     
    Wiesner, who until earlier this year was the senior director of pharmacy, privacy and government affairs at H-E-B, has seen a lot go on in this industry in a career that has lasted nearly half a century. Most of it, he said, is good for retailers and consumers. All of it has been interesting. 
     

  • MAC brings VR-powered mirror to stores

    MAC Cosmetics is letting its shoppers swatch lipsticks and eye shadow in-store as easily as they can take a selfie. Through a partnership with augmented reality technology-provider ModiFace, the beauty brand recently launched the Virtual MACover — an AR-powered virtual try-on mirror — to its stores.

  • Biosimilars poised to bring savings — if they get to launch

    Getting biosimilars to market remains an obstacle course for manufacturers and could result in higher prices for consumers and less profits for retailers.

    Even as more approvals roll in and industry officials talk about how biosimilars will bring significant savings in the coming decade, there is a concern that regulatory and reimbursement hurdles could prevent the industry from realizing the full savings of the less-expensive alternative to biologics.

  • Amid challenges, generics industry gets FDA assist to ID new areas of need

    Despite the challenges that manufacturers have faced from slowing generics spending growth, generics saved the U.S. healthcare system more than ever, and the past year has seen a record number of approvals. It also has seen more biosimilars getting regulatory approval, and the Food and Drug Administration carving out new and speedier paths for companies to enter areas where there is a market need for the products.

  • Greeting card sales continue to hold steady

    According to the Greeting Card Association, sales of the greeting card category — which they estimate to be between $7 and $8 billion — have held steady the past few years. 

  • Focus on: Uniweb

    Space, the final frontier. 

    For mass retailers, it might just be. With real estate costs and competitive issues combining to put the squeeze on expansion, many merchants are looking for other ways to increase their product selection and give consumers an easier way to choose merchandise. They also are looking for additional ways to give their staff a more efficient and effective place to work. 

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