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Drug Store News caught up with Bob Wiltz, chief customer officer at the Gunree, Ill.-based company, to talk about where the company has been and where it’s headed.

The hottest beauty trends may be natural products, personalized marketing, brands with consumer-aligned values and new technological tools, according to Mintel’s Global Trends report for 2018.

Perennial readers of the healthcare industry’s tea leaves, IQVIA — née QuintilesIMS — is once again looking into what the future holds for the healthcare market. The IQVIA Institute for Human Data and Science recently released its report on where the global health market is headed in the next five years.

Drug Store News sat down with Stuart Amos to talk about FlavoRx, its start and where the company sees itself in the marketplace today and in the future.

Drug Store News talked to Ascend Labs executive vice president John Dillaway about how the Parsippany, N.J.-based company stands out in a crowded market, and what it has in store for the future.

Profoot’s PROcure Epsom Salt Rub Gel earlier this year was among the innovations dubbed Product of the Year by Kantar TNS. The honor represents one of the largest consumer-voted awards for product innovation, where winners are backed by the votes of 40,000 consumers in a national representative survey.

While customers often make a shopping trip to pick up their traditional standby items, today’s consumer also loves an unexpected product that is on-trend. Seasonal items can be both traditional and trendy, and they can round out a retailer’s private-brand offerings to reap rewards.

According to Hallmark, those who shop for groceries online also are more likely to purchase cards, which has prompted the company to create an e-commerce team focused on expanding the greeting card aisles in the digital space.