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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.

Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators, or SARMs, are a class of ingredients that can pose a threat to consumer safety, particularly in the bodybuilding and fitness communities. The Council for Responsible Nutrition, recognizing the safety threat, in February launched a consumer education initiative designed to raise awareness of the segment, whose role as an adulterated supplement segment gives mainstream operators a bad name.

Drug Store News caught up with higi CEO Jeff Bennett about how a connected healthcare system can translate to healthier patients.

NACDS RxIMPACT Day on Capitol Hill — held March 8 to 9 in Washington, D.C. — relates directly to many of the topics that will be addressed at the 2018 NACDS Annual Meeting, perhaps in some surprising ways, according to NACDS' Steve Anderson

The treads may be wearing thin in the foot care category, where overall sales across U.S. multi-outlets are down by 10% or more, though there may yet be opportunity with those silver foxes making their daily mall walks. Insoles and shoe inserts have long had household penetration in the high teens among the coveted baby boomers demographic.

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.