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BOSTON — Drug Store News editors scoured the show floor at NACDS Total Store Expo for the hottest, most innovative products. Below, DSN presents our Hot Product Picks in the beauty category.

When it comes to online retailing, said a Walgreens executive, the way to win with digital is by narrowing your strategy, not broadening it.

That’s what Wayne Duan, director of digital commerce for Walgreens.com, told attendees of a panel discussion at the NACDS Total Store Expo in Boston on Sunday. Duan added that narrowing down the digital strategy is exactly why Walgreens decided to shut down drugstore.com and Beauty.com two weeks ago.

BOSTON — NACDS held the welcome reception for Total Store Expo on Saturday night at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center.

Doug Long, IMS Health VP industry relations

Specialty pharmacy continues to dominate, but new trends are emerging, according to IMS Health VP industry relations Doug Long in an Insight Session Sunday morning that looked at the state of U.S. spending on prescription drugs and the future of the marketplace.

BOSTON — Saturday at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Total Store Expo, CPG management company Greenwood Group hosted a boat cruise. The boat launched from Boston's Long Wharf, and attendees were able to enjoy cocktails and views of the water, as well as a magic show.

BOSTON — Attendees of the “Innovative vs. New” Insight Session at NACDS Total Store Expo Sunday morning were given a preview of a white paper — to be published later this year by the NACDS Retail Advisory Board and Nielsen — on the role innovation plays in driving sales across the front end, and how better strategic collaboration around new product launches can drive mutual benefits for both suppliers and retailers.

NACDS president and CEO Steve Anderson

There are several macro health issues facing America today as the country debates which direction the United States will take in the next four years. Overall, there are significant questions of access and healthcare cost that need to be addressed, even as the nation struggles with a vitriolic campaign pitting democrats against republicans.