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PDX, MarkeTouch Media team to provide outbound mobile services to EPS Patient Notification Service
FORT WORTH, Texas — PDX and MarkeTouch Media recently announced a new integration that will incorporate the certification of the PDX EPS Patient Notification Service with MarkeTouch Media’s outbound and mobile notifications for prescription status updates.
Rising drug spending due to more than just price hikes
U.S. prescription drug spending has been growing, following a period of relatively slow spending growth that ended when drug spend grew 12.6% in 2014. Since then, growth in spending has accelerated — and will continue to increase at similarly high rates — according to a new issue brief from the Department of Health and Human Services.

19-in-20 people don’t remember your presentation

One of the best predictors of sales success isn’t likeability, attention to detail or even industry expertise, but how one authentically tells a story. Most people in sales and marketing work in facts, details and stats; in doing so, they overwhelm their customers with the weight of information. And it is forgotten as quickly as it is received. Researchers Dan and Chip Heath found that after a presentation, only 63% of attendees remember stories, while a small group totaling only 5% remember statistics.
NACDS unveils digital tools for Total Store Expo in Boston

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Online resources are now available to help retailers and suppliers get the most out of the 2016 National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Total Store Expo in Boston in August.
From ‘wearables to ther-ables’

Unit shipments for wearable devices were expected to drive about $32 billion in revenue by 2019 — more than three times the $10 billion in revenue the market saw in 2013, according to a 2015 IHS Technology white paper on the wearables market. Beside the business applications IHS identified, it also focused on consumer possibilities in the wearables market — as fitness trackers, health data collectors and beyond.
Q&A: Opportunities in alternatives with Piping Rock's Scott Rudolph

With more than 150 million consumers purchasing one or more dietary supplements, the vitamins, minerals and supplements business has grown to $6.6 billion on 4.4% growth across total U.S. multi-outlets for the 52 weeks ended Nov. 29, 2015, according to IRI. And still, the supplement business is a dynamic category with a number of untapped growth opportunities.
NACDS membership has ‘never been stronger’

National Association of Chain Drug Stores president and CEO Steve Anderson
Colleagues weigh in on Peterson’s impact

After 13 years with the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, Ted Peterson recently retired as VP of CHPA to start a new company. Peterson is credited for having helped evolve the organization into a leading industry advocate for helping grow members’ businesses.
Upcoming Future Leaders Summit to examine attracting, developing the next generation of talent

How do the very best brands and leading retailers create winning organizations, and attract, develop and keep the next generation of leadership?

Next month, an all-star lineup of high-impact speakers will share their best ideas and winning philosophies for attracting talent and leading in a hyper-competitive industry at the first-ever Future Leaders Summit, an exclusive leadership event co-produced by Drug Store News in partnership with the Mack Elevation Forum.

Slated for May 24 in Chicago, the exclusive, full-day summit’s agenda includes:
SLIDESHOW: DSN and Mack Elevation’s second New General Market Forum

On April 6, Drug Store News and Mack Elevation hosted the second annual New General Market Forum, featuring representatives from several beauty and personal care brands, as well as representatives from Walgreens, Walmart and Wakefern Foods.

(To read a recap of the event, click here.)