While retailers’ marketing and innovation staffs and capabilities have expanded dramatically over the past 20 years, their investments haven’t always kept pace with the market research advances that fuel national brand success.
Recently, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced a lofty goal of tying 50% of all traditional Medicare payments to alternative payment models, such as accountable care organizations (ACOs) or bundled payment arrangements, by the year 2018.
either how it looked (mainly Caucasian) or what it wanted (similar aspirations). However, as we look ahead, that will not be the future. Not so long ago, the United States was predominantly a
The concept cars unveiled at major auto shows always seem a bit “out there.” But by making a practice of radically rethinking their products, global car makers have learned to unleash their creativity and position themselves for the future.
Walgreens Boots Alliance experienced a rite of passage earlier this month when for the first time it reported quarterly earnings.
The NACDS Annual Meeting, unfolding at the moment in Palm Beach, Fla., unofficially marks the end of the first third of the mass retailing year.
One of the most dramatic changes in global business over the past few decades is the growth of organized retail in developing markets and the expansion of global retailers in general.
and thus more power to choose. As providers compete on this somewhat leveled playing field, they will be pressured to find new ways to
In 2014 there were an estimated 3 billion Internet users worldwide, up from 2.8 billion by the end of 2013. The Indexed Web contained at least 4.59 billion pages as of this writing (March 16, 2015). The Worldwide Web is here to stay, and it is clearly not shrinking anytime soon.
In the last five years or so, chain drug stores have made huge progress ramping up their front-of-store offerings.
Many beauty mavens have fond memories of some of their first product experiments. When we were eager tweens or teens, lip balm, nail polish and fragranced body splashes and sprays were some of the first products most of our mothers let us try.
Changes within the executive ranks in the chain drug industry are coming at a faster pace these days than at any time in the industry’s history.
Sweeping changes will begin to transform the pharmaceutical supply chain at the start of 2015, when the first provisions of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act take effect.
the retail buyer and the consumer/shopper. This objective picture of the two viewpoints should contribute to a product’s success at retail. In this column, we explore the ways promotion impacts buyer and shopper behavior.
The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in 2010 (ACA) promised fundamental changes in the American health care environment.
Can retail pharmacies beat other players to patient intimacy? Many pharmacy retailers understand that big data can improve business operations, enabling intimate consumer engagement and thereby driving bigger baskets and more door turns, along with healthier customers and margins.
