HEALTH

Walgreens launches pilot program in Gainesville, Fla. stores
The format, which is being tested in 17 locations, will lower SKU counts per store by roughly 20% while offering new services and lower everyday pricing, Walgreens said.
Portable foot relief
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.

Palmer’s enhances stretch mark line

The updated range, which includes Massage Lotion for Stretch Marks, Massage Cream for Stretch Marks and Tummy Butter for Stretch Marks, will be featured in new ads starring “This is Us” actress Alexandra Breckenridge.
Fueling consumers’ gains

The sports nutrition segment represents a significant opportunity for retailers, with SPINS reporting that protein supplements alone accounted for almost $4 billion in mass retail and specialty outlet sales last year — but is it worth the potential headache?
Q&A: FlavoRx’s Recipe for success

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.
Walking the right path

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.
Innovation is key to foot care category growth
At the intersection

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

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 Emerson Group expands into Canada

The Emerson Group announced that it has reached an agreement with McCaughey Consumer Products’ operations to offer retail solutions in the health and wellness space.