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Sales down as focus shifts to weight management
It’s been a little more than a year since GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare announced the return of Alli (orlistat 60 mg capsules) to most stores in the United States and Puerto Rico. Today, the over-the-counter diet aid has reclaimed much of its lost dollar base and its No. 2 spot on the list of best-selling diet aids across total U.S. multi-outlets with $30.8 million in sales for the 52 weeks ended April 17.
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Hello products gets up close and personal
A twenty-something consumer walks into a drug store and heads to the oral care aisle, where she begins looking at the toothpaste selection. She quickly picks up and puts down boxes containing offerings from a few mainstream brands, but when she sees the hello products package, she not only grabs it, she spends several minutes reading the copy. Smiling and laughing to herself, she places the box into her basket.