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  • Augmented reality gives the retail landscape a makeover

    Beauty apps could be the tool paving the way for drug and mass retailers to compete with high levels of service at prestige competitors. Apps from augmented reality technology providers give shoppers a digital makeup artist in the palm of their hands and reduce the need for in-store testers that often are not available in mass-market stores.

  • Editor's note: Catching the consumers’ eye
    Retail is not dead; boring retail is dead.
     
    That is what industry guru, Mack Elevation Forum founder and DSN partner Dan Mack told a packed house at the 19th annual Drug Store News Industry Issues Summit at New York City’s Plaza Hotel in late November. Moderating a panel of executives from such top retailers as CVS Pharmacy, Target, Walmart, Walgreens and Sam’s Club, Mack challenged them to explain to the audience what they were doing to remain relevant. 

  • Dog chews promoting clean teeth are on the rise

    Multipet’s Canine Clean line of dog chews are designed to assist with teething, help remove tartar and massage gums. The toys are infused with a choice of peppermint or spearmint, which helps freshen breath. Canine Clean products from the Moonachie, N.J.-based company also support many drug stores’ direction of promoting health and healthy choices for their customers.   

  • Dennis Wiesner’s ever-evolving industry career
    A lot has changed in the world of pharmacies over the last 50 years or so.
     
    Just ask Dennis Wiesner. 
     
    Wiesner, who until earlier this year was the senior director of pharmacy, privacy and government affairs at H-E-B, has seen a lot go on in this industry in a career that has lasted nearly half a century. Most of it, he said, is good for retailers and consumers. All of it has been interesting. 
     

  • MAC brings VR-powered mirror to stores

    MAC Cosmetics is letting its shoppers swatch lipsticks and eye shadow in-store as easily as they can take a selfie. Through a partnership with augmented reality technology-provider ModiFace, the beauty brand recently launched the Virtual MACover — an AR-powered virtual try-on mirror — to its stores.

  • Sexual Harassment 101
    How to handle sexual harassment claims can be overwhelming and terrifying for every business — from small local drug stores to large corporations serving the market. But it shouldn’t be. Regrettably, at some point, some who run these stores may become aware of sexual harassment. Here are a few tips that will help you address sexual harassment quickly and successfully.
     
    First off, what constitutes sexual harassment? 
     

  • Amid challenges, generics industry gets FDA assist to ID new areas of need

    Despite the challenges that manufacturers have faced from slowing generics spending growth, generics saved the U.S. healthcare system more than ever, and the past year has seen a record number of approvals. It also has seen more biosimilars getting regulatory approval, and the Food and Drug Administration carving out new and speedier paths for companies to enter areas where there is a market need for the products.

  • Greeting card sales continue to hold steady

    According to the Greeting Card Association, sales of the greeting card category — which they estimate to be between $7 and $8 billion — have held steady the past few years. 

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