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  • Top picks from 50 years of ‘As Seen on TV’

    The 2000s brought infomercials to yet another level of sophistication with actors, fancy graphics, theme songs and a direct connection to social media and the product’s website.

  • Counter Talk: Safeguarding savings

    The Association for Accessible Medicines CEO, Chip Davis, discusses the savings that generics bring to the healthcare system and how competition can help keep the savings coming.

  • Q&A: Musclegen Research blazes a trail

    Musclegen Research eyes the future of general nutrition as it builds up its Genepro brand

  • ‘As Seen on TV’ grows up to higher price points, upscale products

    Once known for gimmicky gadgets and one-hit wonders, the burgeoning infomercial-driven product segment has given way to more purposeful items, higher sales tickets and ongoing line extensions.

  • Turning the tide: Retail pharmacy grapples with the opioid epidemic

    In this special report, DSN takes a look at the collaborative solutions the industry is undertaking to keep patients safe as deaths from opioid abuse and misuse continue to rise.

  • Beauty Bar: Trending skin care products

    Unilever’s V debuts vegan personal care line
    Unilever launched Love Beauty and Planet, a new vegan personal care brand, featuring shampoos, conditioners, body washes and hair and body treatments. 
     
    The products have mild cleansers and scents infused with ethically sourced essential oil or absolute, a highly aromatic oily mixture, like French heirloom lavender, Moroccan mimosa flower or Bulgarian rose.
     

  • General Merchandise: What’s hot in 2018

    The International Home + Housewares Show may just be a couple of months away, but Phil Brandl, president and CEO of the Rosemont, Ill.-based International Housewares Association said some interesting trends — propelled by innovative, design-driven products — are taking shape to impact several general merchandise categories in the following months. 
     

  • Not their mom’s skin care regimen

    Consumers are more aware than ever of ingredients, not just in their foods but in products they put on their skin. Trends that are driving the skin care category include everything from natural and plant-based ingredients to millennials rejecting their baby boomer parents’ brands to the rise of Korean pop culture. Manufacturers say drug stores can thrive in the skin care category if they freshen up their assortments with innovative lotions, masks and cleansers targeted to the younger shopper.  
     
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