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Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators, or SARMs, are a class of ingredients that can pose a threat to consumer safety, particularly in the bodybuilding and fitness communities. The Council for Responsible Nutrition, recognizing the safety threat, in February launched a consumer education initiative designed to raise awareness of the segment, whose role as an adulterated supplement segment gives mainstream operators a bad name.

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

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 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.

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?

At the start of what is arguably the mass retail industry’s most important event, in Palm Beach, Fla., it also may be a great time to take a step back and see how retail is performing these days, said Seth Mendelson in his latest column.

Drug Store News caught up with Bob Wiltz, chief customer officer at the Gunree, Ill.-based company, to talk about where the company has been and where it’s headed.

According to Hallmark, those who shop for groceries online also are more likely to purchase cards, which has prompted the company to create an e-commerce team focused on expanding the greeting card aisles in the digital space.