January 2018

COVER STORY: BUILDING A BOND Changing Dynamics: The CVS Health-Aetna Merger forces the industry to Adapt ALSO INSIDE: The Amazon Question: How the online giant could shake up the Rx landscape Retail Excellence Awards — Natural Industry Issues Summit: Charting a roadmap for patient-facing care Overcoming barriers to patient-facing care Pharmacists at the top of their license Editor’s note: A Brave New World Focus on: Chase Products ONE-ON-ONE Joann Marks, Cosmetic Promotions: Building beauty engagement Linda Thomas Brooks, MPA, the Association of Magazine Media: Cutting through the clutter COUNTER TALK Upping your inventory protection game LAST WORD Nicky Jackson, co-founder of RangeMe: Connecting with millennials at retail CATEGORY REVIEWS PHARMACY: Technology and Automation Pharmacies look to tech to deliver outcomes efficiently Enabling adherence through software, packaging En-Vision America focuses on the bigger picture The Health and data link HEALTH: VMS and Baby Supplementing Shoppers’ lifestyles VMS offerings get personal at Ritzman Supplements augment wellness routines Bringing up baby — and mom BEAUTY: Skin care Not their mom’s skin care regimen Beauty Bar: Trending skin care products CONSUMABLES: Tobacco Latest innovations in the world of tobacco GM: Trends General Merchandise: What’s hot in 2018 GM Trends at a glance.
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December

PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER As consumer needs shift, retailers work to draw customers in by meeting their needs — from new store formats and features to making activist shoppers feel heard.
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December 2017

As consumer needs shift, retailers are working to draw customers in by meeting their needs — from new store formats and features to making activist shoppers feel heard.
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November 20 2017

PRIVATE LABEL POTENTIAL As private-label products increase their profile and market share, how can retailers get a growing piece of the pie — and take the fight to Amazon? .
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October 23 2017

FEEDING FRENZY As Amazon and Walmart get hungrier, the industry wonders what categories are next.
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