Today’s merchandising lacks creative spark

February 2, 2015 by David Pinto and Chain Drug Review chain drug industry, chain drug retailers, chain drug retailing, chain drug stores, David Pinto, drug chains, merchandising, new products, product selection 2015, Issue 02-02-2015, Opinion

A small group of chain drug industry veterans met recently in Cleveland to discuss the lamentable state of innovative and creative merchandising in chain drug retailing these days. The group, consisting of some dozen retailers, suppliers and association executives, concluded that a variety of factors — most notably industry consolidation and the tendency among retailers