Hamacher Resource Group, Inc. Moderates Panels at HDMA’s Business & Leadership Conference
WAUKESHA, WI – June 10, 2011 – Hamacher Resource Group, Inc. (HRG), the retail consumer healthcare industry’s premier marketing and research firm, moderated two panels at the Healthcare Distribution Management Association’s (HDMA) 2011 Business & Leadership Conference June 5-8, 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona. The panels were a part of the Health, Beauty and Wellness Products Forum, an educational workshop for manufacturers and distributors to evaluate front-of-store trends for independent pharmacies. Dave Wendland, vice president of HRG, moderated the panels “Serving the Independent: Manufacturer and Distributor Perspectives” and “Front-end Trends: An Independent Retail Panel.”
HDMA’s Business and Leadership Conference is designed to benefit high-level executives, thought leaders, and influential managers from across the healthcare supply chain. HRG serves distributor, retailer, and manufacturer clients, thus Wendland – a nearly 20-year veteran of the industry – offers an experienced, objective viewpoint on the challenges of getting products from development to production to shelf, and finally into the market basket.
HDMA is a national association that represents primary healthcare distributors, and HRG has been a member since the early 1980s when the organization was known as the National Wholesale Druggists Association. Wendland and HRG senior executives have participated in HDMA activities by serving on committees, speaking, and co-authoring white papers for the association’s member education efforts.
Wendland found the panel discussions particularly encouraging this year. "There’s a renewed interest in independent pharmacy outlets and a willingness for better collaboration between manufacturers and distributors to increase business in this segment," said Wendland. “Although the dialogue is only beginning, I’m confident that the commitment is sincere and that community pharmacies will benefit from these efforts."
About Hamacher Resource Group
Hamacher Resource Group, Inc. shapes the consumer experience at retail with strategic business development expertise that enhances the profitability of consumer healthcare product manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and affiliated companies. Pioneers in drugstore category management and offering support such as research and analytics, marketing services, product images and data, and more, HRG is a WBENC-Certified Women’s Business Enterprise located in Waukesha, Wisconsin.