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The article focuses on several aspects of female hygiene in the U.S. It highlights the role of tampons and sanitary napkins in confronting the demands of health, safety and environmental concerns. It further states that Los Angeles, California-based research company IBSWorld, tracks feminine sanitary paper products at the manufacturing level, and also acknowledges a trend toward organic and natural products.

The article focuses on the increase in demands for lip care products by consumers during harsh winters. Topics discussed include information on the top brands including Abreva from GlaxoSmithKline, Burt's Bees from Clorox Co., and Carmex from Carma Labs, views of spokesperson for Pfizer, MacKay Jimeson, and increase in the sale of lip gloss by 204 million dollars. Other topics discussed include views of consumer products manager at Parsippany, Nancy Mills.

The article focuses on the increase in demand of the electronic cigarettes which may pose a high risk to the retailers. Topics discussed include profits incurred on electronic cigarettes tends to reduce the profit incurred on the tobacco cigarettes, profit is estimated to increase from 500 million dollar in 2013 to 1 billion dollar in the year 2014, and the concern for retailers related to the regulations from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The article discusses the benefits of workforce management (WFM) technology to U.S. food retailers. It notes that the U.S. food retail industry is abandoning their old practices and has invested in WFM systems to control rising labor costs amid the competitive and complex business environment. It reveals that WFM investments can yield big returns in labor cost savings.

The article offers information on energy products and its placement challenges faced by the retailers. Topics discussed include the growing demand of energy products, right placement of the energy products to gain shoppers attention, and the guidance of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to distinguish between a beverage and a liquid dietary supplement to bring clarity to product designation. It informs that protein is an important factor in the energy sector.

The article focuses on the U.S. grocery stores that have dietitians to help the diabetics in choosing healthy food. According to the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), 33 percent of the supermarkets have offered dietitians in their grocery store including Hy-Vee, Price Chopper, and Giant Eagle. It mentions that in these stores, the shoppers can learn how to read package labels, go on store tours, and to attend healthy cooking demos.

The article discusses the advantages of summer season for health and beauty care retailers to access their readiness to sell first-aid products. It presents the views of Gabriela Elani, home and personal care analyst at Chicago, Illinois-based market research firm Mintel, for the same. It also highlights the comments of Tambra Martin, vice president marketing, at Medline Industries, on first-aid product purchased by adults.

The article discusses issues regarding an increase in the sale of electronic cigarettes in the U.S. Topics discussed include the valuation of the global sales of e-cigarettes at approximately two billion U.S. dollars, unsuccessful attempts taken by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate electronic cigarettes and regulation of electronic cigarettes under the U.S. Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009.

The article offers information on retailing of emergency contraceptives (EC) in the U.S. Topics include the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval to EC Plan B One-Step from Teva Women's Health, views of Jim Wisner of Wisner Marketing Group on efforts on manufacturing of EC and other EC such as the Next Choice from Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. and My Way from GAVIS Pharmaceuticals LLC.

The article discusses the need for food retailers to sell topical remedies to customers owing to the growing demand of topical remedies over external analgesics. It suggests in-store pharmacists dealing with safety issues associated with pain relief medications and advising customers on pain management. Further are discussed safety issues associated with the two classes of pain relievers, acetaminophen (Tylenol) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).

The article focuses on the sales of fragrances in U.S based department stores and also discusses the consumers' preferences for fragrances and stores. Topics discussed include a report by NPD Group Inc. regarding the rise in the price of women's fragrances, views of Jeffrey Arnold, senior vice president at Elizabeth Arden Inc., regarding role of food retailers in fragrance business and unavailability of fragrance testing unit for consumers.

The article offers information on the use of refresh housewares by health-conscious consumers in the U.S and also discusses the views of several housewares experts. Topics discussed include increase in the sale of conventional ovens and juicers, views of Kathleen Taggart, director of Draeger's Market, regarding use of special cooking equipment for healthy cooking and enameled cast-iron cookware with non-sticky surface manufactured by the company Le Creuset.

The article offers information on the growth of e-liquids and their flavor ranges with the popularity of electronic cigarettes in the U.S. Topics discussed include preparation of e-liquid which is made from a basic solution of propylene glycol, or vegetable glycerin, and nicotine extracted from tobacco leaves, concern over the safety of e-liquids, and views of Christian Berkey, founder of Johnson Creek Enterprises LLC, on e-liquid.

The article offers information on the growth of homeopathic brands in the retail industry of the U.S. Topics discussed include a report by research company Spins LLC which revealed that homeopathic medicines are up in conventional food, drug and mass-market channels, use of homeopathic product among young people, and a study conducted by market research company Mintel Group Ltd. which revealed that women are most likely to have used a homeopathic remedy within the past year.

The article offers information on the declination in the sales revenue of the nutritional supplements of the dietary supplement industry in the U.S. It mentions the research conducted by several market research companies including Symphony IRI Group, Packaged Facts and SPINS. Also mentions the importance of calcium and vitamin D supplements on health.

The article offers information on the comparison of sales revenues of the greeting cards of the two firms, American Greetings Corp. and Hallmark Cards Inc. and the online greeting cards. It informs that the online greeting card revenues will grow from 3.5 billion dollars in 2012 to 4.7 billion dollars by 2017. It also mentions that convenience and cost-effectiveness are the reason for the growth of sales revenue of online greeting cards.

The article focuses on the difficulties faced by retailers by the increasing demand of cough and cold products in flu season. It presents views of Molly Maier, category manager of the market research firm Mintel Group Ltd. on the sales fluctuation in the flu season. It informs several medical product brands like Benadryl and Zyrtec were affected by the supply disruption due to closure of production plants of McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of the pharmaceutical company McNeil-PPC Inc.

The article focuses on the trend of sales of razors and blades to promote differences of clean-shave and facial hair grooming. Topics discussed include introduction of the razor company Gillette Co. body and beard trimmer Fusion ProGlide Styler and men's razor Fusion ProGlide SilverTouch, introduction of shave and trim razor for women by the razor company BIC USA Inc. and "Kiss and Tell" social experiment event conducted by personal care product manufacturer Procter & Gamble Co.