http://feed-back.com/blog Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:15:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "Shopping To Support Charitable Causes" Combining skin care product sales with donations for breast cancer research offers women a win-win opportunity to support a cause they believe in. The mid-October 2008 issue of TV Guide presented a full page of products (from lipstick and soap to bracelets and pens), along with ... http://feed-back.com/blog/2008/11/04/the-skin-care-product-market-fall-2008-2/ "Hope in a Tube" At this year's Face & Body Conference (2008), Karen Newman of Global Cosmetic Industry magazine summarized recent trends in her "From the Beauty Industry, With Love" presentation. One of two hot topics she covered used the catchy description of "Hope in a Tube," which succinctly ... http://feed-back.com/blog/2008/10/02/the-skin-care-product-market-fall-2008/ Service Discrepancies Typically, successful franchises meet consumers' expectations by providing a standard product or service mix in every location. Retail clinics share some operational characteristics with franchises: The "look and feel" of the facilities, immediate access to services, posted menus with prices, etc. Feed-back.com's visits to selected retail clinics in 2008 (so ... http://feed-back.com/blog/2008/03/18/retail-clinics-one-size-doesnt-fit-all/ Comments From VelociDoc About The August 27th, 2007 Posting: In reference to: "… A visit to a retail clinic in California made earlier this month by an 84-year-old acquaintance did not provide the services she sought. According to a posted notice, federal law excludes Medicare and Medicaid patients from receiving services ... http://feed-back.com/blog/2008/03/03/discussion-of-one-medicare-patients-retail-clinic-experience/ Distant Rumblings Of A Shakeout… Announcing its "soon to be released" new study, a brief blurb issued by Corporate Research Group (CRG; New Rochelle NY) suggests there's going to be a shakeout in the retail clinic market in the next two years. The CRG article is entitled "Retail and ... http://feed-back.com/blog/2007/09/28/the-retail-clinic-market/ Turf Wars... An article attributed to The Associated Press made the rounds last month, via various news outlets. As the public embraces retail clinics for quick convenient health care services, physicians and their associations continue to try to stem the tide. There's been some give-and-take over the years. For example, the ... http://feed-back.com/blog/2007/09/04/competition-gets-heated-in-the-retail-clinic-market/ Taking "Convenience" One Step Further… Retail clinics typically provide services in a store setting, but proponents suggest that the current business model is flexible and likely to expand with more innovative services yet to come. An example of such a service was reported in the Post-Tribune (8/18/07). Staff from a Corner ... http://feed-back.com/blog/2007/08/27/expanding-the-retail-clinic-business-model/