Harmon's drug-free prescriptions. (chain discount stores emphasizing the marketing of brand name beauty items)(Critical Mass)

From: WWD | Date: January 15, 1993| Author: | Copyright information

Harmon's, a chain of 19 discount stores headquartered in Fairfield, NJ, typifies a trend among discount stores emphasizing the marketing of brand name beauty items at low prices. Harmon's sold $10 million in beauty items in 1993, and the category accounted for fully 20% of Harmon's total annual sales. These new discount stores emphasizing beauty items stock little or no housewares or food items and do not have the financial burden an in-store pharmacy puts on drug stores. These stores typically are among a beauty-item manufacturer's top accounts.

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