In Washington State, a few days of late August rain are not necessarily a sign of the coming fall. For native Washingtonians that are immune to the...
If you are a frequent visitor to the RMS website, chances are you’ve noticed some changes over the past year. We’ve become more active in social...
Ever since I was little I have loved to shop. In fact I’m pretty sure that one of the biggest reasons I enjoyed my time working in retail was because...
If you ask someone what they do for a living and they tell you that they are in customer service, chances are that you’ll think of a retail setting,...
When a friend asked me if I had any Tylenol in the house this past weekend, I directed her to my medicine cabinet. “It should be on the top shelf” I...
In the days before I sat comfortably behind my desk, I stood behind a cash register, set planograms, reordered stock and counted down cash drawers at...
Pharmacies are unique organizations. While they provide a key service in the form of filling essential medical prescriptions, they also operate in...
For the last 5 years, the main offices of Retail Management Solutions have been located right in the middle of downtown Olympia, Washington....
I use my debit card for pretty much everything. So much in fact that my card rarely lasts the 5 years between when my bank issues the card and when...
When I used to think about patients not taking their prescriptions, I would immediately picture a fussy toddler, fighting some less than desirable...
I’m not quite sure how it happened, but every month a Harper’s Bazaar magazine shows up in my mail box. If you’re not familiar with the magazine,...
On Wednesday morning, I stared at a blank document on my computer screen, rolling ideas around in my head for this week’s blog post. I always look...
In 1982 the movie Blade Runner was released. The science fiction film takes place in the year 2019, which is not so very far from today. However, if...
Sometimes technology can be scary. Not in an “I’m afraid to try new things” way, but because for every wonderful thing that technology helps us to...
Let’s take some of these examples of “Buyer Beware” and turn them into 5 rules for strategic pricing for independent pharmacy.
