I met up with Kat Krassner, Co-Founder and Co-Editor of PRESENT Magazine and The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market®, January 10 – 17. I was on the lookout for trends in gifting at the show and thought who better to ask what she’s been spotting. "Fashion apparel, jewelry...
Outdoor brands are trending so how do authentic brands become mainstream darlings? I was amused that some brands at the recent Outdoor Retailer Winter show in Salt Lake City, January 10 – 12, 2017, preferred to talk lifestyle vs. product. I am concerned that the authentic pioneers will continue to...
Apart from being the editor for WholeFoods Magazine, I am also a woman who cares about skin health. While researching for this month’s cover story — Natural Beauty (and Protection) From Within, p. 18 — I decided to ask the experts I interviewed to share what emerging trends we should...
Click on cover image below to enjoy the RidgeCrest Herbals 2017 Almanac for its calendar, trends, specials and tips. A hard copy is also polybagged with every WholeFoods Magazine January 2017 issue.
Just as our country is experiencing — and will continue to experience — a lot of changes in the next year, so is the natural products industry. One topic that is on everyone’s mind is Donald Trump’s presidential victory. Up until this election, the U.S. has never had a business...
[caption id="attachment_48474" align="alignright" width="123"] Corinne Shindelar, CEO, INFRA[/caption] SENPA, a non-profit association of retailers, manufacturers, distributors and brokers in the natural products industry, has announced its keynote speakers for the 2016 SOHO EXPO Trade Show taking place December 1-4 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Kissimmee, FL.
Americans love to shop—they love to eat and they love to be active. What’s more, they love to save money. And more and more consumers are devoting themselves to store brands (private label) than ever before, in order to achieve and sustain all of these desires. According to recent research...
Humans have been designed to be omnivores. However, just a few days on a meat-based protein diet at the expense of fiber (plants) will lead to almost immediate GI issues: griping, gas and constipation. This is because the human GI system cannot effectively manage breakdown and assimilation of a meat-heavy...
Dana Point, CA—On Thursday, October 27, at the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN) annual symposium, The Conference, the trade group presented some telling results from its 2016 CRN Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements. The results show that among consumers, confidence in the safety, quality and effectiveness of dietary supplements remains high,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What’s Selling is a monthly review of the best-selling products determined from unit sales at six natural products stores around the country, rotated from a base of selected stores. The intention is to provide indications of sales trends. If your store is interested in being included in our What’s...
