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3 Issues Impacting Retail Success… Plus Bright Spots on the Horizon

This year’s survey shows pain points, and we want to give retailers the platform to shout out those concerns in the hope that all members of the natural products community will listen and engage.

February 22, 2024

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

WholeFoods Magazine invited independent natural products retailers to sound off. In their own words, they outline the challenges they are facing.

Mastel’s Health Foods to Live On With New Ownership

April 4, 2023

Rebecca Viscomi

Ownership of Mastel’s Health Foods, an independently owned health food store, is being taken over by general manager Lauren Gaffney and marketing manager Alina Hornfeldt.

Retail Insights® 2023 Retail Universe

for U.S. Premium Natural Organic Food, Supplement & Personal Care Sales

March 1, 2023

Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights

Industry grows 4.08%, adds $3.887 billion, reaches $99.3 billion total sales

KeHE Selected as Primary Distribution Partner for NWG

February 20, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Naperville, IL—KeHE Distributors (KeHE) announced that it has been selected by Washington-based Northwest Grocers (NWG) as the grocer's primary distribution partner for natural, organic, and specialty products. NWG is a member-owned organization with ore than 90 independent neighborhood grocery retailers across Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Northern California. The four-year deal...

2019 Retailer of the Year: Rainbow Blossom

October 17, 2019

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

WholeFoods Magazine Retailer of the Year shares success secrets!

Today's Shoppers Prefer In-Store Experience: Survey

February 15, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Las Vegas, NV - Despite reports that the future of food shopping is online, a surprisingly large number of consumers prefer to shop at their local independent supermarket. According to findings from the third annual National Grocery Shoppers Survey, conducted by Nielsen on behalf of the National Grocers Association (NGA),...

North Carolina Organic Grocer to Close Two Remaining Stores

January 15, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Charlotte, NC — Organic grocer Healthy Home Market is permanently shutting its doors. The healthy food retailer has begun hanging Going-Out-of-Business sales at its remaining two stores in Charlotte and will close them shortly, according to a statement from owner John Bauer. The company put itself up for sale in...

Love Letter to an Independent

November 20, 2017

Melissa Roberson

After some 30 years, Sobsey’s Produce in Hoboken, NJ, has changed hands. Read one woman’s appreciation to learn what a quality retail relationship feels like to a customer and how it can’t be replicated by a behemoth. I first heard about Sobsey’s in church. My husband and I had just...