French dairy company Danone, marketed in the United States as the Dannon Company, acquired Denver, CO-based WhiteWave Foods Co. for $10.4 billion, making this the company’s biggest acquisition in a decade. With brands that include Horizon Organic milk, Wallaby Organic yogurt and Earthbound Farm packaged salad, top sellers in their...
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. Retailers: Give your store a chance to shine! Participate in our Monthly...
With the Internet putting extreme pressure on the way you’ve always done business, it’s easy to feel helpless. First, take a moment to console yourself that you are not alone. Virtually every business in every industry has had to rethink and restructure its business model to continue to compete in...
What’s Selling is a monthly review of the best-selling products determined from unit sales at six natural products stores rotated from a base of selected stores. The intention is to provide indications of sales trends.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I was recently shopping at one of my favorite independent natural products stores, and the manager told me an incredible story that I’ve been thinking a lot about lately. While the situation I’m about to relay may seem all too familiar, I believe we can all learn from the retailer’s...
Not all retail stores are under pressure. One new chain is expanding. Based on a successful formula, the chain plans to add 100 new 10,000-square-foot stores this year for a total of more than 970 units. The stores are called “Ulta Beauty” (Ulta, not Ultra, notice) and offer makeup, skin...
Philadelphia, PA—Philadelphia has become the first major U.S. city to approve a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. With a vote of 13-4, the City Council passed the bill on June 16. One major selling point was that the estimated $91 million the tax could bring each year would significantly boost the...
Silver Spring, MD—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning letter to Austin, TX-based Whole Foods Market for not sufficiently addressing the long list of food safety violations accrued at the Whole Foods Market North Atlantic Kitchen after a series of inspections this past February. This facility is responsible...
You’re certainly familiar with the old adage: “The customer is always right.” For most retailers and business owners, this represents a need to appease disgruntled customers, but for a cooperative, these are words to live by. As the largest consumer-owned food market in the country, WholeFoods Magazine’s 2016 Retailer of...
The Clorox Co. has purchased digestive health specialist Renew Life of Palm Harbor, FL, for $290 million. Whole Foods Market of Austin, TX, recently opened its first 365 by Whole Foods store with several more to come. Within two years, at least 19 locations will be spread throughout the country...
