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The Stakes Are Higher for Consumers Right Now

As health coverage costs climb, the natural products industry has a key role to play in prevention.

April 24, 2026

Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural Health Association

Smart self-care, science-backed supplements, and testing: Organic & Natural Health outlines a prevention playbook for 2026.

Independent Retailers Sound Off

The state of independent natural retail, in their own words.

February 22, 2026

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Independent natural products retailers reflect on the state of business.

Tip of the Month

Labor Scheduling

The general manager of a 20,000-square-foot natural foods store has found labor scheduling success.

January 16, 2026

Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights

Find out how department-based labor scheduling can bring stability, control labor costs, and improve life-work balance.

Merchandising Insights

Looking Back, and Forward: 2025 - 2026

What better way to understand what happened in natural during 2025 and what will happen in 2026 than to ask those on the front lines? Independents covering the four corners of the country weigh in. Good news abounds!

January 16, 2026

Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights

Independent retailers reflect on 2025 to predict what the new year has in store for the industry.

2025 Retailer of the Year: Kimberton Whole Foods

How sharing the wealth has led to abundance for the Kimberton Whole Foods community and beyond.

August 28, 2025

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

From modest farm stand to a string of Kimberton Whole Foods locations, check out what makes WholeFoods Magazine's 2025 Retailer of the Year shine.

Merchandising Insights

Staffing: Strategies For Success

Who's in the workforce, and how can we optimizing our teams to best serve our customers? Read on for insights.

August 28, 2025

Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights

Is there a way for you to improve retail store staffing levels and worker productivity? Some thoughts.

Carrying on a Legacy: The Next Chapter for Get Healthy

Get Healthy Brooksville and Get Healthy Spring Hill owners Laura DeWitt and Karen Greenway have passed the torch to longtime employee Brian Mosser.

July 17, 2025

Holliday Woodard

Brian Mosser, who purchased Get Healthy from owners Laura DeWitt and Karen Greenway, says his passion for the health industry stems from witnessing how the work reshapes customers' lives.

6th Annual SOHO Healthfest a Success

With great interest in its events, SENPA is adding more shows to best serve independent retailers.

May 16, 2025

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

This year's SOHO Healthfest in Dallas featured a State of Industry networking event and the announcement of an upcoming show in New Jersey to serve more independent natural products retailers.

Independent Retailers Look Back on 2024 & Ahead to 2025

Our year-end cross-country survey reveals widespread resilience and optimism. Hear what independent natural retailers are thinking and feeling about the year just past, and the year ahead.

January 16, 2025

Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights

What are independent natural retailers thinking and feeling about the year that just past, and the year ahead? Find out!