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.
Downers Grove, IL—Fresh Thyme Market, which launched as a neighborhood-focused grocer in 2012 and has since grown to 71 locations in 10 states throughout the Midwest, is the recipient of WholeFoods Magazine's 2022 Retailer of the Year award. The grocer has continued to evolve in 2022. In June, Liz Zolcak...
To commemorate the milestone, WholeFoods Magazine asked William Rowe, Nutrasource President, CEO, and Co-Founder, to share what makes the company a standout success. Read on for his insights. WholeFoods Magazine: Congratulations on 20 years! Please tell us how Nutrasource got started, and how it has grown over the years. William...
Are you seeing new faces? Your historical customers are aging. Attracting the next generations is key. A shrinking generation of original natural products shoppers is a problem for independents. In its third-quarter conference call in August, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, returning to lead the company for the third time,...
Where to start when it comes to bringing a product to market in the crowded (and in-demand) immune-support space? Nutrasource Director of Scientific Affairs Susan Hewlings suggests starting by diving into a very basic question: What is the product? Speaking at Taking Control of the Immunity & Wellness Market, part...
Thyme, an herb native to the Southern Mediterranean, is now grown around the world. Thyme grows best in loose, well-draining soil, and grows quickly in sunny locations. It is classified as an evergreen herb, and it blooms with small flowers of white and purple. Many people may not know that...
While almost all eyes have been focused recently on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturning the pro-abortion Roe v. Wade case and on the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association case affirming the Second Amendment right to carry arms in public in New...
Stress and Mental Wellness, Active Aging, Immune Health, and the Microbiome all have been identified as top market areas that are driving sales in the natural products industry, and consumer interest will remain strong going into 2023. Throughout 2021 and 2022, the Naturally Informed conference series, powered by WholeFoods Magazine...
On August 24, 2022, Kaiser Health News (KHN) released an article written by Samantha Young reporting that the Sacramento County (California) coroner's office concluded that the cause of death of Lori McClintock, the wife of Congressman Tom McClintock (R-CA4) who died last December at the age of 61, has been identified...
Here’s a number that shows current U.S. thinking: North American air-passenger traffic in May 2022 surged 203% compared to May 2021. Most of us, it appears, have decided to live with a mutating virus and return to normal life. So how does this shift in thinking impact food shopping? Most...
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