Why do some independents succeed while others struggle? There’s no single success formula, but clues emerge as we scan the retail landscape. An Outmoded Business Model When thinking about business models, it’s useful to take a generational view. GNC and The Vitamin Shoppe, the two largest U.S. pure-play vitamin chain...
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]On August 9, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a 3,000-page report that experts says offers an “unprecedented degree of clarity” about the future of our planet. Hundreds of top scientists contributed to the report, and called it a “code red for humanity.” IPCC pointed out...
Note: The views and opinions expressed here are those of the author (s) and contributor (s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher and editors of WholeFoods Magazine. Information in this interview is intended for educational and scientific purposes only. It is not intended as medical or nutritional advice...
While better than some sectors, as an industry, dietary supplements have never achieved total trust from all of our constituents, including consumers, media, and regulators. Some of this mistrust is warranted, but there’s no question that we get a bad rap. In December 2019, in this column, we introduced the concept of The Dietary...
About three decades ago, I was one of the food-and-drug attorneys involved in defending various persons and companies who for some time had been distributing an amino acid called GHB (gamma hydroxybutyrate), which although sold as a dietary supplement, had three remarkable characteristics: It helped users quickly fall asleep; It...
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.
We're back at it. SupplySide East is back at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus from August 24-25, 2021, and a few weeks later we’ll be making our way to the beautiful city of Philadelphia for Expo East, taking place September 22-25, 2021. Team WholeFoods Magazine will be at both...
We, the natural products industry, have positioned ourselves as the truth tellers for a nation of people asking for health empowerment in the face of a pandemic. Be well by boosting your immune system, we counseled. Get your sleep, eat healthy food and take your daily supplements. Vitamin D will...
Cribb's latest book, Earth Detox (Sept 2021) describes the vast question of human chemical emissions, their impact on us and how we can overcome it. We all know that if we want to live longer, healthier lives we need to eat more fresh food that...
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