Portland, OR— It’s not often we get to report on a new natural products store opening. Although this is a small store, it’s a big story because it’s the brainchild of Chuck Eggert, founder of Pacific Foods, and Errol Schweizer, who worked for Whole Foods Market for 14 years and...
Shoppers have virtually unlimited numbers of choices when it comes to where they shop and how they shop. It is therefore critical that they have consistent, clear, easy to understand messaging that resonates with shoppers. This all begins with where and how retailers merchandise key categories in their stores. The...
Austin,TX-- The American Botanical Council's quarterly journal, HerbalGram celebrates its 35 year anniversary. It began in 1983 as a black-and-white newsletter and today has expanded to an 82-page visual journal. ABC founder and executive director, Mark Blumenthal produced the first issue of HerbalGram, which was then titled “Herb News” with the subtitle “Herbalgram." "The publication has served...
Secaucus, NJ — Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. announced preliminary results for the three months ended June 30, 2018. Total net sales in the second quarter were $293.1 million compared to $296.4 million in the same period of the prior year. Reported fully diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.30 in second...
By Scott Steinford, Managing Director, Trust Transparency Center On Feb. 22, 2017 Amazon entered the dietary supplement market with four products. As of Aug. 6, 2018, that number has grown to 30 SKUs, representing a 750% increase. Ten products were added between the last week of July and first week...
Skillman, NJ – The purchase of Zarbee’s Inc by Johnson & Johnson Consumer is just the latest instance of large consumer packaged goods companies getting ready to serve the consumer of tomorrow by purchasing companies that already appeal to them. “With its naturals positioning, a millennial target demographic and a...
San Francisco, CA – Sales of plant-based foods grew 20% over the last year and sales topped $3.3 billion, according to Nielsen data commissioned by the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA). This is a strong increase from last year’s growth rate of 8%. In contrast, the overall food sector grew...
Seattle, WA — The focus was on Alexa Voice as second quarter net sales for Amazon.com increased 39% to $52.9 billion in the second quarter, compared with $38 billion in second quarter 2017. Excluding the $760 million favorable impact from year-over-year changes in foreign exchange rates throughout the quarter, net...
United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) and Supervalu Inc. announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which UNFI will acquire Supervalu for $32.50 per share in cash, or approximately $2.9 billion, including the assumption of outstanding debt and liabilities. “This transaction accelerates UNFI’s ‘Build out the Store’ growth strategy...
Los Angeles, CA — Marc Washington, the newly minted CEO of Irwin Naturals, took a break from a sales summit in Park City, UT, to discuss his plans for the family-owned business he came onboard to propel into the future. An Ivy League-educated executive with deep operational, finance and business...
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