[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A general rule in magazine writing is that if you ask a question like “Feeling stressed?” in a headline, it needs to be a question that would get a “yes” from most of your readers. I think it’s fair to assume that most of us are feeling some additional stress...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 1.What mindset, or motto, has helped you achieve success? Dan Chapman, 2nd Generation Owner Sunrise Health Foods & Founder Redd Remedies: Stay calm & love people! This has been a stressful year for everyone and we have seen it in some of our customers. We have always worked to...
Virtual—On January 20-21, 2020, WholeFoods Magazine and Trust Transparency Center will host our next virtual event in the #NaturallyInformed series: Mental Wellness: Mastering the Market. This event will cover a range of pressing topics focused on boosting brainpower with strategies such as nootropics and brain hacking, as well as fostering mental wellbeing by...
In November of 2019, a panel of leading industry experts featured in WholeFoods 2020 Industry Forecast discussed the categories they thought would be in demand in 2020. Did they get it right? In large part, yes. None of them had a glimmer of what was to come with COVID-19, of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As we look back on 2020—and ahead to 2021—the numbers point to opportunity for growth and a need for improvement. Just a few of the points addressed in this issue: 83% That’s how many supplement users say dietary supplements play an important role in helping to support health and wellness...
Thank YOU. You are our heroes. Thank you to the healthcare practitioners who dove into the challenge of fighting a virus they knew very little about. Thank you to the natural products retailers who fought to keep their doors open so a worried public could access the products that help...
Zoom meetings, virtual school...the COVID-19 pandemic has consumers even more dependent on digital devices. Back in 2018, Steve Lankford, Host of HealthQuest Podcast, reported that the average American spends over 10 hours a looking at phones, tablets and computer screens (1)—that number is likely to be higher when 2020 data...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As a produce buying club founded by a group of neighbors in Philadelphia, the early days of Weavers Way were modest, and focused on filling a simple need: to provide the neighborhood with access to quality produce. And while the focus in 2020 is still on filling the basic need...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Each year, in our spotlight coverage of the WholeFoods Magazine Retailer of the Year (ROTY), we ask the honorees to share their insights and advice for achieving success. When I asked Jon Roesser, General Manager for 2020 ROTY winner Weavers Way Cooperative Association, for a nugget of wisdom, he replied,...
Good for Me, Good for the Earth. That’s one of the top 10 trends for 2020, according to FMCG Gurus. Mike Hughes, Director of Insights for FMCG Gurus, discussed the trend during Driving Value Through Sustainability Across the Supply Chain, a #NaturallyInformed event powered by WholeFoods Magazine and Trust Transparency...
