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Who Will Be 2026’s Top Natural Products Retailer?

What makes a top natural products retailer? The question isn’t who had a good year—it’s who is shaping what success looks like next.

April 25, 2026

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

The best in natural products retail: Share your nomination for the 2026 WholeFoods Magazine Retailer of the Year!

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April 20, 2026

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Creativity and strategy are secrets to success.

Emerging Leaders

Authenticity & Value: Strategies for Greater Success

Industry experts share the know-how that can make the winning difference.

March 28, 2026

Brian Mosser, Owner of Get Healthy / SENPA Emerging Leaders Chair

For natural products retailers, if your community would truly feel your absence, that’s a strong indicator you’re doing something right.

Emerging Leaders

Competition & Modernization: Strategies for Greater Success

Industry experts share the know-how that can make the winning difference.

March 27, 2026

Brian Mosser, Owner of Get Healthy / SENPA Emerging Leaders Chair

The biggest threat is margin compression from mass retailers offering natural-adjacent products.

2026 48th Annual Retailer Survey

Inside the realities of independent natural retail: challenges, momentum, and what lies ahead.

February 23, 2026

Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights and Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Overall year-over-year growth for all survey respondents was a robust 6.1% increase.

Emerging Leaders

Connecting & Engaging: Strategies for Greater Success

Brian Mosser, Owner of Get Healthy / SENPA Emerging Leaders Chair, talks with industry experts to share the know-how that can make the winning difference.

February 17, 2026

Brian Mosser, Owner of Get Healthy / SENPA Emerging Leaders Chair

Natural product retailers are leaning into education and community to compete with online giants.

What's Selling: November/December 2025

What’s Selling is a monthly review of the best-selling natural and organic products determined from unit sales at natural products stores across the U.S.

November 19, 2025

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

What natural products are driving sales from coast to coast? Find out!

What's Selling: October 2025

What’s Selling is a monthly review of the best-selling natural and organic products determined from unit sales at natural products stores across the U.S.

September 25, 2025

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

What natural products are driving sales from coast to coast? Find out!