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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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What's Selling: April 2026

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.

March 26, 2026

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Take a look at the dietary supplements, organic foods, and clean beauty products driving natural products sales from coast to coast!

Independent Retailers Sound Off

The state of independent natural retail, in their own words.

February 22, 2026

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Independent natural products retailers reflect on the state of business.

Consumer Education & Interaction: 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 21, 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: March 2026

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.

February 21, 2026

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Take a look at the dietary supplements, organic foods, and clean beauty products driving natural products sales from coast to coast!

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.

The United States of Health

Building Bridges to Opportunity

February 1, 2026

Karen Howard, CEO and Executive Director of Organic & Natural Health Association

The interconnection of our issues in the natural products industry, whether you are a retailer, consumer, supplement manufacturer, or a farmer, requires conversation.

Tip of the Month

Labor Scheduling

The general manager of a 20,000-square-foot natural foods store has found labor scheduling success.

January 16, 2026

Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights

Find out how department-based labor scheduling can bring stability, control labor costs, and improve life-work balance.

What's Selling: January/February 2026

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.

January 16, 2026

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Take a look at the dietary supplements, organic foods, and clean beauty products driving natural products sales from coast to coast!