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Natural Products News Briefs: CRN, PLMA, Vita Coco & More

What's new in natural? Catch up on the latest

September 23, 2024

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

Read up on all the latest news in the natural products industry.

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What Can Independents Learn From Other Retailers?

10 key takeaways for natural products retailers.

August 23, 2023

Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights

Independent natural retailers looking to stay in business can benefit from knowing what retailers in the other seven U.S. retail food channels are doing with natural products. Read on for 10 key insights.

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Update: Lucky's Market Announces Sale of More Stores

February 5, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Niwot, CO—Lucky’s Market, which confirmed in January that it would be closing most stores, issued a press release on February 4 announcing that it has entered into new Asset Purchase Agreements (APAs) for a total of seven locations. The APAs are with Southeastern Grocers, Seabra Foods and Hitchcock’s Markets: The...

Lucky's Market Announces Chapter 11 Filing; Asset Purchase Agreement with ALDI, Publix

January 27, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Niwot, CO—Natural foods chain Lucky's Market, which last week announced the closure of most of its locations, issued the following updates on January 27: Lucky's will continue to operate seven of its locations, including its markets in Traverse City, MI; Cleveland, OH; Columbus, OH; Columbia, MO; Melbourne, FL; North Boulder...

Aldi Goes National with Ad Campaign and Instacart

September 18, 2018

Julia Peterman

German grocer Aldi is expanding its U.S. presence with a remodeling scheme, a new advertising campaign, and a national rollout of its delivery partnership with Instacart. The grocer plans to spend $5 billion to go from 1,800 to 2,500 stores, reports MediaPost, while remodeling existing stores and expanding fresh food...

Walmart Comes on Strong in Grocery

August 21, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Bentonville, AR — Walmart posted its best quarterly grocery sales growth in nine years and will offer home delivery to about 40% of the country by the end of 2018. Total ecommerce sales also grew 40% for the quarter. The news came during the retailer’s quarterly earnings report in which...

Aldi Enters Online Grocery Delivery Via Instacart

August 14, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

CHICAGO - German grocery chain Aldi Inc is the latest to pilot grocery delivery, announcing a partnership that will launch at the end of the month with Instacart in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Dallas. The partnership is a way to test online grocery demand, Aldi’s VP of corporate buying Scott...

Aldi Investing in New Looks and More Locations

February 17, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Essen, DE — The Aldi supermarket chain plans to reinvent its look and product selection to deliver a modern and wholesome shopping experience to their customers. With the investment of $1.6 billion, the company also expects to grow to more than 1,300 locations by 2020. Aldi will be adding natural...

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Aldi Plans for Natural Food Expansion

January 13, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Aldi — which has more than 1,500 stores in the U.S. — has a plan to expand its natural food selection, which could spell trouble for competitors. With a reputation for low prices, Aldi’s claim to deliver organic products at roughly 25% less then other stores offering the same could...