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Retail Insights® 2025 Retail Universe for U.S. Premium Natural, Organic Foods, Supplements & Personal Care

Natural organic products add $7 billion in 2024, beating conventional grocery channel % growth.

February 20, 2025

Jay Jacobowitz, President & Founder, Retail Insights

With 2024 recording a big sales year for natural organic products, retailers are breaking down the numbers and influencers for last year's figures.

Natural Products News Briefs: PhytoGaia, Maypro, Aker, & More

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

November 4, 2024

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

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

Kroger and Albertsons Merger Temporarily Blocked

WholeFoods Merchandising Editor Jay Jacobowitz, President and Founder of Retail Insights, puts the issue into perspective.

July 25, 2024

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

A Colorado District Court ruling will heavily impact the fate of the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons.

Natural Products Industry News Briefs: SCS, Natural Grocers, Dr. Bronner's & More

What's new in the natural products industry? Catch up on the latest in new partnerships, Proposition 12 certification, and more.

May 17, 2024

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

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

Merchandising Insights

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.

A Role for Personalization in Brick & Mortar?

December 22, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Consumers are keen on the concept of personalization, but can brick-and-mortar independents capitalize on this trend? For insights, we turned to Noah Voreades, Managing Director of GenBiome Consulting. “Personalization in the nutritional supplements market in many ways is still trying to find the right business model, channels, and ways to...

Senators Have "Serious Concerns" with $24.6B Kroger-Albertsons Deal

October 21, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

On October 14, 2022, Kroger and Albertsons Companies, Inc. announced that the companies had entered into a definitive agreement to merge. A press release explained that the deal would join "two complementary organizations with iconic brands and deep roots in their local communities to establish a national footprint and unite...

8,000 King Soopers Employees Begin 3-Week Strike in Protest of Unfair Labor Practices

January 14, 2022

Julia Peterman

More than 8,000 workers at nearly 80 Kroger-owned King Soopers grocery stores around Colorado started a three-week strike on Wednesday, according to The Guardian. The strikes are in response to a union contract offer that a union member is calling “a crooked deal,” which won't solve the problems facing King...

This Saves Lives Expands Distribution to Kroger

June 30, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Los Angeles, CA—This Saves Lives, a food brand with a mission to help put an end to severe acute malnutrition in children, has announced the expanded retail distribution of its Snack Bars, Kid’s Snack Bars, and Kids Krispy Treats to more than 1,200 Kroger banners across the U.S. “The number...

Study: Plant-Based Meat Sales Climb 23% When Placed in Meat Section

July 10, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

San Francisco, CA—What is the best placement for plant-based meat products? In December 2019, the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) launched a plant-based meat test with Kroger, to answer that question. The study involved 60 test stores in three states (Colorado, Indiana, and Illinois), which placed all plant-based meat in...