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7 Challenges Impacting Independent Retailers & Solutions to Win in 2023

December 22, 2022

Challenge 1: Rising cost of doing business “Increasing costs of doing business are disrupting the entire retail supply chain,” reports Joe Tarnowski, VP of Thought Leadership & Global Media, RangeMe & ECRM. “Consumers and manufacturers alike are feeling the impact, and this is shaping how each behaves.” On the supply...

A Role for Personalization in Brick & Mortar?

December 22, 2022

Maggie Jaqua

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...

Thinking of Selling Your Store?

July 21, 2022

Jay Jacobowitz

Things you’ll want to know, and some you may not. Is now a good time to sell your store? Yes, if you’ve got good profits. What are good profits? Net profits—cash that remains available to you at the end of each year after you’ve paid all your...

Shoppers Shift Back to Brick & Mortar

May 24, 2022

Jay Jacobowitz

When the pandemic struck two years ago, consumers went online and away from risky in-store shopping as lockdowns, social distancing, and work-from-home trends took effect. Easy, but above all safe, online commerce looked set to displace brick-and-mortar shopping forever. But it turns out, maybe not. The U.S. Census Bureau reports...

What happened Last Year….and 4 Predictions for 2022

December 28, 2021

Jay Jacobowitz

The consumer drives all—including panic buying We must view 2021 through the eyes of the 2020 pandemic lockdowns. Many retailers—of food, clothing, electronics, and more—saw decreases in 2021 without the panic-driven hoarding that boosted 2020 sales. Because of this sales anomaly, many retailers preferred to compare their 2021 results to...

Organic Market Grows Worldwide During COVID-19 Crisis

April 17, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

London—There has been worldwide surge in demand for organic and sustainable foods during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Ecovia Intelligence (formerly known as Organic Monitor). Ecovia reports that retailers are seeing "hefty" sales increases for organic products, and that the boost is expected to continue. With COVID-19 changing the way...

Vitamin Shoppe Opens Tech-Driven, Customer-Centric Store in NJ

October 12, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Secaucus, NJ—The Vitamin Shoppe is opening a new innovation store in Edgewater, NJ, according to a press release. The store incorporates technology-driven innovations in product, service, and education into the Vitamin Shoppe experience, while simplifying and modernizing the design and adding personalized elements. The store features on-demand digital product guides,...

Reality speaking: The Vulnerabilities of Amazon and Online Retail

October 12, 2019

Scott Steinford

Doom and gloom announcements foretelling the demise of brick and mortar stores never cease, but the data doesn’t support that message. The International Council of Shopping Centers reports that 78% of consumers prefer to shop in-store, and physical stores still generate 94% of total retail sales. Take Wal-Mart. Less than...

How will Amazon Purchase and Blue Apron IPO Affect Brick-and-Mortar?

July 6, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

One of the world’s leading online retailers, Amazon can now expand their reach with its purchase of Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion. Many now wonder if this will possibly speed up a merging of the grocery and e-commerce industry. Amazon already has some experience in electronic grocery. AmazonFresh delivers...