independent natural products retailers

Mastel’s Health Foods to Live On With New Ownership

April 4, 2023

Ownership of Mastel’s Health Foods, an independently owned health food store, is being taken over by general manager Lauren Gaffney and marketing manager Alina Hornfeldt.

44th Annual Retailer Survey

February 28, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Jay Jacobowitz and Maggie Jaqua Sponsored by: Nutrasource Most importantly: How are you? This year, the first question in our annual retailer survey was a simple invitation to sound off on pressing matters, to help industry members see beyond the numbers, and hear straight from you, the independent...

Retail Insights® 2022 Retail Universe for Premium Natural Organic Food, Supplement & Personal Care Sales

February 28, 2022

Jay Jacobowitz

The U.S. natural organic brick-and-mortar and online retail sectors added $3.1 billion and grew 3.34% in 2021. Results were dragged down by 1,293 corporate vitamin chain-store closures, the majority of which were GNC stores. Including these losses, natural organic retail and online sales grew $2.6 billion and 2.79%, to reach...

The Success, Stresses, & Struggles: Retailers Sound Off

February 28, 2022

Maggie Jaqua

Our industry is united in a noble goal: to help people feel their best and live a happy, healthy life. There’s plenty we don’t agree on, of course, and the feedback we got from independent natural products retailers responding to WholeFoods 44th Annual Retailer Survey shows the range of viewpoints...

4 Things You Can Do to Grow Your Sales While Competing with Amazon

February 24, 2022

Scott Dicker

When you are a regional grocer these days, the landscape is tough. You have to worry about supply chain issues, big box stores, other local competition, and the growing giant competitor out there, Amazon. It feels like Amazon is putting its hand into every single category. It can be frustrating...

New Online Store Solution Available for Independent Retailers

May 20, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Boulder, CO—Better Nutrition Magazine has announced the launch of its free e-commerce solution for independent natural products retailers. "We’ve been working diligently on this program for a year now, and we are excited to see it come together at such a critical and challenging time for our industry,” said Rob...

Webinar: Independent Retailer Scorecard, and Insights for Future Growth

April 17, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Angst over the economy, uncertainty caused by the trade war in 2019, increased competition... independent natural products retailers felt the strain last year. But how much did these factors impact the bottom line--and what insights can be gained from 2019 to help retails successfully navigate 2020 amid the COVID-19 crisis?...