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Retail Insights® 2023 Retail Universe

for U.S. Premium Natural Organic Food, Supplement & Personal Care Sales

March 1, 2023

Jay Jacobowitz

Industry grows 4.08%, adds $3.887 billion, reaches $99.3 billion total sales

Top 5 Issues Impacting Retailer Success

We have good news to share about the state of independent natural products retail…and not-so-good news. Find all the data from WholeFoods Magazine’s 45 Annual Retailer Survey.

March 1, 2023

Maggie Jaqua

We have good news to share about the state of independent natural products retail…and not-so-good news. Find all the data from WholeFoods Magazine’s 45 Annual Retailer Survey.

2023 45th Annual Retailer Survey

What is the state of independent natural products retailers as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic? Find out, and hear from independent retailers, in their own words, on the state of business.

February 28, 2023

Maggie Jaqua and Jay Jacobowitz

What is the state of independent natural products retailers as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic? Find out, and hear from independent retailers, in their own words, on the state of business.

On Demand: 44th Annual Natural Products Retailer Survey Webinar

June 20, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

How did independent natural products retailers fare as COVID continued to impact business? Find out in WholeFoods Magazine's annual survey. In this on-demand presentation, WholeFoods Content Director Maggie Jaqua and Merchandising Editor Jay Jacobowitz (also President and Founder of Retail Insights®) present key findings and research from the: 44th Annual...

Retail Insights® 2021 Retail Universe for Premium Natural Organic Food, Supplement & Personal Care Sales

February 19, 2021

Jay Jacobowitz

The lesson from the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic is this: natural products are essential. As the pandemic broke out in early 2020, freaked-out consumers—both existing and those new to natural products—swarmed retailers in all eight U.S. channels we track, snapping up natural immune-support products, and driving robust sales increases in stores...

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?...

2020 42nd Annual Retailer Survey

February 19, 2020

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Jay Jacobowitz and Maggie Jaqua. Our 42nd annual retailer survey yielded a large response—our largest yet. Respondents represent nearly 800 stores, including some of the largest and best independent natural organic retailers from every region of the country. Overall, stores that responded to this survey run more than...

2020 Retail Insights® Retail Universe for U.S. Premium Natural, Organic Food, Supplement & Personal Care Sales

February 19, 2020

Jay Jacobowitz

Mark 2019 as the year natural organic sales momentum shifted from Amazon to Aldi. The German hard discounter has deftly adjusted its assortment to include more natural organic food options, many of which it sources for its vast private label selection from the same contract manufacturers that core natural brands...

Earth Fare: R.I.P

February 3, 2020

Jay Jacobowitz

Earth Fare, begun as a single natural foods store in Asheville, NC, in 1975, was one of the first in the U.S. independent natural organic retail sector to invite financial investors in the 1990s. Under equity control, stores grew to 40,000 square feet, and expanded initially across the southeast, and...

Replay: 41st Annual Retailer Survey Webinar

April 25, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

[embed]https://youtu.be/9ihWi4_DWSc[/embed] WholeFoods Magazine Editor-in-Chief Maggie Jaqua and Merchandising Editor Jay Jacobowitz (also President of Retail Insights®) give an overview of key findings and research from the 41st Annual Retailer Survey and the 2019 Retail Insights® Retail Universe for Premium Natural, Organic Food, Supplement & Personal Care Sales. ...