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Recommendations for a Recession

Report: Weathering Economic Uncertainty in Grocery Retail

FMI, The Food Industry Association, in partnership with Coresight Research, provides key insights and analysis in US Grocery Retail and Recessions: Learnings from the Past and Recommendations for the Future.

April 24, 2023

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

The world is opening back up post COVID-19, but economic uncertainty lingers. What lies on the horizon? FMI, The Food Industry Association, in partnership with Coresight Research, provides key insights and analysis in US Grocery Retail and Recessions: Learnings from the Past and Recommendations for the Future.

Makeena, WholeFoods Magazine Partner to Provide Retailers with Unique Data & Insights

October 4, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

Boulder, CO—WholeFoods Magazine has partnered with Makeena, the rewards app that helps mission-driven brands and shoppers discover and engage with one another. The partnership aims to strengthen and positively impact the natural products industry through strategic collaboration and joint marketing efforts. In recent years, consumers have become more aware of what...

The Natural View: Gaining a Competitive Edge with Loyalty & Rewards Programs

May 10, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

In this episode of The Natural View, WholeFoods Editor-in-Chief Maggie Jaqua and Todd Pauli of 24 Stories Marketing get the scoop on how consumer attitudes are evolving in COVID times, and how loyalty and rewards programs can help natural products retailers and brands gain an edge over the competition. Our guest: Karen Frame,...

IRI: COVID-19 Still Drives Consumer Attitudes; Value Fuels Decision-Making

March 19, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Chicago, IL—Consumer sentiment is on the rebound after a difficult 2020 impacted by dual health and financial crises. That's a top takeaway from the IRI's Q1 2021 Consumer Connect survey. Still, IRI reports, consumer sentiment and actual consumer shopping patterns are not in tune. IRI explains that despite a positive outlook,...

M&A Update: Deal Expands IRI’s Loyalty Solutions Capabilities for Enhanced Retailer/Supplier Collabs

March 18, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Chicago, IL, and Waterloo, Canada—IRI announced its acquisition of retail consumer insights provider Intelligent Shopper Solutions (ISS), a retail consumer insight provider that enables collaboration between retailers and suppliers. ISS will operate a stand-alone operating subsidiary of IRI in the near term. A press release from IRI notes that ISS...

Natural Grocers Launches Sweepstakes to Celebrate 1 Million Loyalty Program Members

May 28, 2019

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Denver, CO—Natural Grocers’ customer loyalty program, {N}power, is expected to surpass one million members early in the summer of 2019, according to a press release. The program, launched in May 2015, provides customers with digital coupons, personalized offers, rewards, and other benefits, the release says. To celebrate the milestone, Natural...

Amazon Hits Over 100 Million Prime Members

April 19, 2018

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Whole Foods Market’s loyalty program will be folded into Amazon Prime, which has over 100 million Prime members worldwide, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed in his annual shareholder letter this week. For context, the U.S. has about 126 million households, notes Retail Insights president and founder Jay Jacobowitz, "which leads...

Vitamin Shoppe Personalized Subscriptions Launch

August 14, 2017

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Secaucus, N.J. – SPARK AUTO DELIVERY, the subscription service Vitamin Shoppe hopes will help it compete with online retailers, officially launched on Monday. In addition to 10% off more than 1,000 participating products, guaranteed best prices with a 30-day lookback, double rewards points for the Healthy Awards loyalty program, and...