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Amazon Walks Away From Just Walk Out Technology
E-commerce giant Amazon (Seattle, WA) announced it will discontinue its autonomous “Just Walk Out” cashierless technology from most of its locations. “We’ve invested a lot of time redesigning a number of our Amazon Fresh stores over the last year, offering a better overall shopping experience with more value, convenience, and selection—and so far we’ve seen […]
Sonoran University Presents Honorary Degree to “Queen of Retailing” Sandy Gooch
On Dec. 18, Sonoran University of Health Sciences (formerly Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine) in Tempe, AZ, presented an honorary degree to Sandy Gooch, the “Queen of Retailing” and a pioneer in the natural food market industry, during its commencement ceremony. In 1976, Gooch opened Mrs. Gooch’s Natural Food Store, the largest market of its […]
Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods Market Top Most Innovative Grocers List
Retailers that focus on private label products and sourcing from unique suppliers are scoring points with shoppers. According to the new American Innovation Index (AII), Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods Market and ALDI are seen as the most innovative grocers by today’s consumers. Now in its sixth year, the AII is conducted and published by Fordham University’s […]
Sprouts Farmer’s Market Expands Presence in Virginia
On May 12, Sprouts Farmer’s Market, based in Phoneix, AZ, opened its second location in Virginia. The new store, which occupies 26,000 square feet of space, is located in Manassas, Prince William County, in the 250,000-square-foot Manaport Plaza. The national retailer signed a lease with Finmarc Management, a real estate investment and management firm which […]
Howard Pollack, Owner, Rainbow Acres, Dies at 82
Retailer Howard Pollack, owner of Rainbow Acres located in Los Angeles, CA, died on October 21. According to his family, Pollack passed away due to complications from COVID-19. He was 82 years old. An announcement by Positively Natural, a natural products industry association, stated, “Howard was a longtime staple of the natural products industry. His […]
Quick-Take From StayHealthy’s Marge Roman
Vitamin Retailer reached out to Marge Roman, Manager of Stay Healthy! in Las Vegas (stayhealthylasvegas.com) for her quick thoughts about challenges at retail. VR: From your perspective as a retailer, what are the industry’s challenges right now? Roman: I think our biggest challenge is getting back the customers we lost to online shopping as COVID […]
California Retailer Banks on Herbal Expertise
Green’s Nutrition (Stockton, CA) Green’s Nutrition in California has been open for 25 years—Eunice Green, NHD, the store’s sole proprietor—noted that up until 2010, its location was in a 1,000-square-foot space on Waterloo Road in Stockton, CA. At that point, she made the shift to Pacific Avenue in Stockton’s historic Miracle Mile shopping district, a […]
Oregon Adopts Temporary Rule Prohibiting Unsubstantiated COVID-19 Claims
The Oregon Department of Justice (OR DOJ) has temporarily adopted a rule declaring it “unfair and deceptive” (and thus unlawful) to represent that any product “will prevent, treat, diagnose, mitigate, or cure coronavirus, COVID-19 or a related condition, without first having competent and reliable scientific evidence upon which to base a reasonable belief in the […]
Whole Foods to Cut Medical Benefits for Part-time Workers
Whole Foods is cutting medical benefits for hundreds of part-time workers, the Texas-based retailer confirmed. The changes will take effect on Jan. 1 and affect just under 2 percent of Whole Foods’ total workforce. Whole Foods has about 95,000 employees, so it means about 1,900 people will lose benefits. The benefits that the company is […]
2019 Retailer of the Year: Kimberton Whole Foods
Kimberton Whole Foods, six locations in Pennsylvania—Collegeville, Douglassville, Downington, Kimberton, Malvern and Ottsville What began as a tiny farm store outside of Philadelphia, PA, now includes six natural grocery stores, a distribution center and commissary kitchen. While achieving growing success through the years, Kimberton Whole Foods never lost sight of ethical business practices and a […]
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